Kick-off training 12 nurses in Namibia

Kick-off 🥳 On Monday afternoon, we held the kick-off for the first 12 Namibian nurses. They have started a 10-month training program during which they will:

• learn the Dutch language;
• receive 4 months of in-house training at a dementia center;
• receive culturally sensitive language training;
• learn the Vilans protocols;

and thus be fully prepared to work in dementia care in the Netherlands.

In Namibia, over 50% of all newly graduated nurses are unemployed. We help them gain more experience and set up projects in Namibia where they can start working after 3 years of experience.

The Dutch instructor is Hinke Wijngaard. She provides the complete language training to B1 level. She has decades of experience with this. The deciding factor for her to say yes to this challenge is the impactful work we do. Thank you, Hinke, and good luck 🍀

Sufrani Uys was, of course, also present. She was able to explain a bit more about ADN and what awaits them when they start the internal training in Swakopmund (Namibia), where they will be trained in practice with people living with dementia ❤️