Christy in Namibia - Peace Corps

Hello, my lovely blog readers! I strive to keep you updated on my life here in Namibia and thought that you may want to be updated on the situation here as well. At present, we are on the verge of what appears to be an impending teachers' strike in Namibia. This could have enormous implications on the country of Namibia and a small impact on my service as well. Here's the story. So, the Namibian National Teachers' Union (NANTU) is requesting an 8% raise for all teachers in Namibia, mainly because of the rising cost of living. The Government of Namibia has said that they cannot afford this raise this school year and will offer a 5% raise this year and a 7% raise next year. NANTU then pointed out that the senior officials in the Ministry of Education received a ~26% raise this year, so the point about not having enough funds seemed a bit off. Due to dissatisfaction to the government's reasoning, NANTU decided to have all members vote either for or against striking unt...

Did you ever go to summer camp? I BET YOU LOVED IT! If not, get a window into camp life here in Namibia with Camp GLOW! Camp theme: Superheroes: Soaring to new heights! Camp GLOW (Girls and Guys Leading Our World) Namibia is a holiday camp for learners from all over Namibia. It's a week-long camp for school children to develop their leadership, communication, empathy, and teamwork skills. The camp is completely free for learners, so that cost won't prevent them from gaining a life-changing experience. It's been going on for many years here in Namibia (run by Peace Corps Volunteers and Namibian facilitators) and it's also a global Peace Corps initiative. I had the privilege of being selected as a member of Peace Corps Namibia's working group, GAIN (Gender Awareness in Namibia), which puts on Camp GLOW. As such, I was a facilitator for Camp! It was a tremendous experience and one of the highlights of my service thus far. We had 43 AMAZING kids from all over ...