We operate without unnecessary bureaucracy using direct ways of communication resulting in quick and effective decisions. Our small team works voluntarily and unpaid.
Each board member completed a one-year voluntary service in Namibia, in cooperation with the Red Cross. We know all our project partners personally.
We were able to invest half a million of euros into useful and sustainable projects. Each donation reaches 1:1 on site. Administration costs are applied for separately.
Word of welcome by the Ambassador of Namibia
Dear Friends of Tangeni Shilongo Namibia,
As we are entering the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected, and continues to negatively affect the entire world, Namibia has equally not been spared. The economic and human impact of the pandemic during the first year, 2020, has been massive. The plight of children and the youth especially, often goes unnoticed. UNICEF, for example, reported that data from 87 countries reveals that 1 in 9 known COVID-19 infections are among children and young people under the age of 20. In Namibia, this trend is also evident: 15% of the COVID-19 confirmed cases at the end of 2020 were in the 0-19 age group– this means 1 in 7 of the total confirmed cases were children. (…)
Ambassador Martin Andjaba
Our commitment
Our association
The vision of this association is to provide every child and young person in Namibia, regardless of the financial situation of the family, with a realistic and fair opportunity for good education and thus break the vicious circle of intergenerational absolute poverty.
The association “Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.” for the furtherance of children, youth, family aid and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Namibia is registered as a welfare organisation in Germany since 2015 and in Namibia since 2021.
We voluntarily participate in the German initiative “Transparent civil community”, making our constitution publicly available and following principles for anti-corruption.
Furthermore, we take part in the initiative “Charta of diversity” under the patronage of the former German chancellor Angela Merkel. We share the goal of creating a working environment free of prejudices. For our efforts to diversity, we have been awarded the membership certificate of the “Charta of diversity“ from the integration commissioner of the German Government.
Our team
Unser Team
Volkan Sazli
Founder & Director
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Malina John
Founder & Director
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Theresa Rhode
Founder & Director
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Dina Muningirua
Founder & ECD-Manager
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Bernice Eixas
Education Coordinator
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Efraemine Naruses
Kindergarten-Teacher
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Rejoice Tjangura
Education Facilitator
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Grace Tshabalala
Kitchen-Manager
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.
Ryan Matsi
Caretaker
Tangeni Shilongo Namibia e.V.Our field of activity
Educational institutions
Participation in the construction and furtherance of education centres, providing fair wages to teachers, facilitating schools with adequate equipment and teaching materials, supplying students with nutrition-rich meals.
Educational measures
Supporting community members regardless of age and gender by covering the cost for all levels of schooling, from kindergarten over apprenticeships to university level programs.
School graduates
Furtherance of adolescents in their professional training and course of study through the granting of our “OPEN DOORS” scholarship.
Individual case aid
Support of single mothers or families in need for the care of their children in the form of food supplies, clothing and other individual cases.
Our partners
Our colours
Yellow, blue, red, green, white
The golden-yellow sun is a symbol for life and vitality, for warmth and energy. The twelve sunrays represent the twelve ethnic groups in Namibia.
The blue colour represents the clear sky, the Atlantic Ocean, the valuable water resources and the hope for rain.
Green represents the fertility and vegetation of the country.
The red colour symbolises the people living in Namibia. It points to their heroic behaviour and the common will to reach a future with equal chances for everyone.
White represents the peaceful life together and the unity of the people.
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Transparency
Diversity
