Kosis teen gets wheelchair from Ombaye Fishing

The Ombaye Fishing company from Walvis Bay responded to the plea of a disabled young man from the Kosis settlement in the Bethanie District who asked for a wheelchair.Ombaye Fishing chairperson, Libolly Haufiku and managing director Lukas Uutoni drove down to Keetmanshoop over the weekend, and handed over the wheelchair and groceries to the mother of 19-year-old Desmond Kaffer.The paraplegic young man and his unemployed mother, Sara Kaffer who cares for him full-time, were featured on national television last week, sharing how they navigate through life's troubles.Desmond made a plea for a wheelchair at the end of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) news insert, stating it will help him sit up and move around.Haufiku and Uutoni brought the gifts worth N$5 000 to the regional office of the NBC on Saturday, also meeting with the station manager Cheryl Coetie, who donated adult nappies to Desmond during the same occasion, and reporter Natangwe Jimmy.Sara was accompanied by Kosis settlement clerk Etienne Boois and well-known activist at the settlement, Anna Joseph.“We saw the touching story on NBC and decided to help out,” Haufiku said.Sara said she told her son that she was travelling to Keetmanshoop to collect his wheelchair and he could not hide his joy.“I know when we go back he will sing and laugh all day. He says he will go to school now; we are so happy,” she said.Joseph expressed gratitude to Ombaye, adding though that it was a shame that local companies were not doing more for residents in the //Karas Region.“We have multi-million dollar mining, agricultural and fishing companies in the region, but the [response] after this story was aired came from a company on the other side of the coastline; it is sad,” she said. Joseph urged local companies to invest in the region, especially in the rural areas “that are always left behind”.Before the donation to the family, Ombaye donated N$36 000 towards the medical costs of two children of an Otjiwarongo family afflicted by disabilities, also featured in the same news bulletin.NAMPA

Kosis teen gets wheelchair from Ombaye Fishing

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-01

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