Awareness in rural Namibia

CrossCare facilitates the opportunity for nurses to return to Namibia after three years. By then, they will have acquired extensive knowledge and experience about dementia, which they can share with the communities where they grew up. We offer them a job in projects located in remote villages in Namibia.

Awareness in rural Namibia

Namibia is the third most sparsely populated country in the world. It is a stunning country where people and nature still live in harmony. In the capital city, Windhoek, over 500,000 people reside, while the rest of Namibia is home to 2.5 million.

Distances are vast, and many do not have access to transportation.

There is little knowledge about dementia, even at universities where nurses are trained. CrossCare will work together with these universities to ensure that the transfer of knowledge about dementia is secured within the education system.

Projects are being established in remote villages. Small-scale projects where we can share the knowledge and vision of ADN (Alzheimer Dementia Namibia) with the local population.

Harmful practice of witchcraft

The harmful practice of witchcraft remains prevalent in large parts of Namibia. The belief in witchcraft is strong and persistent. As long as this belief does not harm others, there is nothing amiss. However, as soon as people who are ‘different’ are accused of witchcraft and are punished or even killed as a result, they must be protected.

We see this protection primarily through education. Knowledge about dementia and its effects on the individual, often their father, mother, aunt or uncle.

They are still the person they have always loved, but their behaviour changes due to dementia.

In the Netherlands and at ADN the nurses have learned everything about dementia and how best to deal with it. How to provide support. Support to remain as self-reliant as possible for as long as possible, and care once support alone is no longer sufficient.

With greater knowledge about dementia, care and self-reliance, communities in remote areas are less dependent on the government and the care system of Namibia.

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