Amathila: Making a Difference
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Amathila: Making a Difference

  1. 316 pages
  2. English
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Amathila: Making a Difference

About this book

ëFailure is not in my vocabularyí says Libertina Inaaviposa Amathila ñ medical doctor, leading member of Namibiaís liberation movement SWAPO, and Cabinet Minister for 20 years. Insightful, candid and amusing, this book traces Libertina Amathilaís journey from a village in western Namibia travelling alone to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1962; medical training in Poland, Sweden and London; and the health and education centres in Zambia and Angola that she helped develop and run for Namibians in exile; to a victorious return home in 1989; service in the Cabinet of independent Namibia; and a leading role in the World Health Organisation. Courageous, committed, cutting through difficulties that deterred others, Libertina Amathila has assisted and empowered Namibian communities, particularly women, in exile and at home. As Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Minister of Health and Social Services, and Deputy Prime Minister, she focused on those in need, such as squatters, street children, and those affected by HIV/AIDS, and undertook immediate practical measures to improve their lives. Packing her tent and supplies, she drove to remote areas and camped out until houses and clinics were built for marginalized communities, assisting in the design and construction process herself. An indomitable spirit drives this remarkable woman. This is her story.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. DEDICATION
  5. CONTENTS
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. MAPS
  8. PROLOGUE
  9. CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE
  10. SCHOOLING
  11. THE START OF MY JOURNEY
  12. A DREAM COME TRUE
  13. MEDICAL STUDIES IN WARSAW
  14. AN INTERN IN TANZANIA
  15. FURTHER STUDIES IN THE UK AND SWEDEN
  16. RESPONDING TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS
  17. NYANGO HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTRE
  18. POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
  19. NDALATANDO, ANGOLA
  20. KWANZA SUL
  21. HOMECOMING
  22. THE 1989 ELECTIONS
  23. A MINISTER IN WAITING
  24. SQUATTERS AND STREET CHILDREN
  25. URBAN RENEWAL
  26. REFORMING THE LEGISLATION
  27. PROVIDING BETTER HOUSING
  28. REGIONAL REPRESENTATION
  29. MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
  30. FAILED ATTEMPT AT DEMOCRACY
  31. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
  32. MARGINALIZED SAN COMMUNITIES
  33. THE SAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
  34. MOUNTAIN FOLK IN THE KUNENE REGION
  35. LESSONS LEARNT
  36. LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD
  37. APPENDIX I
  38. APPENDIX II