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Through this blog we provide (ir)regular updates about this project.

TJATJA

28 January 2025

We are now back in South Africa and we look back on a very successful project. Of course, this is largely due to the group of generous donors. Together, no less than € 28,506.45 was donated to the He……

A VERY KIND LETTER

25 January 2025

We received a very kind letter from Republic of Namibia, Kunene Regional Council, Ondao Mobile Primary School. We would like to share this, because the letter is certainly addressed to you too. Dank……

SOUP KITCHEN

23 January 2025

As promised, we return to the Soup Kitchen project. Gerrit and Jana Schoeman (Owners of the Spar in Opuwo) provide a daily soup meal to about thirty malnourished children, who often can no longer tol……

THE LAST TRANSPORTS

16 January 2025

Back in Opuwo we immediately make preparations for our last major transport, for which Urs once again makes his 6-ton truck available. Of course we gratefully make use of this. But first we have a me……

MILES OF HAPPINESS

It is Monday. In the morning we load the truck and drive towards the far north of Namibia. Juanine takes us to remote villages. And something like this has some difficulties with such a transport. Th……

BACK TO WORK

Our Christmas vacation is over. Now back to work. The rain has stopped and the roads seem passable again. So today we drive back from Palmwag to our home base in Opuwo. Here we load thousands of kilo……

RAIN

28 December 2024

It is not only the ‘Christmas recess’ that is delaying our aid programme, but also… the rain. After years of drought due to El Nīno, it is now its sister La Nīna. This weather phenomenon brings rai……

CHRISTMAS

25 December 2024

Press this LINK for a short Christmas video….

CORINE RECOVERS

21 December 2024

Back in Opuwo and finally ‘normal’ internet again. Lately it has been practically impossible to update our blog. So, here’s a quick update on Corine’s situation. After a sleepless night with a lot, a……

A SCREAM IN THE DARK

14 December 2024

Today we are camping at the Kunene River, which is on the border with Angola. A beautiful campsite with an extremely grumpy manager who does not give us a second glance. We do not care because we loo……

THE BIG DAY

13 December 2024

Early this morning, under the guidance of Florencia, we leave with the packed truck to the school that serves as a distribution center. As we drive through a dry riverbed with 4 wheel drive, we hear……

The first truck loaded

12 December 2024

At 8:00 sharp we are at the Spar where, to the minute, our truck arrives. Immediately the forklift with bags of flour drives out and sits on the truck. Then follows rice, cans of meat and white beans……

A LOOK ALONG THE ROAD

11 December 2024

When we drove from Opuwo to Okangwati yesterday, we already met a lot of Himba (children) along the road. We want to show you a few pictures. Then we all know who we are doing it for. The atmosphere……

IT’S GETTING A BIT GRIM

9 December 2024

Last Saturday (7 December) we arrived in Opuwo, after another beautiful route. Immediately after arrival we visited two supermarkets/wholesalers. The first real confrontation with serious poverty. Im……

COME AND TAKE A LOOK

6 December 2024

We wrote yesterday around this time that we hoped to reach 10,000 euros on gift evening. Well, it turned out to be a very nice evening because when we closed our eyes late at night you had created an……

WE’RE ALMOST THERE

5 December 2024

Just a few more days and we will reach Opuwo. Opuwo is the capital of Kunene, the area where most Himba live. In Opuwo we will do ‘your shopping’ and then transport it to the villages most in need. T……

Into the desert by boat

26 November 2024

After a day longer than originally planned, we crossed the Namibia border yesterday. And in a very special way. We crossed the Orange River, the natural border between South Africa and Namibia, by fe……

Well-filled shopping basket

23 November 2024

And we are on our way! Drove most of the Cape-Namibia Highway yesterday. Due to good television reception, we are now about 100 km from the Namibian border in the town of Springbok to see Max win his……

THE SHOP IS OPEN FOR A WEEK

16 November 2024

Our Himba ‘shop’ has now been open for exactly one week. We are overwhelmed by all the positive reactions, but of course especially by the large amounts of orders and donations that we have already r……

Website On Air

8 November 2024

We are about to leave for Cape Town, so this is the moment that the website goes On Air. Literally a flying start, because a good friend of ours just donated half of the inheritance he received from……

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