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On 1 April 1989 the UN-monitored transition period towards Namibia’s independence began, leading firstly to elections for the Constituent Assembly in November 1989 and ultimately to independence in March 1990. The start of this transition was the signal for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung to decide on the establishment of an office in Windhoek and later in the year deploy its first country representative, Mr Peter Schellschmidt.

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Welcome to FES Namibia

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is the oldest of Germany’s ‘political foundations‘ and committed to the basic values of social democracy and the labour movement.

As a private, non-profit educational institution, ‘think tank’ and platform for political dialogue, its mission is to promote democracy, development, social justice and peace through capacity-building, policy research, public dialogue and international exchange.

FES carries out its international activities through a network of currently about 100 offices world-wide, in combination with its headquarters in Berlin and Bonn/Germany and in close co-operation with its local and international partners.

The FES office in Namibia was established in 1989 on the eve of the Namibian independence. At present it is staffed with one expatriate and six local full-time employees. (Read more….)

Other projects of FES in Namibia: see Mediaproject ->



Making the difference! The BIG in Namibia

Basic Income Grant Pilot Project Assessment Report: Published by Basic Income Grant Coalition
Windhoek, April 2009
(Research & Publication financially supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Namibia Office)

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The Long Aftermath of War – Reconciliation and Transition in Namibia
André du Pisani, Reinhart Kössler, William A. Lindeke (eds)

Published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,
Namibia Office, May 2010
ISBN (Namibia) 978-99916-820-8-2
ISBN (Germany) 978-3-928597-55-5
Available through the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung fes@fesnam.org.na and
Demasius Publications demasius@iway.na

 

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In Search of Justice and Peace
Traditional and Informal Justice Systems in Africa

Edited by Manfred O. Hinz in cooperation with Clever Mapaure

Published by the Namibia Scientific Society, 2010
ISBN: 978-99916-40-92-1
ISBN: 978-3-941602-41-0
Available through the Namibia Scientific Society, nwg@iway.na and
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung fes@fesnam.org.na

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Namibian workers in times of uncertainty
The Labour Movement 20 years after independence
Iipumbu Sakaria

Published by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,
Namibia Office
January 2010 / ISBN: 99916-64-01-7
Available through Friedrich Ebert Stiftung fes@fesnam.org.na and
Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) info@larri.com.na

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Liberalising Trade in Southern Africa – Implementation Challenges for the 2008 SADC FTA and beyond

Proceedings of the 5th Southern African Forum on Trade (SAFT) held in Pretoria, South Africa on 6-7 August 2008, Published by Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Angola Office, Midrand/Luanda, December 2008.


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This Land is my land!
Motions and emotions around land reform in Namibia
Erika von Wietersheim
Why is land reform in Namibia such an explosive, emotional issue? What is ‘land hunger’ all about? And is it true that black and white farmers have a fundamentally different attitude towards land? By listening to the views and experiences of black and white landowners, of the landless and the ‘land hungry’ and of farm workers, government officials and agricultural experts, Erika von Wietersheim took a look at land reform from the inside – at its human face.

published by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Namibia Office
October 2008 | ISBN:978-99916-820-5-1
(available through Demasius Publications
(demasius@iway.na)


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August Public Lecture Series
Public Lecture Series



Assessing the Performance if State Owned Enterprises in Namibia
Date: 4th August 2010
Venue: Nampower Convention Centre
Time: 08h00 - 10h00

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President Pohamba receives new FES Resident Representative
On 4 June H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia received a FES delegation at State House. The FES delegation was comprised of Mr Hubert René Schillinger, outgoing FES Resident Representative, Mr Michael Schultheiss who will replace him as of 1 September, and Mr Rolf Paasch, Director of the FES Regional Media Project who will head the FES Namibia Office in an acting capacity as of 15 June. During the one-hour-meeting the Namibian Head of State and the FES delegation exchanged views on various political and other matters.
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Book Launch with Prime Minister Angula
As part of a function marking the 20th anniversary of FES presence in Namibia and the visit of the future FES representative to Namibia, a new FES-sponsored publication titled “Effective Communication” was launched by the Right Honorable Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, Mr Nahas Angula. The author, Mr Matthew //Gowaseb was recently appointed Acting Director-G eneral of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). About one hundred invited guests attended the function at the FES office.
Book Launch with Prime Minister Angula

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