Namibia’s first Green Hydrogen Youth Ambassadors completed their training in Windhoek on 5 September 2025, where certificates were handed over to mark the start of their outreach roles across the country’s 14 regions.
The programme—launched in July 2025—is a partnership led by Hyphen Hydrogen Energy and GIZ Namibia through the Climate & Energy Partnership.
It was designed to build youth capacity to communicate the opportunities and responsibilities tied to Namibia’s emerging green hydrogen industry.
Organisers set out to select two ambassadors per region (28 in total), ensuring national representation. Social posts from the wrap-up event show “about 30” participants at the Windhoek ceremony; however, GIZ’s programme materials and announcements reference twenty-eight youth, two from each of the 14 regions.
Training ran as an intensive five-day course combining expert lectures, debates, group work and presentations. The curriculum covered hydrogen basics, climate change, Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Strategy, the National Industrialisation Roadmap, and Hyphen’s project and socio-economic framework within the Southern Corridor Development Initiative (SCDI).
The certificate handover capped a week of sessions aimed at preparing ambassadors to convey accurate information back to communities, schools, and local forums—part of a broader push to increase public literacy about Namibia’s green hydrogen plans.
Media coverage and official posts confirm the September 5, 2025, completion date and the focus on regional outreach.
The Youth Ambassadors initiative complements government-backed skills programmes.
In July 2025, the third call of the Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Scholarship Programme was launched, with N$25 million secured for targeted TVET scholarships (especially for youth in //Karas and Hardap).
Multiple official and press notices confirm the amount, focus and launch timing.
Photos and reporting indicate broad regional participation at the Windhoek ceremony, with organisers and partners encouraging graduates to act as community conduits—explaining the technology and economic potential while supporting local engagement with upcoming hydrogen-related initiatives.
Hyphen’s role in the ambassadors’ training aligns with its position as the flagship public-private partner for Namibia’s first large-scale green hydrogen project, conceived as a catalyst for the SCDI “hydrogen valley.” Programme materials explicitly connect the curriculum with understanding Hyphen’s project and its socio-economic development objectives.
Looking ahead, the ambassadors’ work also dovetails with September events, placing youth at the centre of hydrogen discourse—such as the Innovation & Youth Programme tracks linked to the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek (9–11 September 2025).
In sum: by early September 2025, Namibia had launched and completed the first training cycle for a national cohort of youth hydrogen ambassadors (targeting 28 participants across all regions), delivered a five-day technical and policy curriculum, awarded certificates on 5 September, and expanded skills pipelines via a N$25 million scholarship call—each step documented by official partners and local media.
