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Oh Namibia, how we?ve missed you. Last fall, the south African nation figured in two white-collar criminal cases. In September, fugitive Kobi Alexander the former Comverse chief wanted in the U.S. on backdating charges was discovered to be living in Windhoek, the country?s capital. Then, in October, when the actor Wesley Snipes was indicted for tax fraud, it turned out he was filming a movie there. (Gallowwalker, for all you cinema buffs.) Not to mention the most important fact about the African nation: It?s where Angelina Jolie delivered Shiloh!.......

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Blog - BEN Namibia Introducing the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia BEN Namibia is a non profit organisation based in the capital, Windhoek. Our main work is bicycle distribution. We import donated new and secondhand bikes, parts and accessories from overseas partner organisations and refurbish them by employing and training local people in bike mechanics. We distribute bicycles to community-based organisations (CBOs) whose volunteers and staff use them to greatly improve the efficiency of their work.

We began operations in May 2005, and as of March 2007, we have arranged the distribution of around 3,000 bicycles to disadvantaged Namibians. We have partnered with 24 CBOs, mainly focused on home-based care services for people living with HIV/AIDS and orphans and vulnerable children. We also provide bicycles to children living long distances from school to improve their access to education.