San receive HIV-AIDS training

SAN communities at Mangetti Dune in the Tsumkwe District recently took part in a two-day information workshop on HIV-AIDS and domestic violence.

A development worker with the German Development Service, Sabine Greschek, who co-ordinated the workshop, said it was important to offer training and information to communities where the infrastructure is weak and they do not have access to necessary information. “In this way we can ensure that our work has a positive and sustainable impact,” said Greschek.More than 20 people took part in the workshop, which was facilitated by the Tsumeb Women and Child Protection Unit and the Tsumeb Women and Children’s Centre.The German Development Service is active in the western Tsumkwe area, assisting communities at M’kata and M’para in the management of valuable forest resources.Through its forestry project, the German Development Service intends to empower communities to protect and preserve their indigenous forests and generate income from them.The development agency has previously held a series of workshops on legal issues such as the right of victims of domestic violence and access to anti-retroviral treatment after rape.The German Development Service has about 30 aid workers active in a variety of projects across the country.The agency does not have its own projects but supports those of partner organisations and Government.It has 10 experts working directly with the Ministry of Health on HIV-AIDS prevention, among them six physicians at hospitals at Outapi, Eenhana and Katima Mulilo.”In this way we can ensure that our work has a positive and sustainable impact,” said Greschek.More than 20 people took part in the workshop, which was facilitated by the Tsumeb Women and Child Protection Unit and the Tsumeb Women and Children’s Centre.The German Development Service is active in the western Tsumkwe area, assisting communities at M’kata and M’para in the management of valuable forest resources.Through its forestry project, the German Development Service intends to empower communities to protect and preserve their indigenous forests and generate income from them.The development agency has previously held a series of workshops on legal issues such as the right of victims of domestic violence and access to anti-retroviral treatment after rape.The German Development Service has about 30 aid workers active in a variety of projects across the country.The agency does not have its own projects but supports those of partner organisations and Government.It has 10 experts working directly with the Ministry of Health on HIV-AIDS prevention, among them six physicians at hospitals at Outapi, Eenhana and Katima Mulilo.