Located on the NamibRand Nature Reserve in the Namib Desert, we are a small NGO that empowers and educates Namibians to live sustainably. Built in a dune valley, NaDEET Centre is a model and experience in sustainable living where activities and daily living needs are joined to create a truly environmental education programme.

The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) is a non-profit, Namibian trust established in 2003. It is located 100 km south of Sesriem/Sossusvlei on the NamibRand Nature Reserve. NaDEET believes environmental education must not only increase awareness and knowledge but also eco-friendly attitudes and skills in Namibia's youth and educators to promote participation.

NaDEET Objective

To provide environmental education for Namibians, regardless of income, by:

• addressing relevant environmental issues through hands-on, experiential learning.
• supporting the Namibian school curricula in a practical, learner-centred way.
• providing the opportunity of experiencing the county's namesake - the Namib Desert - first hand, thus creating a sense of respect and responsibility for their natural environment.

NaDEET’s Environmental Education Centre facilitates hands-on experiential learning in a desert environment. The key feature of NaDEET Centre is that programme participants not only hear about sustainable living, they actually live it. Located in a dune valley on the NamibRand Nature Reserve, NaDEET Centre was developed with an innovative design and alternative technology (eg solar ovens, bucket showers). In this way, the Centre is both a model and experience in sustainable living. We emphasise the three big ideas of energy, water, waste.