Our Journey

Making a Difference

Changing Lives of Namibians with Lower Leg Deformaties

The Dr. Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun Foundation and United Africa Group partnered with the International Extremity Project to provide medical assistance to underprivileged children and young adults who suffer from severe lower-extremity deformities that preclude normal walking, when corrected reduce physical and social barriers.

The International Extremity Project is a grassroot medical mission that was started in 1998 by Dr. Bruce Lehnert. IEP provides support for humanitarian projects and supplies medical assistance to those in need. The IEP team is made up entirely of volunteer doctors who perform surgeries and provide much-needed modern medical equipment and training to local doctors and medical students.
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The Orthopaedic surgeries were conducted at the Katatura State Hospital alongside the Namibian Medical Team, led by Dr. Stanley Kanyemba from the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The surgeries changed the lives of more than 80 individuals.

Recognizing Students of Onepandaulo Combined School

Education liberates, and it's important to appreciate the efforts of students who have worked hard despite their circumstances. Last year, DMNT Foundation together with the Maryn Group recognized pupils, teachers and community elders.

Students who excelled in their class received cash gifts and certificates as an acknowledgment of their hard work and were encouraged to work hard. In addition, computers were donated to the school to enable them to have IT classes as part of their curriculum, the computer lab which is named after the DMNT Foundation is set to be operational as of January 2017. In addition, the community elders were given maize meal as their region had faced drought for most of the 2016 period.