Nearly N$2m for new school blocks

ESTER KAMATIWINDHOEKThe Japanese embassy on Tuesday handed over two classroom blocks to Windhoek-based MH Greeff and Bet-El primary schools.The new school block at MH Greeff, to the tune of N$1 040 000, consists of five classrooms and one storeroom. The classroom will be used for grade three learners who had been making use of a container for over 40 years, which has become dilapidated. The school has 1 200 learners, offering pre-primary education up to grade seven.Bet-El Primary School, located in Katutura, on the same day received to a brand-new classroom block with four classes and a storeroom valued at N$854 000. Each of the classrooms can accommodate up to 40 learners.The classrooms are all equipped with a chalkboard and chairs and tables, donated by the education directorate in Khomas Region.The schools each received a 10 000-litre water tank, which they will use for agricultural purposes to fuel their school feeding schemes.55 schools benefitAt the handover, the Japanese ambassador to Namibia, Hideaki Harada, said funding for the project had been provided through the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, which was established to support relatively small projects which directly impact the well-being of communities at grassroots level.The two schools formed part of now 55 which have benefitted through this scheme since it was introduced in 1997.So far, the Japanese embassy has built 51 classrooms in 12 schools in the region.“I am pleased to witness well-structured school blocks which were built during the Covid-19 lockdown period,” he said.MH Greeff principal George Kandetu said the school is left with a further obligation to build an additional two classrooms, totalling seven in total. “We are currently networking with corporate entities and our parent community to fulfil our obligation.”Khomas education director Paulus Nghikembua said a classroom is a vehicle to get learners where they want to be in future.He added: “It’s not about the classroom- how beautiful it is, how conducive it is. It is how well the learners learn when they are in those classrooms”.He challenged the schools to ensure the provision of quality education.Meanwhile, MH Greeff also inaugurated two classrooms for pre-primary recently, which were constructed by the Namibia Correctional Service. An ablution block, donated by the Namibia Training Authority, is still under construction.ester@myzone.com.na

Nearly N$2m for new school blocks

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Namibian Sun 2025-10-22

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