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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.
Before 1989, i.e. during South African
apartheid rule in the then South West Africa, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
had already supported in various ways those that struggled
against white minority rule and for an independent
and democratic Namibia. The establishment of an office
was then just a logical step - based on requests by
our political partners and motivated by the desire
to firstly, support the transition to a non-racial
multiparty-democracy and secondly, contribute to the
transformation of the Namibian society into a prosperous
and just society of equal rights, equal opportunities
and a decent living for all.
More than a decade and
a half after independence, on the whole, the political
and administrative institutions are functioning reasonably
well, after what has been described as one of the most
exemplary political transitions.
Namibia can pride
itself of its political freedom and its political stability,
its modest, but stable and steady economic growth.
Nevertheless huge challenges remain, or become even
more visible, as racial oppression not any longer is
the determining factor of the individual and collective
destiny of Namibians. These challenges concern the
political, economic and the social arena alike.
(Read more on current political, economic and social developments in 2008 (in German only)….)
Current
FES programmes, and activities in
Namibia focus on:
FES
Namibia also plays an active role in the Foundation’s
Southern African
regional programme. Since 2002, the FES
Regional Media Project is located in the
premises of the Namibia Office, but run independently
from FES Namibia.
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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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.
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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