Wilderness Therapy Namibia is a Welfare Organization to empower the youth of Namibia not only with skills but also values to grow into healthy and worthy citizens. It is prevention, intervention and awareness program for Youth at Risk.  Our approach is positive development of our youth in order for them to grow up into competent, healthy and responsible adults.

We focus on Grade 11 and 12 learners (boys and girls in different groups) who are referred to the Program by the Ministry of Education. They are active part of the program until they completed their Grade 12. Afterwards they stay part of the WTN family and we involve them in activities when possible.

The program is made up of 5 projects. The projects consists of an 8 day hiking trip of about, 120 km walk in the wilderness without any contact with the outside world, this is when the whole therapy process takes place. The aftercare mentor program starts with weekly life skills sessions, educational tours, Career Guidance, Parental Capacity Building and an annual Youth Conference, day hikes. They also take part in other events like Namibia Runs for charity or any events coming up during the year.  Each group also have to do a community project (like helping at old age homes, school for disabled, cleaning projects etc.

The 5 projects take place over 18 months reaching 40 youth per annum. Over a two years spam 80 youth are reached by WTN.

The WTN Program offers an opportunity for the youth who are at risk of emotional and behaviour difficulties, who cannot be reached through traditional therapeutic methods to participate in a powerful learning experience, that facilitates change, gives them a platform of support and assists them to reach their full potential.

The adventured spirited nature of wilderness therapy makes it perfect to capture adolescent’s imagination to go on a journey of self-discovery and character building. Adolescence is a significant phase in an individual’s developmental history where the development of one’s identity is very essential.

Wilderness therapy is a structured; intervention model with a holistic approach that addresses the physical, emotional, spiritual, social, environmental and educational development that adolescents need to develop a healthy and balanced identity.  

We are striving for the following positive outcomes:

•     Competence
•     Self-confidence
•     Connectedness (healthy relationships)
•     Character(integrity, moral commitment)
•     Caring
•     Compassion