Learner Exchange Programme between Fulda/Germany and DHPS Windhoek

From 23 September to 7 October 2018, we have the opportunity to welcome learners from the Rabanus-Maurus school in Fulda at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS) as part of the exchange programme.

This trip is made possible by ENSA, a development policy school exchange programme promoting the interaction be-tween schools in Germany and the global South (especially Africa and Asia).
Learners from both schools are jointly working on a project dealing with climate, climate change, sustainability and local conditions. It enables them to better understand complex development processes in a globalised world and raise awareness of global interrelationships.

During the two-week exchange, the young people will deal with the following topics in their cooperative socio-political project:
  • How are our living worlds linked to each other?
  • How can each individual assume responsibility and stand up for a fairer world in his or her own environment?
  • What is the meaning of discrimination, human rights and diversity?

The counter-exchange will take place next year, when Namibian teenagers will fly to Germany accompanied by two DHPS teachers and stay with their host families.

Programme schedule:

From Monday to Wednesday the guest learners - partly accompanied by our learners - will go on excursions to Katutura, gain information about social issues, Windhoek and Namibia in general. Thereafter, visits to farm Krumhuk and guest farm Duesternbrook are planned. The respective farmers will give the learners an insight into the utilisation of limited resources and the effects of climate change on agriculture.
Another highlight is the visit to Gobabeb, the desert research station focusing on the desert's biodiversity and the eco-system of arid regions. Next on the agenda is Namibia's coastal area, in particular Swakopmund and the topic of water scarcity despite higher air humidity.
The learners drive back to Windhoek via the “Erindi” game reserve and spend their last weekend with their host fami-lies.

For the learners from Fulda and Windhoek this is a special time of encounter, in which the awareness of global chal-lenges and newly won friendships are in the foreground.

(Report: Monika Trossbach)


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