French sponsor new kindergarten at RC Mission

A NEW Kindergarten co-financed by the French government has been built at the Iilyateko Roman Catholic Church Mission in the Uukwaluudhi district in the Omusati Region.

It was officially opened by Marcel Jouve, counsellor for co-operation and cultural affairs at the French Embassy in Namibia, and Roman Catholic Bishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda on May 25. According to Bishop Nashenda, the kindergarten cost the church N$300 000, of which the French government contributed N$240,000.He thanked the French government for their generous support The French government also co-financed a kindergarten at Oshipeto that was officially opened by Bishop Nashenda last year.The Iilyateko kindergarten consists of an office, two classrooms, a store room, a hall, three toilets and play facilities for the children.Bishop Nashenda said that both the Oshipeto and Iilyateko kindergartens were being managed by the Benedictine sisters from the Oshikuku Roman Catholic Mission.The inauguration ceremony was attended by more then 300 people from the community and was addressed by Onesi constituency councillor John Iipinge.Iipinge emphasised the importance of early childhood education for the future development of society.He also urged the Iilyateko community to protect their beautiful facility and to guard it against vandalism.According to Bishop Nashenda, the kindergarten cost the church N$300 000, of which the French government contributed N$240,000.He thanked the French government for their generous support The French government also co-financed a kindergarten at Oshipeto that was officially opened by Bishop Nashenda last year.The Iilyateko kindergarten consists of an office, two classrooms, a store room, a hall, three toilets and play facilities for the children.Bishop Nashenda said that both the Oshipeto and Iilyateko kindergartens were being managed by the Benedictine sisters from the Oshikuku Roman Catholic Mission.The inauguration ceremony was attended by more then 300 people from the community and was addressed by Onesi constituency councillor John Iipinge.Iipinge emphasised the importance of early childhood education for the future development of society.He also urged the Iilyateko community to protect their beautiful facility and to guard it against vandalism.