Kindergarten set up at Hoachanas

LUQMAN CLOETE at KEETMANSHOOP THE first kindergarten at the small settlement of Hoachanas in the South opened its doors last week.

The Christo Centre Kindergarten, which was built with European donor funding, was inaugurated by Bishop Zephania Kameeta of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He described the new centre as a symbol of hope and urged parents to strive towards national unity irrespective of their political and tribal affiliation.Project initiator Sophia Pienaar told The Namibian that the idea of building a kindergarten dated back to 1994.Seventy-four children are currently enrolled at the school.The fee is only N$10 a month.The kindergarten was named after the late Christo Siegwardt, who was a shareholder in the Bitterwasser Lodge located eight kilometres from the settlement.His widow, Ruth Siegwardt, played an important role in realising the dream of a kindergarten at Hoachanas.Besides her own extensive financial contributions, she also took the initiative to seek European donor funding.The Christo Center Project Co-ordinator, Angelika Gliecke, told The Namibian that an additional two blocks – a kitchen and a dining room – would soon be built with the financial support of the Rotary Club in Zurich, Germany.He described the new centre as a symbol of hope and urged parents to strive towards national unity irrespective of their political and tribal affiliation.Project initiator Sophia Pienaar told The Namibian that the idea of building a kindergarten dated back to 1994.Seventy-four children are currently enrolled at the school.The fee is only N$10 a month.The kindergarten was named after the late Christo Siegwardt, who was a shareholder in the Bitterwasser Lodge located eight kilometres from the settlement.His widow, Ruth Siegwardt, played an important role in realising the dream of a kindergarten at Hoachanas.Besides her own extensive financial contributions, she also took the initiative to seek European donor funding.The Christo Center Project Co-ordinator, Angelika Gliecke, told The Namibian that an additional two blocks – a kitchen and a dining room – would soon be built with the financial support of the Rotary Club in Zurich, Germany.