PERSPECTIVES ON PRISONERS
WITH MEUNAJO TJIROZE
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ith a background as counsellor to offenders at Namibia Correctional Service, Meunajo Tjiroze is now the technical director at the Office of the First Lady. She has a passion for social transformation after experiencing for herself the difficulties faced by so many in society. Meunajo was born in exile to political activist parents. Her mother, who in Meunajo’s early life was a housekeeper, instilled in her daughter a strong sense of empathy. Having navigated the difficulties of being an outsider who could not speak the native languages, as well as being one of the first black children in a previously ‘white’ school, Meunajo later signed up for a career in medicine, believing that it would provide the best financial security for her family. Psychology was, however, the only part of the field that resonated with her, which lead to her becoming a clinical psychologist.
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