Orphans at Rundu get Govt donation

RUNDU – The Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare on Monday donated school uniforms worth N$10 594 to orphans at the Muhopi Primary School, some 25 kilometres east of Rundu in the Kavango Region.

Handing over the uniforms, the Regional Councillor for Rundu Rural Constituency, Herbert Shixwameni, called on parents in his constituency who look after orphans to ensure that they received all the benefits they deserved. The councillor said that some parents were reportedly neglecting the orphans by not giving them all the benefits to which they were entitled.He added that anyone found guilty of such acts would be prosecuted.Shixwameni encouraged parents looking after the orphans to ensure that they attended school regularly.He warned that the school uniforms should not be taken away from the children to be sold.Shixwameni also urged parents to take the education of their children very seriously by always visiting schools and checking on their progress.He also urged parents to attend educational meetings.”Let’s not leave everything in the hands of the teachers alone, education needs joint efforts,” said Shixwameni.An official from the Directorate of Community Development in the MWACW, Maria Zuze, said that some orphans could not attend school because their fellow pupils had uniforms while they did not.However, with the new school uniforms these groups would be encouraged to go to school.School Principal Johana Kauma said that the school had 231 pupils from Grade one to seven of whom 69 were orphans.She said 64 of them would benefit from the donation of shoes, shirts, shorts, skirts and socks.- NampaThe councillor said that some parents were reportedly neglecting the orphans by not giving them all the benefits to which they were entitled.He added that anyone found guilty of such acts would be prosecuted.Shixwameni encouraged parents looking after the orphans to ensure that they attended school regularly.He warned that the school uniforms should not be taken away from the children to be sold.Shixwameni also urged parents to take the education of their children very seriously by always visiting schools and checking on their progress.He also urged parents to attend educational meetings.”Let’s not leave everything in the hands of the teachers alone, education needs joint efforts,” said Shixwameni.An official from the Directorate of Community Development in the MWACW, Maria Zuze, said that some orphans could not attend school because their fellow pupils had uniforms while they did not.However, with the new school uniforms these groups would be encouraged to go to school.School Principal Johana Kauma said that the school had 231 pupils from Grade one to seven of whom 69 were orphans.She said 64 of them would benefit from the donation of shoes, shirts, shorts, skirts and socks.- Nampa