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Imagine turning on the tap and nothing comes out. This is what pupils and teachers at \u01c2Nabasib Primary School<\/a><\/strong> experienced in November 2020. What to do? Call B\u00fcllsPort Lodge & Farm! Just 15 km away, B\u00fcllsPort has been supporting the school for decades. With help and advice. And financially, through the Naukluft Foundation, which B\u00fcllsPort founded together with the Ababis guest farm in April 2005.<\/p>\n Of course, the state is actually responsible, as \u01c2Nabasib is a government school. But the state cannot react so quickly, especially not to schools in remote areas. B\u00fcllsPort farmer Ernst Sauber, on the other hand, was on site immediately. His diagnosis: after a long drought, the water level in the borehole had dropped, the pump had run dry and burnt out.<\/p>\n Quick interim solution: A new (small) pump was installed, a few metres lower than the previous pump. When the government supplied a more powerful pump, it was put into storage for emergencies. However, in view of future droughts and climate change, a new water vein had to be found and a new borehole drilled. The costs, totalling 84,000 Namibia dollars, were borne by the Naukluft Foundation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/buellsport-naukluft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Naukluft-Foundation-Drilling-Nabasib.jpg” alt=”Borehole Rotarians Rotary Club B\u00fcdingen Naukluft Foundation \u01c2Nabasib B\u00fcllsPort Lodge & Farm Namibia” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bild Text” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”14px” background_color=”#463728″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-23px|5%|0px|5%|false|true” custom_padding=”10px|15px|10px|15px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mobile drilling rig to drill a new borehole, financed by the Naukluft Foundation with donations from the Rotary Club B\u00fcdingen. Photo (March 2022): Ernst Sauber, B\u00fcllsPort Lodge & Farm[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_text_color=”#4b322d” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”4%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”4%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”5%||||false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#8C2D1E”]<\/p>\n The Rotary Club B\u00fcdingen<\/a><\/strong> in Germany collected the money for this project. A partner that had already financed the building and equipment for the kindergarten in 2009. And in subsequent years, a water tank, a large shaded roof with a podium in the courtyard, a laptop with a projector and support during the coronavirus crisis. The driving force was (and still is) Georg Erk as (former) Club President and member of the Southern Africa Committee of the Rotarians in Germany.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u00dcberschrift Partner” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0%|5%|20px|5%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0%|5%|20px|5%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0%|5%|5px|5%|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_text_color=”#4b322d” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0%||||false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#8C2D1E”]<\/p>\n One of the first partners was the Heinrich Hertz School in Hamburg. In the ‘Weltweit mit Her(t)z AG’ (project group)<\/a><\/strong>, founded and led for many years by teacher Wolfgang Thiel, pupils are actively involved in projects supporting the school \u2013 including work visits on site. \u01c2Nabasib owes now a number of facilities and benefits to this partnership, including a solar system, extensive renovations to the school and dormitory, two large vegetable gardens with shade nets, 300 metres of water pipes laid in the rock-hard ground, a traffic course and a several sponsorships for its pupils.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/buellsport-naukluft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Naukluft-Foundation-Heinrich-Hertz.jpg” alt=”Renovation Painting Worldwide with Her(t)z Heinrich Hertz School Hamburg Naukluft Foundation \u01c2Nabasib B\u00fcllsPort Lodge & Farm Namibia” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bild Text” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”14px” background_color=”#463728″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-23px|5%|0px|5%|false|true” custom_padding=”10px|15px|10px|15px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Colourful, fresh exterior paint: The ‘Weltweit mit Her(t)z AG’ (project group) of the Heinrich Hertz School in Hamburg after the work is done. Its founder Wolfgang Thiel on the far right. Photo (September 2023): ‘Worldwide with Her(t)z AG'[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_text_color=”#4b322d” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”4%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”4%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”5%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#8C2D1E”]<\/p>\n Retired employees of the Henkel company, Beate and Fred Schambil, who were guests at B\u00fcllsPort and visited the school, established contact with the Fritz Henkel Foundation<\/a><\/strong>. Over the years, the foundation has financed two photocopiers, a loudspeaker system for events, mattresses, uniforms and trips to the NaDEET eco-training centre. Not forgetting the first sets of the THRASS system (Teaching Handwriting Reading & Spelling Skills) for English lessons.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/buellsport-naukluft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Naukluft-Foundation-Kit-THRASS.jpg” alt=”Fritz Henkel Foundation English lessons THRASS Naukluft Foundation \u01c2Nabasib B\u00fcllsPort Lodge & Farm Namibia” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bild Text” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”14px” background_color=”#463728″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-23px|5%|0px|5%|false|true” custom_padding=”10px|15px|10px|15px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]Valuable help from the Fritz Henkel Foundation for teaching English at primary school \u01c2Nabasib: THRASS concept and material. Photo (2013): Naukluft Foundation[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_text_color=”#4b322d” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”4%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”4%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”5%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#8C2D1E”]<\/p>\n There are also many private donors, friends and guests of B\u00fcllsPort. Such as Udo K\u00fcbli and Cl\u00e4rin Bohn, who ask for donations instead of gifts on birthdays and other anniversaries. The total value of support via the Naukluft Foundation, as at January 2023: Over 1.1 million Namibia Dollar.<\/p>\n A considerable amount. And yet not enough to bring \u01c2Nabasib anywhere near the level of European primary schools and school hostels. Attending state schools in Namibia has been free of charge for years, while the home stay is heavily subsidised. The budget for education is always one of the largest items in the budget (see, for example, the UNICEF report<\/a><\/strong>), but can only cover the bare essentials.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u00dcberschrift Nabasib” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0%|5%|20px|5%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”0%|5%|20px|5%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”0%|5%|5px|5%|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” link_text_color=”#4b322d” header_2_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”Roboto Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0%|5%|5%|5%|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” link_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” link_text_color__hover=”#8C2D1E”]<\/p>\n \u01c2Nabasib also helps itself. With occasional charity events at which Ababis and B\u00fcllsPort donate meat from the regulation of the oryx and zebra populations.<\/p>\nLong-standing partners of the Naukluft Foundation in Germany<\/h2>\n
The \u01c2Nabasib school’s own fundraising initiatives<\/h2>\n