List of Orphanages in Namibia

What Are Orphanages?

Historically, an orphanage is a residential institution, or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and other children who were separated from their biological families.

Here Are Some Of The Orphanages in Namibia

Megameno Orphanage

Charity Care Kids Foundation

SOS Children’s Village Windhoek

Orlindi Orphanage

Frequently Ask Questions

What do orphans do in orphanages in Namibia?

Children living in orphanages tend to lead fairly structured lives. Due to the nature of an orphanage – many children, and fewer caregivers – life happens on a schedule. Children get up, get cleaned, eat, learn, and recreate in a regimented way.

What is the purpose of an orphanage in Namibia?

The main objective of the orphanage is to create a positive loving environment in which the often abandoned and neglected children feel at home and cared for, as a basis for social and professional development. A significant effort is invested in re-socializing the children after they come in.

What happens to orphans that don’t get adopted in Namibia?

Originally Answered: What happens to orphans that don’t get adopted? They spend their childhoods in care (usually with foster families but occasionally in group homes) and are more or less on their own at 18.

What do orphans need the most in Namibia?

Although most orphans are cared for by family members or communities in some way, many of these families are living in poverty. Some form of public assistance is required to provide these children with adequate food, health care, clothing, education and psychosocial support.

How do orphanages make money in Namibia?

Orphanages make money not only from the amounts paid by desperate families, but also by the growing phenomenon of voluntourism. Well-meaning Western tourists pay money to stay at the orphanage and help, and often make substantial donations.

How are orphans treated in Namibia?

• Rescue and care for orphans.
• Feed a malnourished child.
• Give a child water that won’t make her sick.
• Empower a child with an education he only dreamed of.
• Introduce a struggling child to God’s love.

How long can a child stay in an orphanage in Namibia?

There is not a standard upper age limit of children under the care of an orphanage. Some orphanages will release their healthy children and children with minor physical conditions into society when they reach the age of 16. Some orphanages wait until the child reaches 18.

Are orphanages bad in Namibia?

Raising children in an orphanage or other institution harms their health and development. It increases their exposure to abuse and puts them at risk of future criminal activity. Children in orphanages are isolated.

Can you adopt a baby in your 50s in Namibia?

Prospective birth mothers often choose to place their babies with younger parents, which means domestic infant adoption agencies cannot guarantee older families a reasonable wait. This is why American Adoptions typically works with hopeful parents between the ages of 25 and 50.

Can someone adopt a 22 year old in Namibia?

An adult adoption may occur once the potential adoptee reaches the age of 18 or older. At that time, the only consent required is that of the adult wishing to be adopted and, of course, the person willing to adopt.

At what age are you not an orphan in Namibia

UNICEF and global partners define an orphan as a child under 18 years of age who has lost one or both parents to any cause of death.

How do you pray for orphans in Namibia?

“He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.” “Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.” “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”