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Mobile Clinic Mudiro

ByMudiro

With the Mobile Clinic, Mudiro strengthens and supports basic medical care in the surrounding communities.

Since there are too many unemployed and poor people in the north of Namibia, they not only lack transport options, but also the money for transport. As a result, people often cannot get to the existing hospitals or “health posts”.

There is also a lack of ambulance vehicles, let alone the state owns any with a 4×4 drive. Arriving late or not at all at the respective hospitals naturally has devastating consequences such as:

People have a very difficult course of disease because they do not come to the hospitals in larger villages or cities at an early stage of illness or injury.
Pregnant women sometimes walk very long distances to the clinic to give birth.
Many people die from their injuries on the way.
Children are born somewhere along the way without medical assistance.
These are just a few examples of what people are struggling with.

Meyu – Water

Meyu – Water

ByMudiro

In Thimbukushu, Meyu means “the water”. A vital and rare element in the north of Namibia, depending on the season.

It is not only the case that the residents of the Kavango sometimes must walk for miles and hours to the water – no, the river also brings dangers.

On the one hand, the water directly from the river is contaminated with germs, which leads to severe diarrhea and infections in humans. This is a major problem for children in particular, as their mostly malnourished and dehydrated bodies are not able to cope with this burden. On the other hand, there is a danger from the wild animals by being on the river. While women are attacked more by crocodiles and often fatally injured while fetching water for the family or cleaning laundry, men are attacked more by hippos (nil horses) while fishing.

With the project “Meyu” we help on the one hand with health promotion, on the other hand, we try to promote and support the villagers through the work hand in hand on the social level.

The Meyu Project also focuses on “helping people to help themselves”. We work as project planners and coordinators. However, the work is carried out hand in hand by the villagers. Together with the people in charge of the village, we plan to install the water pipes. The villagers then together shovel the necessary path for the pipes from the river to the village, which is hard work on the dry, hard ground. If the path is cleared according to exact specifications, we all lay the pipes together from the Namibian water supply to the village.

It is a real pleasure to see the villagers opening their water connections with a feast. It is desirable that we can establish the “Meyu” project in the region in the north of Namibia and thus help to improve the quality of life.

Kindergardens

Kindergardens

ByMudiro

For the inhabitants of the north of Namibia, a job requires life and helps to preserve the existence of the family. Unfortunately, it is often the case that there is work, but especially the mothers are not able to work since the many young children would then be at home without care. By setting up local kindergartens, we give working parents the opportunity to care for their children between the ages of 2 and 5.

The initiative for the kindergarten project was created in June 2016 together with Stefanie Perren, who came to Namibia as part of her Mudiro mission as a paramedic. For example, the kindergartens for the little ones of the hospital employees are to be built at the locations supervised by Mudiro.

The construction of the kindergartens is carried out by the villagers. The kindergartens are built hand in hand or suitable existing buildings are renovated and brought to life. Even the little ones help diligently, they diligently paint the initially barren walls with the caregivers, so that a child-friendly playground is created. Mudiro supports the project in the planning, procurement of building materials and leads the implementation.

The little ones are not only looked after but also already supported in pre-school. It is our concern to give even the youngest children a good start in life and to steer them into a life with a perspective. The kindergarten should be a nice change for the children, for the parents a relief to the difficult and hard life in the bush.