First Term exams!
Schools closed for the Easter holidays and Hilma, our school teacher, received news from Eros Girls School and Primary School about their first term exam results.  We have 8 children on the Primary and 3 girls in the Girls’ School.  They all passed their first term exams and Martha has done particularly well.  She has been promoted to Year Six from Year Five already! Read about what the children have been up to so far this year here.

Easter Party

Over the Easter weekend we celebrated the occasion with a big party! Every person of all ages got involved - from the tiniest toddlers to Bettie and Martha, two of our eldest children, as well as the volunteers and staff.

Eros Primary School Fun Walk

It is an annual tradition at Eros Primary School to do a Fun Walk to raise funds for the school. Each year they choose a different theme and this year it was "LOVE AND HAPPINESS". On 20th March, the children were encouraged to dress up in red, white and black as they hit the streets of Windhoek on their charity event.

Measles Immunizations

Our Lifeline Clinic Doctor, Dr Sarah France, comes back to the N/a'an ku se farm every couple of weeks or so and holds an open clinic for all the San Bushman living here. She checked all the children and realised that most of them had missed their Measles Immunizations. It is compulsory for every child in Namibia to have DPT, Polio and Measles vaccines from birth until they are 10 years old.

Clever Cubs Pre-School April 2012

Read about all the toddlers at Clever Cubs Pre-School - how they reacted to their
recent Polio jabs, and see them in their new handmade donated hats and scarfs, ready for the upcoming winter!

Bessa:  We all think Bessa will be a very good athlete when he's older. All he does most of the time is run so fast when he is outside playing and he loves to play soccer. All of us at Clever Cubs are so proud of him now that he can use the toilet on his own without assistance. He is very helpful and loves to share with all the other children and shows so much respect towards everyone. Hilma was impressed by the young toddler as he didn't cry at all when he had his recent Polio Immunization.

Primary School Children April 2012

Read all the latest news about each of the older children who live here at N/a'an ku se, including how new girls Andy, Imencia and Christina are settling into their new Primary School and an exciting adventure for Josephina.

Anna: In early February Anna went to visit her family at their farm just a few km from Gobabis for a few weeks. She hadn't seen them in such a long time, she was very pleased to spend time with her Aunts, Uncles and cousins again. Whilst she was there she helped them milk the cows and cook up lots of nice dinners of meat. She loved catching up with her cousins and had a great time. 

The children here really missed her, they kept asking when she would be back and the day she arrived they all ran up to her and gave her a big hug. Nico missed her in particular as Anna is very much his second Mum. He follows her everywhere and cries whenever she's not around! Anna is now so confident and works on her own in the Clever Cubs school when Theoplitine is not around, and she observe the children very well.

Primary school children - January 2012

Anna: Anna is not only still taking care of Nico, but also of all of the other kids in school. She is really a young woman now and is taking more and more responsibility in school. She helped to organise the graduation in November, as well as the Christmas party at the beginning of December, which she very much enjoyed!

Clever Cubs Update - January 2012

Andy: Andy is one of the three children that graduated from Clever Cubs in 2011! The graduation took place on the 26th November and it was a big day for Andy! She received her graduation certificate and was the centre of attention for the day, looking beautiful in her gown and graduation hat! On the 17th of January she will join all the other kids on the school bus every morning and go into Windhoek. She is very excited and is counting the days!

Clever Cubs Christmas party - December 2011

On December 3rd and thanks to the many presents and donations we received from volunteers and supporters, we were able to hold a Christmas party at the Clever Cubs school, handing out presents to all of them!

Clever Cubs graduation - November 2011

On the 26th of November, we celebrated the graduation ceremony of three children from our Clever Cubs school: Andy, Christina and Imencia. 

News from the Clever Cubs - October Update

The kids have been studying hard during this last term and almost all of them have improved their grades. But it has not all been hard work, as you know here at N/a’an ku sê we work hard and we play hard, and that applies even to the little ones! Read about our facepainting party and Teacher Hilma's graduation in Early Childhood Development...

Primary School Children - October update

Anna: Anna is so patient with all the little toddlers at Clever Cubs and is a wonderful role model to them all. She lights up the classroom every day with her ever sparkling smile. Anna will be turning 18 this month, which is a huge milestone. As a celebration she took her very first trip to the ocean! She took a trip with some friends to Sossusvlei and climbed the famous Dune 45. You can see from her huge smile here just how much she enjoyed the holiday! 

Clever Cub Pre-school Children - October update

Andy: Andy is very excited about starting mainstream school in January. The school has organised a welcoming party and braii for all the new kids starting next year on 4th of November and she is very much looking forward to seeing her new classroom and meeting her teacher.  Andy looked beautiful when we did facepainting at school last week!

Our San children famous in France!

One of our dearest supporters and friends, Annie Cimador, is a fantastic artist and painter and has characterised some of the children in a beautiful painting. 

News from the Clever Cubs - July 2011

Anna - 18 year old Anna is working at our school looking after the toddlers and is Nanny to Nico, Dana's 17 month old baby. She's a complete natural with all the babies and they love her dearly. Thanks to her sponsors, in addition to her new winter wardrobe we were also able to buy her lots of pretty clothes including a blouse and a pair of trousers - thank you!

Winter Wardrobe

The days and nights have become very chilly here in Namibia as Winter has well and truly come around again. Thanks to generous individuals and companies we have received lots of donated clothes and blankets to help keep the San Bushman families here and in Epukiro where our Clinic is, warm throughout the next few months. Using donations from Child Sponsors we have also been able to buy winter coats for the children. 

Clever Cubs receive some Cricket coaching

The San Bushman children at our Clever Cubs school have been lucky enough to receive coaching by Cricket Namibia who have partnered with UNICEF to introduce the concept of a healthy living lifestyle and choices through sport and development. 

New Term for the Clever Cubs & The Bushman Olympics!

Read all about the Bushman Olympic and the latest updates on our Clever Cubs who have all just returned from their Easter Holidays:

Bushman Olympics

On Saturday 16th April, just before the children went away for their Easter Holidays, we held our annual Bushman Olympics here at N/a'an ku se. All the children got really into the spirit of the games and there were definitely signs of some budding athletes amongst our Clever Cubs....perhaps even some future Olympians! Teams were made up of volunteers, children and parents - we had Team Namibia, England, Scotland, America and Germany all represented in our games which included an egg and spoon race and football dribble.

Watch our YouTube video to see all the action for yourselves

News from the Clever Cubs

MARIA has shown such a big improvement since last year. She has been awarded a Certificate for Improvement in Mathematics as she progressed from a D to a C this year. Congratulations Maria.

FRANS loves to play the big brother role towards his little brother Saul! When he's not looking after and protecting his brother, he loves playing with all the toys - cars in particular and lots of colouring too.

Teacher Hilma's Diary September - December 2010

For our New Year update, Hilma has written a diary each month sharing with us the latest news from Clever Cubs and her excitement over the children's latest developments: