By Agnes Albrecht | Project Leader and Member of the Trust
Dear all
In November we had our national elections and Mammadu again served as a polling station. In principle I do not want to make any political statements in my Mammadu newsletters, but just before the elections one of the biggest corruption scandals in Namibia was made public. Al Jazeera Investigations portrayed it very well in their report “Fishrott: Anatomy of a Bribe“.
My only hope is that our children will learn to adopt true values and will not collaborate in this type of system as grown-ups.
On the day of the elections a woman simply drove into Mammadu’s fence – just like that. She didn’t even have a driver’s license, but this was not important to the police. Nothing happened to her and she did not even get a fine. We repaired the fence and I have now decided not to be surprised about anything anymore.
Our annual excursion with our best learners took place at the beginning of December. This time we visited the Kalahari. Gondwana again sponsored our board and lodging in all their lodges. We spent the first night at the Farm House, and because we were the only guests everyone felt comfortable and relaxed. This Farm House with its high trees and green lawns is like an Oasis in the dry Kalahari. They have enough water to plant lush vegetable gardens, which we visited and admired. Godwana manages to provide 70% of their vegetables themselves in all their lodges throughout Namibia. This is of course very impressive. We also went to look at their butchery where they process their meat but also make ham and salami for consumption in their lodges.
The remaining two days were spent at the Anib Lodge. By now our kids are so well informed about the local fauna that they almost know more than the tour guides! They know which antelope eat grass and which eat leaves. They know how many neck vertebrae the giraffe has, and and and ... even I was quite impressed how much they have learned on our annual trips in Namibia.
On the photos you will notice that our kids are wearing thick winter jackets. It is summer now and, in the Kalahari, the temperature was between 36 and 38 degrees. But: they had received these warm jackets as Christmas presents and so they immediately wore them with great pride and joy in spite of the scorching heat!
As always I wish to thank all of you for your help and support. Without you Mammadu would not be able to exist.
We wish you all a Blessed Christmas and a very Happy 2020!
Hugs and kisses from all of us.
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