Empower nurses
in Namibia

We offer a program to support and facilitate qualified (unemployed) nurses in Namibia to gain career boosts and become part of and stay in practice with the community in collaboration with ADN Namibia. Apply to join the program.

Our purpose

The purpose of the Organisation is to create a sustainable international ecosystem for knowledge exchange between Namibia and the Netherlands, in which healthcare professionals serve as carriers of knowledge, care philosophy and culture, while acting as the connecting link between the healthcare systems of both countries. To achieve this purpose, the Organisation develops, initiates and coordinates international collaboration programmes that contribute to the sustainable strengthening of healthcare in both countries.

The Organisation fulfils a connecting and coordinating role within this ecosystem by facilitating collaboration between Dutch healthcare organisations, Namibian healthcare professionals, Namibian healthcare institutions, knowledge organisations and educational institutions. It supports the implementation of these programmes through programme coordination, project management, stakeholder engagement and the alignment of all participating parties, with the objective of promoting sustainable collaboration, mutual knowledge development and long-term social impact. The Organisation focuses on connecting organisations, people and expertise.

The Organisation believes that sustainable change is achieved by investing in people. Its focus therefore extends beyond international workforce mobility to creating a lasting knowledge bridge between Namibia and the Netherlands. By enabling healthcare professionals to gain international experience and subsequently transfer their expertise back to their home country, the Organisation establishes a sustainable international ecosystem in which human capital, expertise and innovative care philosophies continuously circulate, strengthening both healthcare systems.

Through this circular knowledge cycle, the Organisation contributes to the continuity and quality of healthcare in the Netherlands while simultaneously supporting the long-term strengthening of healthcare in Namibia. In doing so, the Organisation creates lasting social impact that extends beyond the duration of individual programmes and inspires and equips future generations of healthcare professionals to further improve the care of people living with dementia and other individuals requiring healthcare services.

The Organisation may further undertake any activities that directly or indirectly contribute to the achievement of its objectives, including entering into national and international partnerships, developing, supporting and implementing projects with social, healthcare and knowledge-based objectives, as well as any other activities that are conducive or incidental to the foregoing.

More about the founders

— About Alheimers Dementia Namibia (ADN)

From training to
impact: dementia care
in Namibia

We work closely with Alzheimer Dementia Namibia (ADN) – located in Swakopmund, Namibia. It is a family home where people with dementia live, receiving support and care as soon as it becomes truly necessary. The care provided is human-centered, following a vision and approach from which the Netherlands could still learn. Here, we support nurses to live and work in the Netherlands. After three years of practical experience, we offer the opportunity to return to Namibia where they…

 

About ADN

Personal stories

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experiences

Three years ago, we started the first project from Suriname. Indonesia followed, and we just started in Namibia.

— Our contribution

What we can do for you

We want to make a meaningful contribution to Namibia. In the care for people living with dementia, spreading knowledge about dementia and the vision of ADN, and offering (unemployed) nurses a future.

Training and Practical Experience at ADN

A four-month internal training at Alzheimer Dementia Namibia (ADN) in Swakopmund.

Working and Living in The Netherlands

We work closely with care organisations who offer graduate nurses the opportunity to work and live in The Netherlands.

Knowledge about Dementia Care

We offer elderly care and families in Namibia specific knowledge about the different forms of dementia and how to deal with dementia in your environment.

Back to Namibia

We offer support to nurses who return to Namibia after three years to help them build their future.

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