Dr Carole Bloch Makes a Presentation at NIED

Carole Bloch during the presentation on early literacy at NIED

Last week Friday, 25 October 2013, a specialist on early literacy, Dr Carole Bloch, Director of PRAESA at University of Cape Town, visited NIED to make a presentation for pre-primary teachers and educational officers in the country.

Pre-primary teachers from across Namibia
present at the workshop

The event was a great success, and nearly 40 pre-primary teachers from across Namibia present at the workshop have expressed their gratitude to Namibia Publishing House for inviting and sponsoring Dr Bloch's visit.

A pre-primary teacher reading a story
from the Big Book

The presentation by Dr Bloch was one of many presentations conducted at NIED between 21 October and 1 November 2013 as part of the Namibia-Saskatchewan Partnership Project. The Canadian delegates were Ms Laurie Hudyma and Ms Twyla Mensch.

Namibia Publishing House would like to thank the staff at NIED, the present teachers and educational officers for their warm welcome and the opportunity to contribute to this event.

German Donors Visit Kavango Schools for the Sixth Time!

Our Sales Representative in the Kavango Region, John Masatih, together with Dennis Orlam (NPH Publishing Director), Mr Alfons Dikuua (the Kavango Region Director of Education) and the German delegation of donors, under the leadership of Mr Wolfgang Fiedler, visited selected schools in the region to deliver textbooks, classroom equipment and various school materials to the value of N$40,000.00 per school. 

Mr Alfons Dikuua (the Kavango Region Director of Education) introducing the donors

It is now the sixth year that Mr Fiedler came to Kavango to donate school materials. The schools have been selected by the regional office and were asked to provide a list of their needs.

Learners from Mbeyo Primary with the donated textbooks and equipment

Mr Wolfgang Fiedler handing over the donated textbooks
to Mr Alfons Dikuua 

The textbooks and the materials were purchased from Namibia Publishing House, Namibia Educational Services and Edumeds Rundu, our local educational materials providers.

The schools welcomed the visitors with cultural presentations and gifts. 

It was a celebration for the whole communities who willingly gathered to witness the event.

Women from Naucova community welcome the guests with gifts

We would like to thank Mbeyo Primary School, Naucova Primary School, Rudolf Ngondo Primary School, Rundu Secondary School, Sauyemwa Combined School, Ndiyona Combined School and Max Makushe S.S. School for their hospitality.

Special thanks go to Mr Abel Singunde, Manager of Edumeds Rundu, who was instrumental in organising the ceremonies at the schools.

Learners from Max Mukushe S.S. School with their new textbooks and the donors

Update from Educational Offices in the Erongo Region

John with the staff of the Omaruru Education Centre

Our Senior Sales Representative, John Muyambango, is at it again! This time he visited the Omaruru Education Centre, where he chatted to the staff about our products and the launch of NPH into the Namibian publishing market. Thank you to all the staff members at the Centre for their warm welcome.

John also visited the Walvis Bay Circuit Office where he talked to the Circuit Inspector, Mrs Gawises, and the Advisory Teacher, Ms Oosthuyzen. Thank you for your time and hospitality.

John with Mrs Gawises and Ms Oosthuyzen
from Walvis Bay Circuit Office