Katutura Projekte
P.O.Box 2529 Swakopmund; 19A Libertina Amathila Avenue
Swakopmund
Namibia
Kontaktperson: Anja Rohwer
+264 (0) 81 221 1015
anja.rohwer@katuturaprojekte.com
arohwer@icloud.com
http://www.katuturaprojekte.com/index.php
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Über uns
Jutta Rohwer, affectionately known as 'The White Angel of Katutura', is among the residents of Katutura and the surrounding informal settlements. After retirement she devoted all her time and passion to improving the lives of underprivileged children in the informal settlements in Katutura, Windhoek (Namibia's Capital). This is how “Katutura Projekte” later developed in order to make a difference in the informal settlements of Namibia. Through many of her efforts, she was the “helping hand” to many people and projects in Katutura. Through her dedication, projects like Oasa Taradi became self-sufficient and a home and safe haven for many single mothers. Her passing away in 2009 became an unbearable truth. I, Anja Rohwer took it upon myself to “inherit” her goodwill and further devote myself to her passion for helping people. Many projects today, have become independent through my mother’s dedication and perseverance. As she lived by the saying “Many small people, in many small places, do many small things, that can alter the face of the world”, it has become an everyday norm to carry on the legacy which she has left behind and thus has led a growth between donors and Katutura Projekte to help change the face of the community in Windhoek and Swakopmund by doing small things in the best interest of the community.
The Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) is an informal settlement in Swakopmund, Namibia. It was founded in 2001 as a temporary resettlement community for people waiting for subsidized housing in the city. It was initially built using mostly reclaimed garbage ( Card Board Boxes, Plastic bags, Recycled hard board ) from the city landfill. 40 000 people live here under the worst conditions at the edge of the rubbish dump 6km outside Swakopmund City center. There is no power, water connections, and sewage system, except for a few central water taps and some "Long drop latrines".
Katutura Projekte combined with the DRC Women's Community Project, today supports an orphanage, a soup kitchen, Kindergartens, Feeding Schemes, and established Embroidery and Bead skill training for single women, whose products are sold in the Namibian Craft Center in Windhoek and in the Swakopmund shop "Kubatsirana" Helping Hands.
Projects in Swakopmund:
• DRC Grow Together Kindergarten: Affords children the opportunity to improve their lives. Children born into poverty face many challenges. A good education provides these children with the necessary tools and foundation in life to one day escape poverty in the future. The Grow Together Kindergarten began to educate the children from the DRC Women Bead Project and allow them a brighter future. Today, it has advanced into an Early Childhood Development Kindergarten providing education to 140 Children from the age of 4-6. Most of these children come from impoverished households, whereby the parents struggle to afford food for their families. The children at the Grow Together Kindergarten receive a healthy meal daily.
• DRC Soup kitchen: As a beacon of hope, the DRC Soup kitchen provides 180-250 meals to children of the community twice a week consisting of Maize Meal / Macaroni Noodles/ Rice and Vegetables.
Furthermore, a vegetable garden at the project produces local and healthy ingredients for the Soup-kitchen.
• DRC Women’s Bead Project: The Project was started on a non-profit basis in October 2010 to support the plight of many Namibian women that are unemployed, many of whom are illiterate. They are taught to produce Arts and Crafts from beads and recycled materials at the project, which are then sold for an income.
Projects in Windhoek:
• Orlindi House of Safety- Orphanage: The Orphanage Orlindi – a place of safety – was established in 1995 by Claudia Namises. Currently, there are between 28 and 35 children aged between 0 and 18 living in this house. The Orlindi House of Safety attends to the problems of disadvantaged girls and boys aged between newborns and eight. The children's hostel defines itself as a temporary home with a familiar atmosphere. At the same time, great emphasis is put on nutrition, hygiene, and education.
• Oasa Taradi: Oasa Taradi means literally translated, as "diligent women". Single mothers are producing traditional craftwork with African plant and animal motives. In 1993 an independent trust was set up by 25 women with the aim of becoming self-supporting. Many of the women are single mothers and sole income earners; they are paid according to embroidered work completed.
• Fidel Castro Ruz School: The Fidel Castro School was founded in 2008, located in an informal Okahanjapark / Katutura area outside of Windhoek to provide children with primary education. With the help of donations over the years it was possible to build a soup kitchen to give the children a warm meal every day. Here Katutura Projects donates food towards the daily food scheme.
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