My name is Monica MWAALA and I’m proud to be a girl. I’m 15 years old and I live in Windhoek and I am schooling at AUGUSTINEUM SECONDARY SCHOOL. When I grow up I want to be a Doctor so that I can help those who are sick. When I grow up I also want […]
Tag: Physically Active Youth
P.A.Y is a place you can never find anywhere else in the world
My name is Martin Sheya. I was born on the 09 northern part of Namibia called ondangwa; I also completed my primary school in 2008 there. I’m a very talented boy, full of potentials and I believe I’m myself. I go for what is right and ignore what is not right. I live with my […]
PAY may be dainty but has a lot to offer
My name is Lydiana. I am a 14 year old student at Jan Mohr Secondary School. My hobbies are singing, swimming, designing and as well as modelling. I am a very social, intellectual, creative and outspoken person. I love loyal and friendly people. I have billions of friends. I love playing Netball, Soccer and Tennis. I am […]
Myself and PAY
My name is Bertha Kahenge and I go to school at Augustineum secondary school. My hobbies are reading, watching TV, playing and especially when I meet new people. One day I will like to be a doctor or a teacher, I want to choose wich suits me best. I like PAY because I will learn […]
Maggy: we came up with a better solution for desertification
On the 14th of september we had a very in interesting day at pay which was alot of fun for me and my fellow participants.. Firstly we got to see how the soil is prepared and what chemical fertilizer and non chemical fertilizer is used in order for the soil to be mixed properly and […]
George: what COP 11 taught me
Yesterday was the UNCCD COP 11 and was under the theme Bio Diversity and we at had same wonderful activities first was the visited the garden I was a bit late but got a thing or two. Plants are an important aspect of the environment. Well after the garden we had built a water filter […]
Shawn: I hope things like these can happen more often
In the beginning, we had to do an activity whereby we had to make a water-fill, and the winning group gets a price… Which obviously was my group who won, with Petrus Kunamwene and Selma Mawano being my team mates. With all the disturbance in the room and around, iv’e been taught what Desertification is […]
What I learned about desertification
by Martin Sheya We watched several movies about deforestation and desertification. Those movies made us aware of desertification and deforestation especially what they are, what they can affect, how they can be prevented. What they can lead to. ThenI ALSO learned that deforestation can later lead to desertification if it is not taken care of […]
Peter: What I learned about desertification
I liked learning about plants and how the biodiversity is affected by desertification which is caused by deforestation. I also learned how people transplant seedlings and the different methods used to plant trees, flowers and herbs. I also learned that plants grow according to the weather conditions they are used to and also that some […]
Selma: COP 11
The first session we had was about gardens. I learned a lot about plants the type of soil they grow in . Not all plants grow in soil, some plants grow in water which is called the floating system and some in granules. We learned more about Deforestation and Desertification. There was a debate about […]