The water is running
16. August 2017

It is done. The water pipeline has been completed and connected to the public drinking water system. On Friday chairman Hofeni Shayuka sent us the message that the first water flows through the pipeline.

    Hofeni Shayuka:
    “As we speak, the end of the pipe is waiting to be connected to the water meter, right there... soon     and very soon.”

Volunteers from the community dug and installed the 5.5 km long water pipeline. Now around 800 people can be supplied with clean drinking water. Within the next few days an additional water tank will be installed – to initiate the ceremonial opening. This successful project will foster long-standing ties between us – Soulfood Namibia – and the community of Oluundje. The gratitude which was offered to Soulfood Namibia from various sides shows this impressively:

    Ester Hamatwi:
    "Gratitude to everyone who contributed to the successful execution of this project. Many thanks to     SoulFood Namibia for the financial assistance towards this project"

    Isak Hamatwi:
    “I have to acknowledge and honour the power of teamwork. “
    “All that we say, knowing very well that we owe almost everything to SoulFood Namibia […], all     what we have seen and received is taken to heart and thus fully considered as service human.

    Dr. Andrew Niikondo:
    “Splendid!!! This is a gigantic achievement and great leap to development.”

We would like to send a big thank you to everybody who has been supporting this project and especially to everybody who actively helped to built up this development collaboration.

During the ceremonial opening the water tank will be installed and shirts and caps will be given to all volunteers.



Summer party in Erlangen
18. Juli 2017

As every year we had a very nice party and a pleasant time together. Many thanks to everybody for helping to prepare the party and for the great atmosphere.

Trench digging over easter
17. April 2017

During Easter holidays the community of Oluundje has joined forces to move things forward. Only a few metres are left to complete the water pipeline. 


Oluundje community member to set up solar project
26. Februar 2017

Ester Hamatwi, an electrical engineer from Oluundje, submitted an application for initial financing of her model to electrify the community. Now she has reached the second round of the tendering “IEEE Smart Village”. The non-profit organization supports programs for decentral solar energy supply in remote areas of the world. Ester developed an comprehensive application on her own and submitted it for review. Soulfood Namibia acted as consulting partner.


3.2 kilometers done!!
9. Oktober 2016

Meanwhile 3.21 km of the 5.44 km long water pipeline have been laid down already. The remaining 2.23 km are dominated by dried out swamp land which makes the digging more difficult. There was again an extreme drought in the north of Namibia during this season.


On Saturdays it´s time to dig
17. Juli 2016


Press release
28. Juli 2016

We published an article about our collaboration with the Mwakotoka Community Development Initiative. Our approach takes a distinguished position among the typical devopment aid projects by working in the pace and by the ideas of local experts only. Thereby, the highest degree of sustainability is guaranteed.


Digging work in progress
11. Mai 2016

The construction work for the water pipeline has been resumed after the mahangu harvest during the first months of the year. New pipes had been delivered by the "Mwakotoka Health Project". The installation is supported by the whole community. Even the newly assigned district administrator Hon. Hans Nambodi (in office since end of 2015) supported the workers with a donation of 12.5 kg corn meal.


Construction work for the water pipeline started
25. Januar 2016

Good news from Oluundje: Our friends and partner started with the construction phase for the water pipeline. As you can see on the pictures the first pipes have been bought and delivered to the village. Volunteers from the community are supporting the digging. Isak is going to coordinate the construction phase. The first tranch from our account was transferred last week to buy more construction material.



Soulfood members on tour for the climate
10. Januar 2016

Our board member Simon Wiesgickl organized the ecumenical pilgrim path for climate justice from Nuremberg to Wuerzburg as part of the project „Just walk!“. The aim was to send a signal for a fair and binding climate agreement ahead of the Climate conference in Paris. Volker Strauß also joined the tour and gave a talk about our project in Oluundje.



   

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