For many children, a home is more than just a place to live – it is where they find love, belonging and hope.

IPC MP Lilian Lutuhezi questioned the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) on whether systems are in place to support the mental health of social workers, given their daily exposure to trauma experienced by other individuals.

Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, says the ministry has identified the need to undertake a regional study to determine the number of children who are living and working on the streets in this financial year.

Groups of children, believed to have come from Angola, continue to increase by the day as more children join the ranks.

The number of child deaths linked to malnutrition in the Omaheke Region has dropped.

The region recorded 40 deaths between April 2023 and March 2024, dropping to 19 between March 2025 and March 2026.

Malnutrition mostly affects children between six months and five years.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said the situation of Angolan kids as young as four years old on the streets is a case the government regards as urgent.

The United Nations Children's Fund representative in Namibia Samuel Ocran has called for renewed efforts to ensure that every child in Namibia has access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
 

It is time that Africa stop talking about the future while neglecting the needs of children.
  
These were the words of Rehoboth Mayor Jacky #Khariseb during the commemoration of the Day of the African Child in Rehoboth.
  

Namibia has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating violence against children, ensuring that every child grows up in a safe, protected, and supportive environment. 

More than a hundred vulnerable babies have been given a second chance at life through the work of the Rauch Elohim Foundation, a child protection organisation dedicated to preventing baby dumping and caring for abandoned and abused children.