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….)
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) view documents ->
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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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.
South Africa's New Trade Policy: What are the implications for Namibia? Venue: Thueringerhof Hotel Date:4th December 2009 Time: 07:30 for 08:00
Poverty and Inequality in Namibia: Are We Winning The Battle? Date: 13.10.2009 Venue: Thüringerhof Hotel Dialogue Africa’s media: between professional ethics and cultural belonging – the African scholar’s perspective Date: 9.09.2008 Venue: Hotel Thüringerhof
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.
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.
