Namibia - Hope 4 Kids International

Join us in Namibia

Located in sub-Sharan Africa, Namibia sits along the Alantic Ocean with neighboring South Africa between the Namib and Kalahari deserts. Namibia’s history is closely tied to South Africa, and South Africa’s apartheid laws extended to Namibia. Namibia gained their independence in 1990, making it one of the youngest countries in the world. While roughly twice the size of California, Namibia is the second least densely populated in the world after Mongolia, with a population of only 2.5 million.

In recent years, Namibia has had over 20% unemployment rate. Due to this, many Namibians take the work they can find, and this is often on remote game farms or mines. There are no schools in these remote areas for their children to attend, so the children must live in boarding facilities in centralized locations nearby primary and secondary schools.

PROJECT

Christianity came to Namibia by way of Lutheran Scandinavian and German missionaries during the early nineteenth century. We partner with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN). The church owns and runs 18 of the boarding facilities to allow the children to attend school. Many parents cannot afford the cost of housing, but the boarding facilities work together as a community to accept and accommodate every child. Due to an extreme lack of funds, many of these boarding facilities have fallen into serious disrepair. Some have one working bathroom for over one hundred children, some do not have enough beds so multiple children need to share bunks without mattresses.

We are grateful to partner with ELCRN to help improve the children’s living conditions, hygiene, and nutrition, so that the kids of Namibia can do well in school and build a brighter future.

On this trip we offer construction opportunities.

We highly recommend this video series Helping Without Hurting for all of our mission trips. This series is based on the book, When Helping Hurts.

ADVENTURE

Please contact us for information about the excursion for this trip.

Interested in learning more about why we work in Namibia?

Additionally, we highly recommend this video series Helping Without Hurting for all of our mission trips. This series is based on the book, When Helping Hurts.

Trip Travel Details

$250 Application Fee

Teams stay and dine in comfortable hotels during their travels.

Additional Trip Costs:
Safari Excursion: TBD
Visa: A visa is not required for U.S citizens
Airfare: $1200-$2500
(depending on time of year, airline, departing airport, etc.)
Internal Airfare: $250
(exact cost determined closer to trip)
Vaccinations: The cost of immunizations can vary greatly depending on each individual team member. Please consult with your doctor or contact us for more information.

$ 2095

Hotels
3 meals a day
Mission project costs

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$ 2195

Hotels
3 meals a day
Mission project costs

SPECIAL PROJECTS

We are often asked about “Special Projects” and “Urgent Needs” that lack funding. These projects are unique needs that make it possible to operate and to care for the children and families in Namibia.