Pupil Exchange Programme Between Germany and DHPS Windhoek

From 23 September to 7 October, Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS) is welcoming pupils from Rabanus-Maurus School in Fulda, Germany as part of an exchange programme.

This trip is made possible by Ensa, a development policy school exchange programme promoting the interaction between schools in Germany and the global south (especially Africa and Asia).

Pupils from both schools are jointly working on a project dealing with climate change, sustainability and local conditions. It enables them to better understand complex development processes in a globalised world and raise awareness of global interrelationships.

During the two-week exchange, the young people will deal with the following topics in their cooperative socio-political project: ‘;How are our living worlds linked to each other?’;, ‘;how can each individual assume responsibility and stand up for a fairer world in his or her own environment?’; and ‘;what is the meaning of discrimination, human rights and diversity?’;

A counter-exchange will take place next year, when Namibian teenagers will fly to Germany accompanied by two DHPS teachers and stay with their host families.

From last Monday to Wednesday, the guest pupils – partly accompanied by the DHPS pupils – went on excursions to Katutura to gain information about social issues, Windhoek and Namibia in general.

Thereafter, visits to farm Krumhuk and guest farm Duesternbrook were planned. The respective farmers gave the pupils insight into the utilisation of limited resources and the effects of climate change on agriculture.

Another highlight was the visit to Gobabeb, the desert research station focusing on the desert’;s biodiversity and the eco- system of arid regions.

Next on the agenda is Namibia’;s coastal area, in particular Swakopmund and the topic of water scarcity despite higher air humidity. The pupils will drive back to Windhoek via the Erindi Game Reserve and spend their last weekend with their host families.

For the pupils from Fulda and Windhoek, this is a special time of encounter in which the awareness of global challenges and newly-won friendships are in the foreground.

– DHPS

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