Chinese medical team offers free health checkups in Namibia's informal settlement

STORY: Chinese medical team offers free health checkups in Namibia's informal settlement DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team carrying out health checkups 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Founder of Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center 3. various of the Chinese medical team STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, carried out one-day free medical checkups in the informal settlement of Havana Thursday. The team conducted heart monitoring procedures, dental and eye checkups, and observed the general health of the children and youth at the Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Founder of Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center "We are thankful for the Chinese medical team. They come to visit us and donate materials to our school and they help our children check their bodies and health. This is very nice for our children." China has sent 14

Art school nurtures children's dreams in Namibian informal settlement

STORY: Art school nurtures children's dreams in Namibian informal settlement DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various clips of Frans Nambinga Art Training School, Windhoek 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Artist and founder of Frans Nambinga Art Training School 3. various clips of Frans Nambinga Art Training School STORYLINE: The Frans Nambinga Art Training School in Havana informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is teaching art techniques to children and youth amid long-lasting challenges in the area. The school was founded in 2018 by Frans Nambinga. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Artist and founder of Frans Nambinga Art Training School "Because I see some people, children, youth and the adult people, they have good talent on different things. It is not only painting and drawing, even maybe carving, or maybe playing music or singing something. Then I started. It is nice to make an art school here, t

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

(220705) -- WINDHOEK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Frans Nambinga, artist and founder of the Frans Nambinga Art Training School, helps children collect their paintings in class in Windhoek, Namibia, June 30, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Art school feeds children's dreams in Namibian informal settlement" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

(220705) -- WINDHOEK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students and teachers of the Frans Nambinga Art Training School pose for a group photo in Windhoek, Namibia, June 30, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Art school feeds children's dreams in Namibian informal settlement" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

(220705) -- WINDHOEK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child displays a drawing made of recycled materials at the Frans Nambinga Art Training School in Windhoek, Namibia, June 30, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Art school feeds children's dreams in Namibian informal settlement" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-ART TRAINING SCHOOL

(220705) -- WINDHOEK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children prepare for dance training at the Frans Nambinga Art Training School in Windhoek, Namibia, June 30, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Art school feeds children's dreams in Namibian informal settlement" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)