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Im Sommer 2022 haben wir begonnen, den Studenten über Chat Nachricht einen Fragebogen zu senden, um mehr über die jungen Menschen und ihr Studium zu erfahren - lesen Sie hier was geantwortet wurde:

Laina L.(23)

  1. Institution of Study: IUM
  2. Course of study: BATCHELOR OF ACCOUNTING HONORS
  3. Year Started: 2019
  4. Year Ended: 2022
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Honors Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? My challenges that I am still going through are taxi fare to school, accommodation and food. Lots of times I dodge classes because I have no taxi fares, changed several places for shelter I tend to not afford rent at all months of the year since the organisation stopped assisting. I am facing my final examinations , hoping for the best in terms of financial assistance to be able to go write all my modules.
    Growing up with no father ( passed on ) is the hardest, mother not working, everything changed when father passed on and since then I have been the one taking care of my self since year 1, 2019.
  7. What is your target in your professional life? Accountant or a bank teller Financial clerk or bookkeeper I really do not have choices but whatever I have qualified for I will go for it since it's quite tight in the industry to secure a job too.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I wish to be a successful woman Business woman as well as have a successful job. My dear wish is to help kids or students who are struggling to meet ends ( same journey as me ) ...so by doing so I wish to join hands with organisations that does assisting such as Thusanang , I wish to be donating to help too since I am about to be a better person because of Thusanang Association.

Rochelle Whitney C. (22)

  1. Institution of Study: NUST
  2. Course of study: Bachelor of Journalism and Media Technology
  3. Year Started: 2019
  4. Year Ended: 2022
  5. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? - Covid 19 issues, issues with having internet connection for online learning
  6. What are you doing right now? Sending applications
  7. In case you are still in the process of applying for a job, can you let us know where you have applied? Different media institutions e.g Franco Namibia Cultural Centre
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I would like to be working in the media sector

Martha J. (25)

  1. Institution of Study: NUST
  2. Course of study: Bachelor degree in Entrepreneurships
  3. Year Started: 2019
  4. Year Ended: 2022
  5. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? My challenges The most challenging things is when thusanag couldn't fund for my non tuition fees due to financial crisis, I have to struggle to pay for my rent and meals since my parents are unable and this somehow affected my performance at school
    What went well? It was when my contract went through and it was one of my exciting moments
  6. What are you doing right now? Am currently job hunting and at the same time looking forward to further my studies next year and am hoping thusanag will be able to help me pay for my tuition fees next year
  7. In case you are still in the process of applying for a job, can you let us know where you have applied? I have applied in different companies which includes ministry of home affairs
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I should be able financial stable and able to assist others that are in need of help with the studies or careers

Hileni N H. (28)

  1. Institution of Study: UNAM
  2. Course of study: Education (Secondary)
  3. Year Started: 2017
  4. Year Ended: 2022
  5. Which final degree did you achieve? Honors Degree in Mathematics and Biology
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? Finding it difficult to get a job because sometimes finance will not allow it
  7. In case you are still in the process of applying for a job, can you let us know where you have applied? Under ministry of education (different regions like Oshana,omusati,erongo ect)
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? Self dependent,helping out students were I can for example giving them accommodation if I have ,motivating them

Elago K. (23)

  1. Institution of Study: UNAM
  2. Course of study: E BED(Accounting and Business studies)HON
  3. Year Started: 2020
  4. Year Ended: 2026
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve? Masters Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? My last year had been well and bad at the same time. So my challenges at beginning it was where all of us was informed that thusanang can no more cater for our non tuition fees due to insufficient funds,so this has led me move out of the place where I was renting and look for anther place, transport fees also became burden, so with experiencing this challenges it haven't stopped me from taking my studies serious. What went well is that I was able to cope with everything despite new changes that arrived in my life.
  7. What is your target in professional life? My target in my professional life is to finish my studies that I have started, to have a better life after all and look back to communities and young ones as in terms of thusanang also looking back to their communities as well...
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I want to be independent after 10 years, having a good working job that relates or corresponds with my degree, and travel to Germany after 10 years to meet my donors in person.

