She and her family are based in Luton with relatives, having first come to the UK for Shamiam's treatment three years ago.

BBC: Shamiam Arif and her family expressed their gratitude

This initiative is the result of cooperation between the UK National Commission for UNESCO, the University of Bedfordshire in Luton, the Association for Journalism Educators (AJE) and the Polytechnic of Namibia.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Africa-UK Journalism Education Exchange Network to be launched this month