This collection reflect historical transformations, community structures, or societal evolutions. https://digital.unam.edu.na/xmlui/handle/11070.1/14300 2026-04-08T21:43:48Z 2026-04-08T21:43:48Z LeBeau, Debie https://digital.unam.edu.na/xmlui/handle/11070.1/21797 2026-02-10T08:09:28Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Structural conditions for the progression of the HIV/AIDS aandemic in Namibia LeBeau, Debie This book examines how women and men in contemporary Namibian society perceive women's socio‑economic status, their understanding of gender related social issues, and how they believe women's lives have changed since Independence. While the chapter situates gender inequality within the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it recognises gender inequality as a broader structural factor that increases women’s vulnerability to HIV infection by limiting their ability to reduce risk taking behaviours. The analysis draws on data from participants living in suburban Windhoek and from rural communities in northern Namibia. The informants come from a range of ethnic backgrounds including German, Kavango, Coloured, Owambo, Nama, and Herero and are between 22 and 73 years old. Despite their diversity, they share a common characteristic: all are part of the lower socio-economic strata, including subsistence farmers, unemployed individuals, domestic workers, and informal vendors. Findings show that both women and men possess substantial knowledge about gender‑related issues, especially gender‑based violence and HIV risk behaviour, information they primarily access through mass media such as radio and newspapers. However, their interpretations of "gender equality" differ significantly. Men often evaluate positive societal changes in economic terms, while women emphasise social shifts, particularly regarding women’s rights. Many women believe their social status has improved since Independence, whereas men tend to view women’s rights negatively sometimes framing these rights as contributing to social problems or detracting from men’s rights. Local understandings of women’s rights tend to focus on improvements in traditionally female‑associated roles, rather than encompassing broader, more holistic notions of gender equality.

2004-01-01T00:00:00Z LaFont, Suzanne Hubbard, Dianne https://digital.unam.edu.na/xmlui/handle/11070.1/21790 2025-11-19T13:15:42Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unravelling taboos LaFont, Suzanne; Hubbard, Dianne The chapters in this volume reveal, women’s rights, gender roles, and sexual rights have been debated and contested. Post-colonial debates on issues related to gender and sexuality have been extensive, with topics ranging from HIV/AIDS to polygyny.

2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Fuller, Ben Prommer, Isolde https://digital.unam.edu.na/xmlui/handle/11070.1/21789 2025-11-19T12:57:49Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Population development environment in Namibia Fuller, Ben; Prommer, Isolde This publication is part of the project “Evaluating Alternative Paths for Sustainable Development in Botswana, Namibia, and Mozambique,” which was conducted at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Research and Consultancy Centre at the University of Namibia (Dr. Ben Fuller, Namibia Co-ordinator). The European Commission funds the project, DG VIII – Directorate General for Development (Contract No. B7-6200-96 18/VIII/ENV)

2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gunnink, Hilde https://digital.unam.edu.na/xmlui/handle/11070.1/21231 2025-06-17T07:10:50Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grammar of Fwe Gunnink, Hilde This book describes the grammar of Fwe, a Bantu language spoken in Zambia and Namibia. In this chapter, a background will be given about the language, its classification and its sociolinguistic situation, an estimate of the language’s vitality and a brief overview of regional variation in Fwe discusses the small body of earlier research that mentions Fwe, and discusses The purpose of the current study and the data on which it is based. The Fwe language is called cìfwè by its speakers; the initial syllable ci- is a prefix of noun class 7 indicating a language. As is common when referring to In English, the nominal prefix is omitted, and the language is referred to as Fwe in this work. Another name that many speakers, as well as speakers of surrounding languages, use for the language is sifwe, where si- is the class 7 prefix in the regional lingua franca Lozi.

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