Hendrina S N. (25)

  1. Institution of Study: UNAM
  2. Course of study: BED Educatioin upper Primary
  3. Year Started: 2019
  4. Year Ended: 2023
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Honours Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? The past year was very good. I did have any challenges apart from mean of transport to campus.
  7. What is your target in professional life? To gain new skills. And to work as a committed someone, also to work as a role model of the people I am managing.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? After 10 years I see myself with some good qualifications (degree), working in a reputed institution, spending time with family and doing something for my society and mother nature. Over the next few years I will try to fulfill all my plans with all my strength.

Silpa S. (23)

  1. Institution of Study: Other
  2. Course of study: Bachelor of Nursing Science
  3. Year Started: 2019
  4. Year Ended: 2022
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Doctorate Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? It was good, I had the fear of dropping out school because my parents were not able to pay for my studies. Thank God the Thusanang Foundation came to my rescue
  7. What is your target in professional life?To continue studying until I reach my final degree that I intend to reach. (additional info through whatsapp): Employed by The Ministry of health and social services, as a registered nurse! Or being a full time lecturer at any school of nursing in Namibia. My other goal is to rear responsible, productive and happy children. I would prefer living in the northern towns of Namibia (Ongwediva, Ondangwa, Oshakati).
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? To hopefully fulfill all the life goals I have set for myself.

Julia S. (28)

  1. Institution of Study: UNAM
  2. Course of study: B ED (SECONDARY) (HONS) BUS STUDS & ECON
  3. Year Started: 2020
  4. Year Ended: 2025
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Doctorate Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? My greatest challenge so far is that I had to do my studies on distance mode without any help of tutorial classes especially in my major subjects due to financial challenges. That is why I ended up failing allot of my subjects. And what went well is that I managed to get into my third year.
  7. What is your target in your professional life? My biggest target in life is to expand my knowledge and being able to get a better career opportunity.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I wish to be a tool to the Namibian child through being a professional teacher. Doing what I am passionate about rather than just what I am good at.

Martha N. (27)

  1. Institution of Study: UNAM
  2. Course of study: Bachelor of Arts in library and information science(Hon)
  3. Year Started: 2020
  4. Year Ended: 2023
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Honors Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? I went through a difficult time,my mother was unemployed and my father died, my uncle had other responsibilities to pay therefore he could not fund my studies, so I was introduced to bursary which did not take long to approve my application and I am so grateful if it was not for Thusanang foundation, I could be at the village now doing nothing.
  7. What is your target in your professional life? My plan is to continue with my masters when I am financially stable, for now I can't study because there is no money.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I want to become Cheif Regional librarian if I happen to further my studies in Masters degree

Kennedy P. (28)

  1. Institution of Study: NUST
  2. Course of study: 07BACC
  3. Year Started: 2020
  4. Year Ended: 2022
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Honors Degree
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? Covid was the biggest challenge since we had to transform from face to face to remote learning. The result were convincing in the end therefore that went well.
  7. What is your target in your professional life? My target is to be a chartered accountant before I turn 30 years.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? A positive life full of progress and room for improvement.

Jeronimo K. (35)

