SCHOOL READINESS INITIATIVE
In January 2018 the Roger Federer Foundation started with the start-up phase of its first School Readiness Initiative in accordance of its new strategy 2019-2025 in Namibia.

Their vision is to enhance school readiness in a systemic manner in the country and give children a better start in primary school through ensuring a smoother transition from ECD into primary school. This will be done by using innovative approaches, making all relevant stakeholders accountable and with the use of digital and self-guided learning tools.

STRATEGIC GOAL
Vulnerable children get a good start in education

Specific Objective I:
Building the capacity and enhancing the competency of educators in early learning

Specific Objective II:
Scaling the access of vulnerable children to age appropriate learning facilities in preschools as well as lower grades of primary schools

Specific Objective III:
Establishing processes of joint responsibility of all stakeholders for early learning improvements
Target region – Ohangwena (25 schools and 56 ECD centers)

EU PROJECT

STRENGTHENING THE ROLES OF CSOs AND WOMEN IN DEMOCRACY (2020 – 2023)
The project seeks to address two issues of major relevance in Namibia today.
The first is the yawning gap between the favourable gender policy and legal environment established by the Government of the Republic of Namibia since Independence in 1990 and the lack of the genuine societal change required to implement and benefit from it.

The second is the lack of organisational, financial and technical capacity of civil society actors to lead the charge in closing the gap and enabling women to feel safe, heard and empowered agents of change and development.

Target areas;
40 CSOs in 4 regions (Kavango East, Kavango West, Ohangwena and Omusati), at least 8 of which (2 per region) focus primarily on gender, GBV and women’s rights.

Overall objective
The project will contribute to a vibrant and gendered democracy through the effective participation of women in civic life in Namibia

Specific objective
The project will support selected CSOs to become agents of greater women empowerment and involvement in civic life by strengthening their organisational and technical capacity to act as key interlocutors on gender, gender equality and GBV at the local, regional and national levels.