Women Born In The 1950s

"The committee will find a slot to invite both the department and Sefa to present their plans to implement the fund,”"

"The disguise I came back in is not the disguise that I then wore on a longer-term basis. The extent to which you can disguise yourself also depends partly on what you're doing it for, but also partly on how long the disguise lasts"

"I think our upbringing was very coloured by my parents' history, in particular my mother. She was somebody who, at the age of 16, was taken into the ghettos and, subsequently, the concentration camps. She spent most of her time in a camp in Poland"

"Elections are at the heart of democracy to make them free and fair, it’s a body that has to have the highest ethical standards, impartial, fair… it needs the means it needs transparency and it needs to ensure that what it does have resonance"

"Challenges with regard to participation and that’s very much in terms of youth. Secondly, there’s a big trust deficit generally in all state institutions and unfortunately, the Commission does not escape that and thirdly, the contestation, the emotion that is part of that contestation is a lot sharper. So because of those three things, the Commission has to take on board things that it may not have had to prioritise in the same way historically"

"Traditionally, women were supposed to be confined to the kitchen — that is exploitation. And then they were exploited by the system because it favored men over women."

"There were military vehicles with people tied to the exhaust pipes, dragging them to death."

"Women were doubly exploited."

"They would come at night and harass us before school started. Then they would go into the classrooms with their weapons and kick out the teachers to disrupt the school. We were so scared."

"We are still struggling, trying to fight for the freedom that will see everybody being at a level where there is no woman who goes to their neighbour to ask for sugar, that there is no woman whose children are half-dressed because there is no money to buy them clothing,”"

"Imagine that kind of resolve — not telling your mother you are leaving your family and fleeing the country."

"As it is now, we have sort of become a bit dependent on the situation and yet women of our country used to stand up and fight whatever was the problem and quite a number of times we succeeded."

"what you are doing is everybody invests a little bit and everybody benefits from that collective investment, and the different companies are then able to compete using that same infrastructure that everyone else has kind of contributed to."

"We differ on some things, we agree on other things, but we are always discussing. I knew that my family would understand and accept why I did that because our family is a truly democratic family.”"

"we have to make sure that there is that common highway. And the reason why it's important to work together on that common highway is that it's very, very expensive just for one company to do it alone, and this is why you have a situation, for example what we have now, where you have subsidy, and in South Africa it was only Telkom that invested in it, it becomes expensive."

"We are still fighting for the freedom to live, for the freedom to work. In short, we still don’t have economic freedom.”"

"There are external forces attempting to destabilize us, but as a nation, the future is in our hands, and unity is the only tool we have to overcome these challenges."

"We will be allowing people to compete, but based on a common highway."

"The fact that you can live anywhere you want, educate your child in any school, take part in any sport and work wherever your qualifications allow you to work”"

"You see, what we will be having with the undersea cable, it's like having, as I indicated, it's like when you put the highway, and then you are saying, OK, whether you are a taxi or a bus or an individual, [indistinct] use the highway you'll be able to do this."

"The election manifesto prioritizes social development and empowerment for all Namibians. This is why Namibians should vote for SWAPO."

"The party has committed to creating approximately 256,000 jobs over the course of her five-year term."

"USA is the oldest democracy in the world but they only have two political parties"

"These commitments encompass the development of sports infrastructure, career advancement, education, as well as the arts and creative industries."

"To ensure the full implementation of this manifesto by 2030, an action plan will be developed, aligned with a monitoring and evaluation framework."

"The right to have a country is one of the most important ones. Being unable to say ‘This is my country, my flag, my anthem’ was the most depressing thing when I was growing up."

"Namibia has enough rainfalls to sustain us long into the future. We will manage the rainwater stopping the drought flood cycle so bio-diversity can flourish and all regions can grow Health food."

"Women have taken up their place in the world. Let us continue to embrace equity and shape a world where every woman is empowered to use her capacity to it’s potential."

"We will prioritise finding long lasting solutions to Ancestral lands and issues of land justice ensuring no communities are left behind. Transparency and integrity will be upheld . We will also protect eco-systems and promote food resiliency"

"You will not reach your destination when you don't know where you are going, you must have fixed thoughts for you to reach your goals. With Netumbo as your vise president targets will be time framed for evaluation into better path,we will raise and fly together."

"We will set up industry to maximise Namibia's abundant Natural resources, keeping the wealth within the country creating diverse training and employment opportunities"

"Everyone should be entitled to quality healthcare no matter what their budget. We will increase training opportunities and improve hospitals and health centres and access to quality care"

"In order for you to move forward you need to be surrounded by people with vision not with emotions, you need the by side with solutions not with issues. With Netumbo as your vise president you will have vision and solutions by your side to enable you move forward in life."