  1. Institution of Study:NUST
  2. Course of study: Journalism and Media Technology
  3. Year Started: 2021
  4. Year Ended: 2023
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Ph D
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? The past year was quite challenging in completing my first academic year. Besides the fact thatvCOVID-19 hit me two times and that we had blended mode of studies, some of the challenges of the past are same as of today. That includes taxi money, note books, food and accommodation.
    My only uncle who was a breadwinner passed on due to COVID-19. That caused frustrations to my studies and mental health. My father passed and my mother is not working.
  7. What is your target in your professional life? To be a reliable employer who intends to create selfsustainable job opportunities to our unemployed graduates.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? In the next ten years, I want to be a proactive community entrepreneur who is very serious in terms of developing our community in the area of agriculture, health, education and environment. Currently I am a part time student. This means I attend lectures in the evening. In the morning, I run my own organisations that are legally registered. The first is: Oupale-Okalongo Development Trust a non profit organisation that is registered with the Master of High Court in Namibia. It's registration is T402/12 and it's website is www.oupale.org.na. As a community, we managed to create a kindergarten in our marginalized community. Now the traditional authority had allocated to us more than seven hectares of land where we want to fence it off, excavate the earth dam to harvest rain water and then to utilise water in the small scale irrigation project. We equally want to utilise the land to have a Guesthouse, community and community information sharing center to empower our people, to know their rights etc. The next ten years we want to see Oupale-Okalongo Development Trust having a scholarships so as to fund young talented minds of our community. The problem for now is only financial challenges else we have written a project proposal entailing all details.

Gloria S. (23)

  1. Institution of Study:IUM
  2. Course of study: Bachelor of education senior primary Hon.
  3. Year Started: 2019
  4. Year Ended: 2024
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Honours
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? What went well; Thusanang association assisted me with everything; I did not have to stress about; 1.what I would eat (meals and toiletries was covered). 2. How I would get to and from campus (transport was covered) 3.what time of the day I studied because there was no disturbances and there was electricity. 4.I passed all my modules and got good grades.
    Challenges; 1.payments were not always made on time(problems with the landlord). 2.I was informed late about Thusanang's new changes, it was short notice..
  7. What is your target in your professional life? My target is to become a successful educator with skills and knowledge and be able to accomplish whatever I desire and make a change In the world. I want to be a role model to the youth and an inspiration in their lives. Lastly I want to be able to use my achievements to empower and motivate people into striving for greatness.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? Coming from a poor and disadvantaged background, i see myself branching out into new areas using my platform to assist make a positive change in the world, starting with the people in my community. I wish to be a successful and respected educator, making a real difference in my home situation, being able to provide for and take good care of my parents and siblings who look up to me. I wish to be not only a teacher but a business woman that earns enough to share with others and make life better.
  9. Are there any changes in your family?Since my parents are both unemployed, they had been no change in my family at all. I am my parent's first child, my parents out their hopes and Faith in me. My siblings look up to me for guidance and support. I am supposed to be a breakthrough for my family, but since I have put my studies on hold because of financial issues they all seem to lose their hopes of me accomplishing my dream of graduating, securing a good job and taking of them as they grow older.
  10. Additional statement: My deepest gratitude to the donators. Your assistance has changed not only my life but the life of others that are in need. I will forever be greatful for your kindness.

Michael D. (22)

  1. Institution of Study:NUST
  2. Course of study: Bachelor of Regional and Rural Development
  3. Year Started: 2020
  4. Year Ended: 2023
  5. Which final degree do you intend to achieve?Honours
  6. How was the past year, what were your challenges, what went well? During my first year of studies in 2020 I was stranded, I had no one to pay for my studies since I missed the deadline to apply for government's study loan. Luckily, a friend told about Thusanang Foundation, that's when I got support from the organization. Before I got assistance from Thusanang, I was accommodate in a shack in an informal settlement called "Okahandja Park"; where there was no electricity and no portable water supply. The challenge was not having a proper study environment, but once I received assistance from Thusanang I managed to live a suitable place for a student. Last year was fair, Thusanang cleared my 2020 tuition fees in February and paid for my first semester accommodation, and I managed to get a government loan which covered my tuitions fees for the academic year. The challenge can when Thusanang stopped funding me last year in May, and the government loan didn't keep up with time, since I got my last year fees settled this year, and luckily I lived with a friend who took me under his wings.
  7. What is your target in your professional life? I would like to pursue a Masters degree once I finish my current studies if I get a sponsor, and maybe a PhD too.
  8. How do you wish your life should be in 10 years? I would like to have a job and hold a Masters degree and start a small enterprise, and have a happy family.
  9. Are there any changes in your family?Yes, I lost my mother last year (2021).