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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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| 2013-08-06
‘Healing Hands’ Master Maths candidates make strides
Staff Reporter
KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE ... Six of the eight Grade 12s from De Duine Secondary School who are supported by the Prosperity Group at Master Maths.
The candidates sponsored by Prosperity Group’s Healing Hands initiative for Master Maths are doing well, says Director of Development for the Prosperity Group, Johan Struwig.
The Prosperity Group announced the sponsorship during episode 10 of ‘Healing Hands’ flighted on One Africa Television and on Radiowave during December 2012. The initiative gives the eight most promising students from De Duine High School in Walvis Bay supporting tuition in maths and science.
The Prosperity Group announced the sponsorship during episode 10 of ‘Healing Hands’ flighted on One Africa Television and on Radiowave during December 2012. The initiative gives the eight most promising students from De Duine High School in Walvis Bay supporting tuition in maths and science.
Said Johan Struwig, “’Healing Hands’ was launched to provide special care for medical cases which would not qualify for assistance due to the circumstances of the beneficiary. It has excelled at that. The choice of assistance to the Master Maths candidates fell outside of the group’s guidelines, but we felt that it was particularly worthy on various levels, so we added it to the list of causes that we support.”
“We are aware of the critical need for maths and science to develop a future for Namibia. It is also one of the needs and goals identified in Vision 2030, and we associate with that in a number of ways, especially health. The decision to support the learners of De Duine was driven by the understanding that development of these skills at secondary level gives a jump start to the beneficiaries, and will ripple out into Namibia and the community of Walvis Bay.”
“The opportunity came to us through Nico van Rooyen and Elthea Fourie of Master Maths who identified promising individuals in the community who lacked the financial means to attend extra tuition. We were grateful for the opportunity to be able to step in and help out,” he continued.
“We started out with 20 pupils in Grade 10,” Struwig explained. “Some of these did not enter into the Grade 11 programme, so we provided N$40,000 to support 11 pupils in 2012. The remaining eight in 2013 will receive support to the value of N$80,000.”
“We have high hopes for the remaining Grade 12s, at least one of which is that some of them might enter the medical profession. If they attend universities or other tertiary training and enter the market with professional qualifications or contribute to the industry, we believe that the Prosperity Group will have made a difference.”
Asked about how the benefits could be extended, Struwig said, “There are several ways in which the programme can be extended. We challenge the industry to find and support maths and science initiatives, particularly at secondary school level where it is most critical. Without the basis of good performance in maths and physics, tertiary development of these skills will be limited. We also challenge industry to support the most promising candidates in their aspirations for tertiary education. Master Maths in Walvis Bay will assist companies who want to make contact with the candidates with a view to financial support for tertiary education.”
“We also want to bring this to the attention of our members,” Johan Struwig said. “Our commitment is to the health of Namibia, for generations to come. As members of the various Prosperity funds, each member has made a small contribution to a better future. Although the contribution may be a few dollars annually, together our members are making a difference.”
“We are aware of the critical need for maths and science to develop a future for Namibia. It is also one of the needs and goals identified in Vision 2030, and we associate with that in a number of ways, especially health. The decision to support the learners of De Duine was driven by the understanding that development of these skills at secondary level gives a jump start to the beneficiaries, and will ripple out into Namibia and the community of Walvis Bay.”
“The opportunity came to us through Nico van Rooyen and Elthea Fourie of Master Maths who identified promising individuals in the community who lacked the financial means to attend extra tuition. We were grateful for the opportunity to be able to step in and help out,” he continued.
“We started out with 20 pupils in Grade 10,” Struwig explained. “Some of these did not enter into the Grade 11 programme, so we provided N$40,000 to support 11 pupils in 2012. The remaining eight in 2013 will receive support to the value of N$80,000.”
“We have high hopes for the remaining Grade 12s, at least one of which is that some of them might enter the medical profession. If they attend universities or other tertiary training and enter the market with professional qualifications or contribute to the industry, we believe that the Prosperity Group will have made a difference.”
Asked about how the benefits could be extended, Struwig said, “There are several ways in which the programme can be extended. We challenge the industry to find and support maths and science initiatives, particularly at secondary school level where it is most critical. Without the basis of good performance in maths and physics, tertiary development of these skills will be limited. We also challenge industry to support the most promising candidates in their aspirations for tertiary education. Master Maths in Walvis Bay will assist companies who want to make contact with the candidates with a view to financial support for tertiary education.”
“We also want to bring this to the attention of our members,” Johan Struwig said. “Our commitment is to the health of Namibia, for generations to come. As members of the various Prosperity funds, each member has made a small contribution to a better future. Although the contribution may be a few dollars annually, together our members are making a difference.”
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