Windhoek, Namibia: International Volunteer Day was celebrated in Namibia through three major activities: awareness raising; the planting of trees; and the launch of the Havana Multi- Purpose Centre in Katutura, which is situated at the periphery of the City of Windhoek.  Read article

Windhoek, Namibia: International Volunteer Day (IVD) included a dialogue that saw significant steps towards building up the voluntary sector in the country.  Read article

Windhoek, Namibia: "This is the first time that I am presiding over a swearing-in ceremony in Namibia, and I feel a tremendous sense of pride, both as an ambassador and as an American," says Dennise Mathieu, new US Ambassador to Namibia.  Read article

A report on "An Assessment of Community Volunteers and Community-Based Health Care Programmes" launched yesterday by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, shows that Namibia has a total of 4728 volunteers helping their communities at different levels, and 80% of this represents women participation.  Read article

Windhoek: The Namibia Volunteer-based Organisations Forum (NVOF), comprising national and international volunteer based organisations in Namibia, jointly celebrated International Volunteer Day (IVD) 5 December 2003 in the capital Windhoek with large public attendance.  Read article