Donation to Otjerunda homestead

Donation to Otjerunda homestead A homestead of 51 family members at Otjerunda village in the Opuwo urban constituency in Kunene on Wednesday received assistance in the form of food and other goods from their constituency office.

The head of the homestead, Hinauandje Kambapa, told Nampa that the recipients make a living by looking after other people's livestock and doing odd jobs anywhere in the region.

A total of 41 of the 51 family members are below 20 years of age, Kambapa told Nampa.

“I am appreciative of what God and the government did to assist my family and I,” Kambapa said emotionally.

In a speech delivered on his behalf at the handover, Opuwo urban constituency councillor Weich Mupia said the families were identified through a project outreach initiative undertaken in September this year.

Village headman Mbuze Tjijeura appealed to the offices of the governor and the constituency councillor to keep visiting and identifying other poor residents who are in need of similar assistance.

He thanked the Namibian government for taking care of the needy members of society, while also requesting for a kindergarten to be built at Otjerunda to prepare children for formal education.

Senior administration officer Abner Namgongo told Nampa that they were assisted by the governor's office, the gender ministry and the Red Cross.

The representative from the governor's office, Theodor Kazombiaze, called on members of the community to apply for micro-financing so that they can start their own small businesses in order to sustain themselves.

Kazombiaze said the offices of the regional councillor and the governor were ready to assist in the establishment and development of community projects focusing on areas like irrigation and sewing, among others.

“Communities should come up with proposals and approach the respective constituency offices for assistance,' said Kazombiaze.

Otjerunda village is situated about 30 kilometres east of the regional capital, Opuwo.

NAMPA