Pupkewitz Foundation invests in education
Acting education minister Martin Andjaba thanked the Pupkewitz Foundation for collaborating with the ministry.
The Pupkewitz Foundation handed over a block of five new classrooms worth N$1.550 million to the Etoshapoort Junior Secondary School in Outjo last Thursday.
The five new classrooms were constructed as per the request of Kunene governor Marius Sheya.
The Kunene education directorate selected Etoshapoort Junior Secondary School as the first beneficiary of the classroom project in the region. The Pupkewitz Foundation has been playing a big role in maintaining educational facilities. To date, the foundation has handed over 23 classrooms, one multipurpose room and one storeroom. The Pupkewitz Foundation is supporting the ministry of education to achieve its infrastructure goal of adequate and quality classrooms.
The keynote address was delivered by acting education minister Martin Andjaba, who thanked the Pupkewitz Foundation for collaborating with the ministry.
“There is no better way to invest in the future then investing in the Namibian child. The donation of classrooms will go a long way and there is no doubt that the classrooms will mitigate the lack of classrooms at Etoshapoort Junior Secondary School in Outjo,” Andjaba said. Pupkewitz Foundation CEO Meryl Barry said they remain committed to supporting the project.
Barry announced that the next Kunene building project will be in Okapembambu at the Ondao mobile school unit, where there is a serious need for classrooms and hostel facilities to accommodate 400 learners who currently live in tents and receive their education under trees.
The initial phase of this project will cost N$3.5 million.
“We commit to improving teaching and learning at this rural school, thereby delivering equitable education to Namibian learners missing out due to remoteness and mobile lifestyles,” Barry added.
The Pupkewitz Foundation has touched the lives of over a million Namibians in need, through close alignment with the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) and the national development plans. The Pupkewitz Foundation’s strategy remains deliberate partnerships with government and reputable non-profit organisations, whose development goals are aimed at supporting education, poverty eradication as well as various initiatives in early childhood development, culture, sport and health, to name a few.
The five new classrooms were constructed as per the request of Kunene governor Marius Sheya.
The Kunene education directorate selected Etoshapoort Junior Secondary School as the first beneficiary of the classroom project in the region. The Pupkewitz Foundation has been playing a big role in maintaining educational facilities. To date, the foundation has handed over 23 classrooms, one multipurpose room and one storeroom. The Pupkewitz Foundation is supporting the ministry of education to achieve its infrastructure goal of adequate and quality classrooms.
The keynote address was delivered by acting education minister Martin Andjaba, who thanked the Pupkewitz Foundation for collaborating with the ministry.
“There is no better way to invest in the future then investing in the Namibian child. The donation of classrooms will go a long way and there is no doubt that the classrooms will mitigate the lack of classrooms at Etoshapoort Junior Secondary School in Outjo,” Andjaba said. Pupkewitz Foundation CEO Meryl Barry said they remain committed to supporting the project.
Barry announced that the next Kunene building project will be in Okapembambu at the Ondao mobile school unit, where there is a serious need for classrooms and hostel facilities to accommodate 400 learners who currently live in tents and receive their education under trees.
The initial phase of this project will cost N$3.5 million.
“We commit to improving teaching and learning at this rural school, thereby delivering equitable education to Namibian learners missing out due to remoteness and mobile lifestyles,” Barry added.
The Pupkewitz Foundation has touched the lives of over a million Namibians in need, through close alignment with the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) and the national development plans. The Pupkewitz Foundation’s strategy remains deliberate partnerships with government and reputable non-profit organisations, whose development goals are aimed at supporting education, poverty eradication as well as various initiatives in early childhood development, culture, sport and health, to name a few.
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