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Call for Consultancy: Reform of Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU)
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Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) Programme
Supporting countries to deliver health education for adolescents and young people in subSaharan Africa
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Communications act, 2009
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Policy on arts and culture
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Namibia/france cooperation
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Call for Expression of Interest: Enhance NIED’s learning materials through the integration of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Standards
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Namibia moves to boost local content production in cultural and creative industries
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Workshop: Development of the Policy Framework on Namibian research outputs and Journal Accreditation
About 30 stakeholders from academia government and NGOs attended the first consultation workshop on the development of the policy framework on Namibian Research outputs and Journal Accreditation from 2728 October 2021 in Otjiwarongo ? The consultation jointly organized by the Ministry of Higher Education Technology and Innovation MHETI and National Commission on Research Science and Technology NCRST aimed to exchange information to support the development of the policy ? An Interim National Steering Committee was established by MHETI to provide expert advice and drive the development of the policy on Namibian Research outputs and Journal Accreditation ? To facilitate the monitoring and reporting on the 2017 UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers a data collection tool developed by NCRST was used to collect data from the researchers on the current Science Technology and Innovation STI research climate ? UNESCO supports the strengthening of national STI systems and governance ?
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Official Launch of The National Strategy on ‘Sustainable Heritage Tourism Development and Employment Creation Opportunities at Community Level in Namibia’
The Namibian Government through the Ministry of Education Arts and Culture MEAC and the Ministry of Environment Forestry and Tourism MEFT launched a National Strategy on?Sustainable Heritage Tourism Development and Employment Creation Opportunities at Community Level Namibia?on 21 April 2021 09h00 at NUST Hotel school Windhoek The strategy was developed in partnership with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO and the Namibia Tourism Board The strategy has identified three strategic objectives? ?To accelerate tourisms role in economic development To broaden tourisms role in the social inclusiveness and To boost tourisms role in cultural values environment diversity and heritage management?? The launch was attended by participants from various entities ranging from representatives of national authorities development organisations academics and individuals from the tourism sector in Namibia In his remarks Mr Djaffar MoussaElkadhum Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Namibia applauded the two Ministries for their commitment?towards the promotion of sustainable cultural tourism in Namibia and he acknowledged that the Strategy came at a vital time when tourism an important sector contributing to the Namibian economy has been severely impacted by the COVID19 global pandemic He further emphasised how the launched Strategy complements existing strategies and plans for the development of tourism with the specific focus on heritage tourism and community engagement and benefits In conclusion he reaffirms the commitment of UNESCO and the UN Namibia continued support towards the Namibian government to advance culture and sustainable development and the building backbetter of the tourism sector amidst and beyond the COVID19 pandemic Honourable Faustina Caley Deputy Minister of Education Arts and Culture attended the launch on behalf of the Honourable Ester AnnaLisa Nghipondoka Minister of Education Arts and Culture In her opening remarks she recognized the strong partnership formed during the development of the Strategy between various institutions involved She further accentuated the clear testimony that the country now recognizes the fundamental role that heritage and culture play in human development both as an enabler and a driver of Sustainable Development by including ?Arts and Culture for the first time in the fifth National Development Plan She concluded with confirmation of the continued commitment by the Ministry of Education Arts and Culture towards investment in the promotion of cultural tourism and how the strategy will continue to serve as a reference document and an important framework for our endeavours in this sector In his keynote address Honourable Pohamba Shifeta Minister of Environment Forestry and Tourism encouraged collaboration to overcome the impact of COVID19 on tourism He further emphasised how collaboration will afford an opportunity to work out the best strategies to innovate and package the cultural product because global wealth of traditions is one of the principal motivations for travel with tourists seeking to engage with new cultures and to experience the global variety of performing arts handicrafts rituals and cuisines He also motivated academic institutions to carry out research on the cultural and traditional heritage of our local communities and produce detailed documentations that can be used both for promotional purposes and as study material In his conclusion he calls upon all the key stakeholders in the tourism sector to study Strategy carefully and to work out Action Plans to ensure its successful implementation Dr Erling Kavita Consultant presented the strategy background and methodology key findings and the impact of COVID19 on the strategy and priorities for tourism recovery? Dr Kavita emphasis on the way forward includes the followings ? Aggressive advocacy for heritage tourism Harmonize and coordinate protocols and procedures for COVID19 recovery???????????????????????? ? Establishing champions to rollout the implementation process of the Strategy Added value jobs through innovation in culture and heritage subsector Broadens resource mobilisation efforts domestic regional and international Reinforce regional cooperation and crossborder tourism???? Mr Digu Naobeb Chief Executive Officer Namibia Tourism Board delivered the vote of thanks he thanked all the parties involved in the successful development of the Strategy He?encouraged the ministry responsible for culture to continue safeguarding heritage as it contributes towards the economy and community building? Furthermore he emphasised that culture also plays a major role in the promotion of resilience of cultural diversity in the society The strategy contributes towards the beginning of the crucial revival of tourism in Namibia and developing an Action Plan will contribute towards a successful implementation of the strategy
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Stakeholders Consultation Meeting: : “Ending Stigma and Discrimination, Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Marginalization of Persons with Disabilities”
A Multicountry Project in Mozambique Namibia Tanzania and Zimbabwe Teusday 21 September 2021 ? Background ? Persons with disabilities particularly women face enormous attitudinal physical and informational barriers to equal opportunities in the world of training and work The biased sociocultural medical and religious lens provide fertile ground for them to be generally perceived as unproductive and unfit to access education and training and to compete in the labor market thereby perpetuating the cycle of poverty and exclusion ? This project funded by the UNPRPD MPTF aims to?develop?a collective understanding of the stigma and discrimination patterns in Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET institutions and among employers thereby developing models and tools to fight this widespread phenomenon and foster exchanges of good practices and experiences among the four countries involved and beyond The TVET institutions and learning environments as well as enterprises need to be more inclusive as both are important levers of emancipation ? This will be accomplished by the development and testing of three tools in the four participating countries with exchanges of experiences and lessons learnt The tools include i a model of Dialogue Committee between TVET institutions and Employers organizations that should encourage collective understanding of and commitment towards fighting disability stigma and discrimination ii a dedicated Disability Audit tool that will assist TVET institutions and employers in tracking and documenting the stigma and discrimination patterns and the shift in attitudes and perceptions iii practical and userfriendly Guidelines for Reasonable Accommodation in TVET institutions and employers organizations and iv a multicounty platform for exchanges of good practices and mutual learning Particular attention will be paid to shedding light on how the intersectional discrimination between disability gender and poverty influences the generation and perpetuation of stigma and discrimination ? Please feel free to engage UNESCO on this important agenda? ?
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Launch of Namibia’s Revised National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy - 15 October 2021
The Ministry in collaboration with all stakeholders launched a consultative process to comprehensively review the National Policy on Research Science and Technology of 1999 The consultation process identified strengths and weaknesses of the National System of Innovation towards the development of a revised and updated National Science Technology and Innovation Policy NSTIP 20202030 ? The key emphasis of the revised Policy 20202030 is to entrench the production and application of science technology and innovation in all sectors of the economy in order to achieve Namibias development aspirations The revised Policy articulates clear strategies designed to promote Research Development RD technology development and the strengthening of innovation capacities