Namibia Action Group

Every year International Services runs trips and programs to southern Africa. In 2010, the trip participants established a scholarship fund to assist marginalized children attend secondary school. In the interest of maintaining this link, and building ties between past and future particpants the Namibia Action Group was established. The Group will aim to raise awareness, about poverty issues in Namibia as well as continue to raise funds for the scholarship fund (with the ultimate aim to make the fund self-sustaining, capital stays the same and interest pays for the students).

The Trips themselves:

The Office of International Services provides members of the Brock community with the opportunity to learn more about southern Africa. It has a well-established 3-week program in Namibia, and in 2009-10, the Namibia program celebrated its fourth year. During this time, over 90 Brock participants have learned more about southern Africa, Canada, and themselves.

This program takes place immediately after the final exams in April and allows for students to learn outside the traditional elements of education (lectures, labs, and seminars). Students are encouraged to explore key social issues (poverty, education, community development), and are expected to participate in seminars at Brock during the months prior to departing.

Accommodation
Participants stay in a student guesthouse in Katutura, a township of Windhoek (the capital of Namibia). Students can expect to share a dorm-style room with 2-4 other participants.

Volunteer Placements
Work days usually start at 8:00am and finish by 5:00pm. During the morning, participants will work on projects: painting daycares and kindergartens in the local area, assisting at soup kitchens and doing maintenance on different playgrounds in the neighbourhood. Participants will volunteer at the Bernard Nordkamp Center (BNC), an afterschool centre that sees 150 children daily; the Moses Garob Youth Center, to help with their soup kitchen program; assist with the annual Junior Highland Games tournament, and many more projects!

Brock International Services also offers a trip to Botswana in August - if you would like more information click here

If you are interested please contact us at: opirgbu@gmail.com