Resources for Young Adults in South Africa, Kenya and Namibia

SOUTH AFRICA

KENYA

NAMIBIA

  • ► Mental Health Unit (Windhoek)

    • Tel: +264 61 203 3333

    ► Childline/ lifeline

    • Internationally recognized resilience, wellbeing, and vicarious organisation focusing on mental health, capacity building supporting the Namibian Government to tackle Child Protection, social and Mental Health issues

    • Tel: +26461 555 422 or +26481 140 0222

    ► Phillipi Trust

    • A non-profit, non-governmental organisation that provides a professional level of counselling and training to the Church and community in Namibia.

    • Tel: +264 61-259291

    • Email: information@philippinamibia.com

  • ► Education - USA’s Opportunity Funds Program

    ► Namibia Student Financial Assistant Fund

    • Provides financial assistance (Grants and Loans) to eligible Namibians to facilitate access to tertiary education.

    ► Social Security Bursaries

    • Considers students at or accepted by recognized and reputable institutions of higher learning in the SADC region

    ► Nampower Bursaries

    • NamPower supplies bulk electricity to Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs), Mines, Farms and Local Authorities (where REDs are not operational) throughout Namibia.

    • NamPower offers vocational training bursaries.

    • Application forms are available at NamPower offices nationwide, the NamPower Head Office and the NamPower Training Centre.

    ► Hope and Angels foundation

    • A non-profit, developmental, humanitarian organization, mainly working in Angola.

    • Possibility to donate and give children the opportunity of attending a boarding school in Windhoek, Namibia in order to complete their high school education.

    ► Petro Fund Scholarships Namibia

    • The Government of the Republic of Namibia established the Petroleum Training and Education Fund (PETROFUND) in 1992 in recognition of the scarcity of skilled personnel in the petroleum exploration and production industry in Namibia.

    • Scholarships Applications for the 2026 Academic Year Are Now opened.

    ► Open Doors Scholarship

    ► Namcol scholarships

    • The Study Access Alliance’s goal is to make university education accessible for everyone

    • The offer scholarship program for high-quality online degrees at internationally accredited universities

    • Besides full university scholarships, they offer Student support programs and links to the job market

    ► Elidge - Bursaries in Namibia

    • This article provides an overview of available bursaries in Namibia, including eligibility criteria and application details.

    ► NamibiaEducation

    • Offers Education Funding, Aids and Grants Namibia

  • ► Ministry of Labour career counselling services

    • Tel. + 264 2066276