Australia's Bryce Visits Namibia - by Staff Reporter
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WINDHOEK - Namibia and Australia expressed satisfaction over the excellent bilateral relations existing between the two countries during the visit of Quentin Bryce, AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, at the end of last week. Bryce had commended Namibia for its position and international role, particularly within the context of the United Nations, Commonwealth, the African Union and SADC.
She said Australia would like to assist Namibia in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, through the strengthening of technical cooperation between the two countries and scholarships to Namibians.
During her visit, Bryce launched the new community-based bicycle shop that has been set up outside the Council of Churches in Namibia in Katutura.
The project, which is run from a container in the yard of the CCN, was initiated by the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia (BEN Namibia), in partnership with the King's Daughters.
The King's Daughters is an organisation that provides counselling, rehabilitation, support, vocational training and work placement to former commercial sex workers.
The King's Daughters Bicycle Shop will be run by six women, who have received training in bicycle mechanics and project management to prepare them to run it.
The shop, the 12th such project initiated by BEN-Namibia, will sell refurbished second-hand bicycles, and provide maintenance and repair services to the public.
Income generated will be used to employ the women running the shop and sustain its operations with profits used to support other King's Daughters initiatives.
Prostitution is illegal in Namibia, and sex workers face violence from clients, apart from high risk of contracting HIV and abuse by police.
Most sex workers enter the trade out of desperation caused by poverty, and often turn to alcohol and drugs to cope with the stress.
The King's Daughters bicycle shop will provide positive new opportunities and help reduce the stigma faced by former sex workers in gaining conventional employment.
AusAID, the Australian development agency, is supporting part of the costs of the project, and also recently announced that it will support similar BEN Namibia projects in Singalamwe (Caprivi Region), Okatana (6km north of Oshakati), Mile 10 (Kavango Region) and Gobabis.
The project is also supported by the Council of Churches in Namibia, which provided the site for the project, Bicycles for Humanity Ottawa (Canada), which collected and shipped the container and initial stock of bicycles, and Lush cosmetics.
"It is a great day for BEN Namibia," said managing director, Michael Linke.
"Not only are we launching a project to be run by six wonderful and inspiring women, but we're receiving a visit from another inspiring woman, the governor general of my home country, who for years has worked tirelessly for equal rights for Australian women."
Bryce paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Nahas Angula and Founding Father Dr Sam Nujoma.
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