Community Counseling Services

Name: Community Counseling Services
Start: 2019-04-01
End: 2019-12-31
Location: Keetmanshoop, Namibia

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Namibia Social work Social work Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Keetmanshoop is a city in the ||Kharas Region of Southern Namibia with a population of 15,608. The larger part of the community consist of young people with no to very little community resources or educational resources. This project will be organised in close collaboration with Keetmanshoop Youth Centre

💼 What the programme involves

Mental illnesses, as well as behavioural and emotional difficulties, are quite common in local communities. Challenges and difficulties in life are inevitable. Individuals are often able to overcome difficult times and deal with challenges in successful, optimal ways. However, sometimes even effective coping strategies and the support of family and friends is not enough. Situations resulting from abusive relationships, traumatic childhoods, addictions, loss, and chemical imbalances can spiral out of control, requiring assistance from trained professionals. Volunteers will be required provide individual counselling services to children, adolescents, and adults in the Tseiblaagte community.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay at the Keetmanshoop Youth Centre. Food will be prepared by NVWA.

📍 About the location

Keetmanshoop is a city in the ||Kharas Region of Southern Namibia with a population of 15,608. The larger part of the community consist of young people with no to very little community resources or educational resources. This project will enhance socio-economic capacities of community members in order to achieve self reliance and sustainable livelihoods. Volunteers will be responsible for their leisure programs

⚠️ Requirements

Professional training in Counseling and Psychology

ℹ️ Additional information

Professional training in Counseling and Psychology

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📅 Available sessions

NVWA 08

01/04/2019 → 31/12/2019

Closed

0 / 4

♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/2

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

250.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Namibia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Namibia Dollar (NAD / $)

Exchange rate

1 NAD = 0.054630 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central Africa Time

Local time: 20:53 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Afrikaans