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Kirsti Mukwiilongo Returns as Namibia YMCA Leader, Boosts Refugee Programs

7/20/2026

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Story summary

Kirsti Mukwiilongo returned to Namibia to become the YMCA’s National General Secretary after serving from 2006-2011 as a UNHCR Community Development Officer in Angola, aiding refugee women and children.
She organized a Sungui agricultural cooperative, secured land and bank accounts, and obtained Shell funding for a primary school for refugee children.
She provided counseling, referred serious cases to UNICEF, and protected six Eritrean footballers who fled persecution in 2007.

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Story summary

Kirsti Mukwiilongo returned to Namibia to become the YMCA’s National General Secretary after serving from 2006-2011 as a UNHCR Community Development Officer in Angola, aiding refugee women and children.
She organized a Sungui agricultural cooperative, secured land and bank accounts, and obtained Shell funding for a primary school for refugee children.
She provided counseling, referred serious cases to UNICEF, and protected six Eritrean footballers who fled persecution in 2007.