New women’s centre opened at Ongwediva

HEALTH and Social Service Minister Dr Libertina Amathila on Friday opened a new community centre for women at Ongwediva.

The centre, which is named after Dr Amathila, will serve women in Ongwediva and the surrounding areas. Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, said the centre was built at a cost of N$4,1 million.Part of the money was donated by the Returnee Women Project that was established by Dr Amathila after she was awarded a Nansen medal by the United Nation High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in October 1991.Dr Amathila said the Ongwediva centre would play a major role in improving the lives of the town’s female residents and those from other regions.She thanked Ongwediva town fathers for granting the Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare a suitable location for the construction of the centre.Dr Amathila said despite progress made in recent years, women continue to be vulnerable, discriminated against and often subjected to violence.Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, said the centre was built at a cost of N$4,1 million.Part of the money was donated by the Returnee Women Project that was established by Dr Amathila after she was awarded a Nansen medal by the United Nation High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in October 1991.Dr Amathila said the Ongwediva centre would play a major role in improving the lives of the town’s female residents and those from other regions.She thanked Ongwediva town fathers for granting the Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare a suitable location for the construction of the centre.Dr Amathila said despite progress made in recent years, women continue to be vulnerable, discriminated against and often subjected to violence.