Links to information about Namibia and the Peace Corps in Namibia

This page adapted and updated from Liz's site

About Namibia

Government-related:

• Government of Namibia Network -- the official site for Namibia
  
• US Department of State -- Namibia -- the USA's role in Namibia
  
• The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the U.N. -- about Namibia's foreign policy
• Namibian Administrative Regions
  
• About the Constitution of Namibia
• The Constitution of Namibia
  

Informational, history and culture related:

• The People of Namibia
• History of Namibia
• World Statesmen.org -- Namibia -- a really good all-round timeline of history and facts about Namibia, including showing the country's various flags
• General information about Namibia
• World Atlas - Namibia -- maps and other info
  
• CIA World Factbook - Namibia -- current info about Namibia
• Namibia from Wikipedia
• Constituencies of Namibia
  
• Weather in Namibia
• Wildlife in Namibia
• Music of Namibia
  
• Journey into Namibia
• National symbols of Namibia
• Namiweb.com - lots of links to many things
  
• The Heritage Foundation: Namibia and the Global Democratic revolution
  

Language related:

• Languages of Namibia
• Namibian Languages
• KhoeKhoegowab language lessons
  
• Oshikwanyama (the best Oshiwambo dialect!) -- this is the online version of a book made by RPCVs in Group 20
• Kwanyama "phrasebook" -- this RPCV also made up some interactive quizzes for Kwanyama vocab and phrases
• Oshindonga -- this was used by the "Donga" people in their language classes
• Index of resources for Namibian Languages
• Basic Afrikaans phrases
• Another Afrikaans source (with a word translator)
• Namlish -- Wikipedia's entry to Namibia's English

Education-related:

• National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) -- part of the Ministry of Basic Education, Sport, and Culture (MBESC) -- good resource for teachers in Namibia
  
• SchoolNet Namibia -- provides computers and/or internet access to many schools
• Namibian EDS net -- Resources for education professionals
• Namibian Library Project
  
• 2007 School Calendar for Namibia -- schedule for learners, hostels, and teachers
  
• Grade 10 Results for Namibia -- created by Pat (RPCV Group 20)
  

Entertainment, news and media-related:

• The Namibian -- the best paper in Namibia -- and yes, it's in English!
  
• New Era -- another popular newspaper in Namibia (not as popular as The Namibian, though)
  
• The Namibia Economist -- the financial newspaper in Namibia
• BBC site about Namibia
• allAfrica.com - Namiba
• Reuters Africa - Namibia
  
• Global Voices online - Namibia
  
• Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) -- the main TV station in Namibia
  
• KUDU-FM and Radiowave -- two of the popular FM stations
  
• Radio Energy -- popular hip-hop station
  
• Maerua movie theater -- only 2 movie theaters in Namibia! this is the one in Windhoek
• Communications in Namibia
• US Postal Service information page about Namibia
  

Tourist and travel-related:

• Things to see in Namibia
• Getting to Namibia
• Travel infomation
• Namiweb.com - lots and lots of links
  
• Center for Disease Control - Southern Africa -- tells you what immunizations are needed before traveling in this region
• World Health Organization - Namibia -- various health-related info for those who want to travel to Namibia
  
• US Department of State - Consular Information - Namibia -- info about safety, security, entrance/exit requirements, etc. for those who want to travel to Namibia
  
• Ministry of Environment & Tourism -- Namibia's official department for tourism, although there's more info on environmental stuff
  
• The Cardboard Box Travel Shop -- all sorts of good basic travel info about Namibia
  
• Lonely Planet - Namibia -- awesome info about Namibia
  
• Magellan's -- travel info and supplies for Namibia
  
• Tourist info about Windhoek (Namibia's capital)
  
• Real Posts Reports -- a good "review" of life in Namibia
  
• Chameleon Backpackers -- a comfy, convenient, and inexpensive place to stay
  
• Namibia Tourism Board -- various info for tourists
  
• National Museum of Namibia -- info about their projects, research, etc.
  
• The Africa Guide - Namibia -- info for tourists and travelers
  
• Namibia Travel Online -- good info for travelers in Namibia
  
• Tangeo.com - Namibia -- population of cities, airport info, latitude/longitude coordinates, weather stations, and more
  
• FallingRain.com - Namibia -- maps, airport info, latitude/longitude coordinates, etc.
  
• A tourist's tribute to Owamboland's bottle stores (cuca shops) -- with lots of funny pictures
  
• Namibia Holiday & Travel -- various info about Namibia
  
• Namibia Reservations -- various info for tourists
  
• Travel News Namibia -- current news about different touristy things happening in Namibia
• Top ten Namibian adventures
  

About the Peace Corps

• Peace Corps
• Peace Corps in Namibia
• Peace Corps Jobs
• Peace Corps basics -- mission, application process, abbreviations, etc.
• Peace Corps Online -- an independent PC-related news forum -- go here for specific news about the PC in Namibia
• Peace Corps Journals -- a database of journals/blogs/sites of PCVs in every country where the PC serves -- go here for specific journals/blogs/sites of PCTs/PCVs/RPCVs in Namibia
• SoYouWanna's site on joining the Peace Corps -- good for anyone who's thinking of applying
• Peacecorps2 (Yahoo! Group) -- probably the most comprehensive online forum that exists for the PC (not run by the PC, though), with information for those in any stage of the PC process
• Peace Corps Folks (LiveJournal community) -- blog for people in all stages of the PC process
• Peace Corps For Women (LiveJournal community) -- same as Peace Corps Folks, but for women only :)
• Photos for Peace -- photos by PCVs around the world
  
