Education
Academic year
January to December
Literacy rate (15+ years old)
91.53%
Project implementation
The Baumgartsbrunn Primary School was founded in the 1970s, allowing the children of local farm workers to attend school for the first time — which had previously not been possible due to the distance to the capital of Windhoek (40 km). The Baumgartsbrunn facility is a boarding school, where students and teachers stay throughout the school year.
The Baumgartsbrunn Primary School hosts around 200 students, ranging from 7–14 years old. Students are speakers of the Khoekhoe (Damara) language group, which has a low social status in Namibia.
The previous school building had stable walls, but an aluminum ceiling made conditions very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Some of the classrooms didn’t have any windows, and the outside area needed renovations in order to create a safe space for play. The school was at risk of being closed, which would mean that most of the children would have no access to education and would have to return to their parents’ farms.
The newly renovated school opened in August 2021. In addition to Acronis’ help, work on the school building was directly supported by the company’s founder and Chief Research Officer Serg Bell and his daughter Sofia. With the Schools Initiative, the Acronis Cyber Foundation aims to develop computer classrooms in each school that it builds. Serg’s children Sofia and Alexander are currently raising funds for this effort. Help the kids in Namibia gain computer literacy skills by donating towards the construction of a computer classroom today!
About the country
Country
Namibia, South Africa
Capital city
Windhoek
Population
2,4 million people
Currency
South African Rand
Major languages
Mainly English, with Owambo as the second most spoken language
Travel information
Namibia’s climate is hot and dry, especially on the plateau where the Baumgartsbrunn Primary School is located. The average daytime temperatures lie around 30° C in January and 20° C in July, while nighttime temperatures drop to around 17° C in January and 7° C in June. Rainfall is rare between June and September.
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Places to eat
Best souvenirs from the country
Wooden masks and figures, fabrics, bottle top magnets, wooden and rag dolls, products made with macalani seeds, musical instruments, dry meat, Namibian wine
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Proposed one week tour
Day 1: Arrival to Hosea Kutako International Airport. Windhoek city tour
Day 2: School visit
Day 3: Etosha National Park
Day 4: Deadvlei, Sossusvlei
Day 5: Trip to Luderitz, city tour
Day 6: Kolmanskop
Day 7: Fish River Canyon