Making a Difference

Making a Difference is the life story of Libertina Inaaviposa Amathila former minister in Namibia.
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Title: Making a Difference
Author: Libertina Inaaviposa Amathila
Publisher: Unam Press; University of Namibia Press
Windhoek, Namibia 2013
ISBN 9789991687087 / ISBN 978-99916-870-8-7
Softcover, 14 x 21 cm, 266 pages, several photos, English text

About: Making a Difference

Failure is not in my vocabulary says Libertina Inaaviposa Amathila, medical doctor, leading member of Namibia's liberation movement SWAPO, and Cabinet Minister for 20 years. Insightful, candid and amusing, Making a Difference traces Libertina Amathila's journey from a village in western Namibia travelling alone to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1962; medical training in Poland, Sweden and London; and the health and education centres in Zambia and Angola that she helped develop and run for Namibians in exile; to a victorious return home in 1989; service in the Cabinet of independent Namibia; and a leadership role in the World Health Organisation. Courageous, committed, cutting through difficulties that deterred others, Libertina Amathila has assisted and empowered Namibian communities, particularly women, in exile and at home. As Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing, Minister of Health and Social Services, and Deputy Prime Minister, she focused on those in need, such as squatters, street children, and those affected by HIV/AIDS, and undertook immediate practical measures to improve their lives. Packing her tent and supplies, she drove to remote areas and camped out until houses and clinics were built for marginalized communities, assisting in the design and construction process herself. An indomitable spirit drives this remarkable woman. Making a Difference is her story.