• Ideas for Secondary Projects -- helpful for PCVs all over the world
• PeaceCorpsNamibia -- Yahoo support group for parents of PCV's in Namibia
• NamibiaAlive - music project of Namibian PCV's

Websites, Blogs and pictures by Namibia PCV's and RPCVs (Returned PCVs)

Groups pre-2002

• Greg V.'s site -- RPCV from '94-'97 -- pics, links, resources (quizzes, book list, etc.), and more
• Ian's site --Group 16 (2000-2003)-- pics and descriptions from training

Group 20 -- November 2002 - December 2004

• Laura V.
• Jonathan B.
• Zac & Sera's --letters, pics (incl. great ones of the area), links, and more (awesome things in the Extras section)

Group 22 --November 2003 - December 2005

• Jonathan S.
• Josh's site -- informative
  
• Jack's extensive picture collection
• Chris -- from Texas
• Shannon -- from Florida (has a bunch of cool links)
• Tom -- from Tennessee
  

Group 24 -- November 2004 - December 2006

• Liz's site -- extensive site with links, photos, resources and recipe's! -the main resource which this page was adapted from
• Jon's blog and Jon's penpal blog with a school in NJ -- from New Jersey
• Siggi's website and e-mails from Namibia -- from NY
  
• Mike N.'s PC site (w\ pics) -- from NY
• Mat & Taylor's blog -- from Washington (state)
• Melanie's site (w\ pics) -- from North Carolina
• Jeremy's blog -- from Michigan
• Matt's mailing list (e-mails) -- from NY
  
• Mike L.'s photo collection -- from Massachusetts
• Lauren's photo collection -- from New Jersey
• Jenna's blog and photo collection -- from NY
• Jesse's blog (w\ pics) -- from New Hampshire
• Andrew's blog -- from California
  
• Crystal & Jason's blog -- from Texas
• Brian's photo collection -- from California
• Sakib and Kellee's website (w\ pics) -- from Washington D.C.
  

Group 25 (November 2005 - December 2007)

• Wide Open Spaces - Amy -- from Minnesota
• Dispatches from Namibia --Irene from North Carolina
• Shonispace --Shonita from
• Cynthia's Adventures in Namibia -- from (not currently active)
• The Vicarious PC Experience --Mike from Minnesota
• Nam though my eyes --Patrick from
• Amber's Xanga blog --from California
• Traveljournals of Chris --from Oregon (not currently active)
• Namibia --Matt from Washington
• The Namibian Adventures Of A Girl From Arizona --Coppelia from Arizona
• Ms. Lowry in Namibia, Africa with the Peace Corps --Pam from Virginia
• Silas's Namibia Online Journal -- from North Carolina
• Mind of Jason --from Idaho
• Following My Heart: A Peace Corps Blog --Jay from Wisconsin/Minnesota
• African Spirit: My life as a Peace Corps volunteer --Caitlin from Wisconsin
• What is Namibia? --Brock from Colorado
• Angie's Peace Corps (Namibia) Adventure --from Florida
• Chester in Namibia --from Oregon (not currently active)
• Go. Serve. Namibia. --Beth from Wisconsin
• Dispatches from Post 10 --Andrew from Oregon
• Courtney goes to Namibia --from Massachusetts (not currently active)
• since we last spoke --Will from North Carolina
• carolinenamibia Journal --Caroline from

Group 26 (November 2006 - December 2008)

• Abby abroad -- from ?
  
• Namibian Reflections -- Ali from California (currently inactive)
• Complacently Neurotic -- Ben from Minnesota
• Peace Corps Experience in Namibia -- Joseph from Arizona (currently inactive)
• Julie in Namibia --from Montana (currently inactive)
• Karalie in Namibia --from Kentucky (currently inactve)
• Lisa in Africa: An Epidemic of Fun -- from ?
• Sara's Sojourns --from Colorado (returned to the US)
• Yossarian in Africa -- Scott from Illinois
• Adventure Namibia --Elise from California
• Two Years in Namibia -- Kate from California
• Sunday Morning Blues -- Chris from Georgia
• insomniac -- Ami from ?
• Out of Africa -- Lindsey from ?
• Peace Corps: Namibia -- Maggie from ?
• Rosemaryanne --from California
• NamibiPaul -- Paul from ?
• Bri's in Africa -- Briana from ?
• Life in Namibia -- Keith from ?
• Oshili Nawa-- Justin from ?
• Skyla's African Adventure -- Skyla from ?

Group 27 (November 2007 - December 2009)

• An Adventure Awaits
• Letters from Overseas
• The Elephant in the Middle of the Room
  
• A Nacerima in Namibia
  
• A Carolina Gamecock in Namibia
• A Bit Off
  
• Life in the Desert: Beth's Namiban Adventures
  
• ...so you might as well dance
• Natalie, Namibia
  
• Sand in my shoes
  
• 2ndGenerationPCV
  
• a big fat two year trip dans Afrique
  
• Under the Namibian Sun
  
• here goes
  
• It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us
  
• A stranger in a strang(er) land
• Dave in Namibia
• Namibianseth
• Stay Classy Namibia
• Adventures in Namibia
  

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