Oshamukweni school gets facelift

Tuyeimo Haidula

OSHAKATI

Oshamukweni Combined School in the Ohangwena Region’s Okongo circuit has received a much-needed facelift in the form of a new hostel, kitchen and dining hall.This after teachers and learners were forced to sleep in corrugated iron shacks on beds made of sticks.

The construction was made possible by donations from Kalahari Holdings and the Footsteps of Africa organisation.

Learners at the school are taught in corrugated iron structures funded by their parents because of a shortage of classrooms. Some of the classrooms have broken chairs and desks. The school does not have running water or any other facilities needed for good hygiene.

Footsteps for Africa stepped in to help build the hostel, dining hall and kitchen by donating N$1.5 million. Kalahari Holdings matched that donation after it learnt of the learners’ hardships.

Established in 1976, the school caters to learners from pre-primary to grade nine and currently boasts 330 learners, 10 teachers and two support staff members.

The newly constructed buildings were handed over by Martin Inkumbi, chairperson of the Kalahari Holdings board.

Ohangwena governor Walde Ndevashiya welcomed the donation and thanked all the stakeholders.

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