Soup kitchen for 1 170 learners
The soup kitchen donated by the German Namibian Relief Fund to the Hanganeni Primary School in Swakopmund on Tuesday, is set to benefit 1 170 learners.
The fund's Georg Quant said that the donation will bring socio-economic transformation.
“Children should have three meals per day so that they can concentrate and remain focused. No malnutrition should be experienced in Namibia.
“We should bring about socio-economic development to ensure that all children are fed daily. The donation will help aid the quality of education. Education is a major tool to fight poverty,” said Quant.
He also thanked the group of architects who designed the kitchen and promised the school that within two weeks, they would complete the construction of a new playground.
Speaking at the same occasion, the education inspector in the Walvis Bay and Swakopmund circuit, Monica Gawises, said that school feeding programmes still have many obstacles which hamper the ability of schools in the Erongo Region to effectively feed its learners.
“We still have schools without eating and cooking shelters. Members of the community are still in the dark about the ownership of the programme. Beneficiary schools are still finding it hard to cope with the high demand for meals at schools by learners,” said Gawises.
She urged other businesses to emulate Georg Quant's contribution and that the school should take care of the premises.
The German Namibian Relief Fund has been in existence for 45 years and Founding Father Sam Nujoma has been part of it for 23 years.
The fund has contributed an amount of N$191.76 million to five schools in Namibia including Hanganeni Primary School.
Three volunteer cooks as well as a supervisor will cater for the soup kitchen.
ADOLF KAURE
The fund's Georg Quant said that the donation will bring socio-economic transformation.
“Children should have three meals per day so that they can concentrate and remain focused. No malnutrition should be experienced in Namibia.
“We should bring about socio-economic development to ensure that all children are fed daily. The donation will help aid the quality of education. Education is a major tool to fight poverty,” said Quant.
He also thanked the group of architects who designed the kitchen and promised the school that within two weeks, they would complete the construction of a new playground.
Speaking at the same occasion, the education inspector in the Walvis Bay and Swakopmund circuit, Monica Gawises, said that school feeding programmes still have many obstacles which hamper the ability of schools in the Erongo Region to effectively feed its learners.
“We still have schools without eating and cooking shelters. Members of the community are still in the dark about the ownership of the programme. Beneficiary schools are still finding it hard to cope with the high demand for meals at schools by learners,” said Gawises.
She urged other businesses to emulate Georg Quant's contribution and that the school should take care of the premises.
The German Namibian Relief Fund has been in existence for 45 years and Founding Father Sam Nujoma has been part of it for 23 years.
The fund has contributed an amount of N$191.76 million to five schools in Namibia including Hanganeni Primary School.
Three volunteer cooks as well as a supervisor will cater for the soup kitchen.
ADOLF KAURE
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