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Together we can do more! A team working together can do more of what is expected than any individual can do alone. This is exactly what we have to do now: show the nation what we, the nation, can do as a team working together for our children. Stories about drought and food shortage, AIDS, poverty and conflict dominate the news on Africa. Bearing in mind that charity begins at home, I wish to salute the applicable Namibian individuals and groups for making the first move on the home front instead of waiting for others to care for what belongs to us all, and our international partners for the resources and tools that made the first move possible in fighting for this just and very important cause. These individuals and groups have given us a purpose and direction, and we must continue on this path of working together in implementing, monitoring and evaluating. Namibia has fought many brave battles, and we defeated the enemy. A brave nation that fights disease and poverty will never fight in vain. Together we are going to crush these enemies! People who stand up for themselves are respected. We have to walk the extra mile to make a difference in the lives of the marginalised, the suffering, the hungry, the poor, the The participants sang the national anthem and the conference was closed. naked, the sick and the orphaned. Jesus never went to where the diamonds were shining; he went to where people were suffering in need. I humbly request the private sector and business community also to spread the word and help us renew and strengthen our culture of sharing and caring. Let us share with the have-nots; let us not just talk but walk the talk; let each of us ask ourselves what we have done in the past week, month, year or decade to help at least one child in need. We can commit ourselves as individuals to contributing, for example, a school uniform, pair of shoes or book to one or two children in a particular community so as to enable them to complete their schooling. We can offer a friendly smile and warm eyes that vulnerable children would remember for the rest of their lives as a smile or eyes that helped them to develop into balanced, caring, loving people. Finally, our thanks and appreciation to our President, His Excellency Sam Nujoma, who puts children first. Thank you all for caring and for being here today. LONG LIVE THE CULTURE OF SHARING AND CARING! 78 <strong>2nd</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> on Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children – Windhoek, Namibia, 25-27 June 2002: Full Report
Official reports and policy documents Social Impact Assessment and Policy Analysis Corporation (SIAPAC) (Pty) Ltd (2002). A Situation Analysis of Orphan Children in Namibia (April 2002). Report on the study commissioned by the MoHSS and UNICEF. Windhoek: MoHSS. MoHSS (2002). “Draft Policy Issues Surrounding OVC”. Mimeo (May 2002). Directorate of Developmental Welfare Services (2002). “Orphans and Vulnerable Children Five- Year Strategic Plan 2001-2006 and Programme Proposals 2002-2003”. Mimeo (undated). Booklets Namibian HIV & AIDS Media Campaign (joint venture of UNESCO, The Namibian newspaper, FHI & USAID) (ed.) (2001). Caring for People Living with HIV and AIDS: Essays by Young Namibians. Windhoek: UNESCO. Namibian HIV & AIDS Media Campaign (ed.) (2002). How Should we Care for our AIDS Orphans?: More Essays by Young Namibians. Windhoek: UNESCO. Ruusa Shipiki & Michaela Figueira (2002). Training Manual for Trainers on Will Writing and Inheritance in Namibia. Windhoek: AIDS Law Unit of the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC). Ruusa Shipiki & Michaela Figueira (2002). Your Guide on How to Write a Valid Will. Windhoek: AIDS Law Unit of the LAC. Dianne Hubbard (translated by Willem Odendaal) (2001). ’n Opsomming van die Wet op die Gelyke Behandeling van Getroude Persone. Windhoek: Gender Research & Advocacy Project of the LAC. Pamphlets CONFERENCE HANDOUTS AIDS Law Unit (n.d.). (1) Pregnancy and HIV; (2) Wills and Inheritance; (3) Promoting a human rights based approach to HIV/AIDS. Windhoek: LAC. Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO). Information pamphlet. Other items Form for information to update manual titled Resources for Needy Children. UNAIDS Press Release 2002: “UNAIDS releases new data highlighting the devastating impact of AIDS in Africa”, Geneva, 25 June 2002. American Cultural Center invitation to a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS with visiting US speaker Jesse Milan and Namibian HIV/AIDS activist Emma Tuahepa-Kamapoa on 27 June 2002. Catholic AIDS Action (CAA) invitation to a “<strong>Conference</strong> on Helping Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Community” on 19 August 2002. CAA <strong>National</strong> and Regional Office addresses and other contact details. Turquoise collared T-shirt with conference title on the breast pocket and conference theme on the back. Black nylon shoulder briefcase (designed for carrying documents and stationery) with the conference title on the flap. <strong>2nd</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> on Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children – Windhoek, Namibia, 25-27 June 2002: Full Report 79
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CONTENTS FOREWORD ACRONYMS AND ABBR
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FOREWORD Namibia has come a long wa
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permission for it? In other words,
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parents when a child is arrested; a
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I will now read out our group’s s
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Lack of food and parental supervisi
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Recommendations: 1. Information on
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