Our organisation helps them to grow up in a caring family environment. Since the war in neighbouring Angola caused mass-immigration into Namibia, the presence of our organisation in Namibia has become even more necessary.
For about $1/day you can sponsor a child in Namibia and help provide an orphaned or abandoned child with: - A safe and nurturing home
- A loving SOS mother
- Quality education
- Healthcare
- Nutritious food
- Clothing and toys
- All the things necessary for a bright future
In Namibia, there are many street children. During the day, they beg for money and food or they do small jobs in order to survive. Many of them sleep in little shacks, in river beds or under bridges. Female headed households account for nearly half of the overall number of households in the country, primarily owing to the low life expectancy of males and labour migration. The income situation in female-headed families is often precarious. In fact, they account for the highest share of poor households in the country. It is evident that young children who grow up within these families are more likely to be disadvantaged throughout childhood than other children who grow up with both parents still alive. Young boys and girls are often in charge of putting food on the table for an entire family. Consequently, many of them do not attend school and there is not much time left for social or recreational activities. Hunger and starvation are serious problems that affect Namibia's youngest segment of population more than any other: the country is marked by nearly twice the normal percentage of moderately stunted children and three times that of severely stunted ones. In Namibia, the situation remains serious: the prevalence of undernourishment in children under the age of five is high at roughly 18 per cent. At 27 per cent, it is even higher among orphaned children and children who grow up without parental care.
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