Family devastated after their child was taken from them - NBC

Close to 15 000 orphans in limbo

Close to 15 000 orphans in limbo

Close to 15 000 orphans and vulnerable children do not qualify for the N$200 state grant due to the untraced death certificates of their parents.

Rights of children in Namibia

Rights of children in Namibia

Namibia endorsed the Convention on the Rights of the Child in September 1990, and has since adopted a plethora of laws for the protection of children. Yet, children are by and large completely uninformed of what the laws can do for them.

Millions for child welfare

Millions for child welfare

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare has requested the sum of N$521 659 000.
The bulk of this – N$470 470 000 – is earmarked for its child welfare programme.

Misusing child welfare grants is a crime

Misusing child welfare grants is a crime

A number of parents and guardians have been accused of abusing the monthly child welfare grants issued by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare. Parents or guardians have been accused of spending these grants for their own personal gratification resulting in the money not reaching the intended benefeciaries

Namibia: Judge Slams Official for Stalling Adoption

Namibia: Judge Slams Official for Stalling Adoption

AN OFFICIAL in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare who has been delaying the adoption of a Namibian baby by a Canadian woman became the target of stinging criticism from a Judge in the High Court yesterday.

Interview with the National Coordinator of the Women and Child Protection Units

Detective Chief Inspector Rosalia Shatilweh is the National Coordinator of the Women and Child Protection Units, the Namibian police department that responds to cases of domestic abuse. In this interview she talks about guns and domestic violence, and what the scope of the problem is.