"Safe housing,electricity,a toilet and running water are basic human rights. We will build sustainable low cost housing boosting manufacturing and employment."

"A school is to a child what a minerals refinery is to precious gems."

"Women should not have to make a choice between work and the wellbeing of their children."

"A helping hand can surely make a significant difference; a helping hand touches and can change lives."

"I think as Namibians we have very challenging times where as the individual we need to create our own script. How do I want to live? How do I want to contribute"

"One of the recommendations of the comprehensive study done by the Global Commission on International Migration calls for bilateral agreements as a means of addressing migration issues that affect two States. In this regard, Namibia has Agreements with our neighbours, Angola and Zambia, to allow communities living along the common border – free movement within limited distance inside each country – with the simple requirement of a border pass. These arrangements encourage cross border time, cultural exchanges and harmonious relations between and among States."

"We want to unlock the potential of every Namibians through access to foal and informal training opportunities developing the skills,capacity, citizenship and sovereignty of our brave Nation"

"A caterpillar is a slow walker but it keeps moving until it finds a right season that helps it turns into a butterfly. Even you no matter what you are going through don't quit joy is coming,change places, do things over and over again until you find a right season that will make you hetch into a butterfly and fly better."

"Finally, Madam President, Namibia hopes that this Dialogue should not be an end in itself but a beginning of multilateral discussions that will help the international community to find solution to this challenge. This Dialogue should also look at the capacity of the receiving State with the view to helping it to better manage the challenge posed by migration. In this regard, the need for technical and humanitarian assistance for the developing countries should be recognized and addressed. In this context, Namibia welcomes and supports the proposal of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to establish an International Forum for Dialogue on Migration and Development."

"The foundation of Namibian immigration policy is our desire to promote development with equity and to manage migration in order to ensure that it contributes to our over-all development objectives and does not undermine the progress we have made so far. We are, therefore, seeking to attract sustainable and suitable investment into the country, importation of specific skills and their transfer to Namibians. We also believe that those who come can learn new skills from us that they will eventually take with them."

"We are realists and therefore recognize that an immigration policy in today's world should also address security concerns of both receiving states and migrants. We will need to find ways to ensure that state security and the obligations to guarantee social, economic, security and safety to its citizens are not compromised."

"Therefore, responses to migration must be comprehensive, contextually appropriate and cognizant of both the contribution and effects of migration to development, security and political stability. It is equally important to take into consideration that the majority of migrants worldwide are women and in many places they outnumber male migrants. Gender inequality contributes to the forced migration of women and girls and also to their trafficking."

"We recognise the positive effects that migration can have on economic development of both the countries of origin and the countries of destination. However, we are convinced that the migration of skilled persons presents a drain to the country of origin because it looses the investment made in their training. We therefore hope that this High-level Dialogue will provide us with best ideas that will help us formulate policy guidelines that ensure that brain gain in some countries does not mean brain drain in others. In this regard, we recognize the need for more cooperation between States and nonState actors in maximising development benefits derived from Migration. We welcome the participation of the private sector, non-governmental organisations and civil society in this Dialogue."

"Allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate you on your election as President of the 61st Session of the General Assembly. I would like to assure you, Madam President, of my delegation's full support and cooperation."

"My delegation is very pleased to participate in this High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. This important forum offers Member States an opportunity to address one of the global challenges facing the world today, the international migration. We welcome the opportunity to discuss and reflect more on these issues which have both common and also different implications for our countries and indeed for the world at large. In this regard, Namibia reiterates its full support for the African Common Position on Migration and Development adopted in Banjul"

"Some migration is fuelled by instability and uncertainty – while many are searching for places where the economic and social conditions are better. Others are simply searching for a place where they can be safe. In the Southern African region the asylum/migration nexus is an increasing problem. Over the last decade and a half or so, Southern Africa was transformed from a sending to a receiving region. Namibia – with its long history of support from the United Nations and its own experiences of exile -continues to respect the institution of asylum and refugee rights. At the same time, we are also seeking to promote voluntary repatriation of those refugees who can return to countries where stability and peace now have returned. In the near future we will also look at the issue of local integration for a tobe-determined number of refugees – long-stayers who no longer have ties to their countries of origin or are unable to return for other reasons, and who can contribute to our national development objectives."

"Migration is multi-faceted and complex, affecting and being affected by human security, economic, social and political developments, gender inequality as well as many other processes."