Swakopmund’s Learning Right Elementary School and their sister institution, the Learning Right Kiddies Centre, added their voices to those speaking out against violence against children on Wednesday morning.
The students, aged three to eight, took part in a march around Swakopmund’s central business district in solidarity with the Okahandja community.
Learning Right spokesperson Sharon Nchindo spoke about navigating the current climate with young children.
“As educators, we just want to make these children very aware of what’s happening in society. It’s important to do that for them to be balanced in terms of being educated citizens. So it’s important that they do this.”
She said it is vital to make children aware of potential danger while also allowing them to make their thoughts and feelings known.
“We take it easy, but we need to make them aware of what’s happening in the world. And this is one of the ways, protesting. They made the posters themselves, they’re wearing black, and as you can hear, they’re shouting: ‘we want justice’. We want to make a difference,” she stated.
