US ambassador reaches out to people with disabilities

SPORT REPORTERThe American ambassador to Namibia, Thomas Daughton, recently handed over athletics equipment to the Kutwano Organisation of Sports for People with Disabilities at Katima Mulilo.The donation, worth about N$250 000, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The donation was made with the aim of advancing inclusion of people with disabilities in Namibian society.“People with disabilities want to and can participate in every aspect of daily life, be it professionally, academically, or in sports. “Inclusion is every person’s right, and as you know well, disability does not mean inability,” Daughton said.The equipment has already been put to use as Kutwano athletes successfully competed in this year’s Nedbank Paralympic Games in South Africa, and also returned with 14 medals from the inter-regional Paralympic Competitions in the Oshana Region. With the help of the donated equipment, the organisation is preparing for the first-ever inter-constituency Paralympic Cup next month. Zambezi Region Governor Lawrence Sampofu thanked the American government for its support. “This gesture by the government and the people of the US demonstrates the commitment and willingness to uplift the Paralympics standards in our communities,” he said. The US ambassador also visited Cheshire Home, a facility that caters for children with disabilities in Katima Mulilo. Twenty-six of the 30 learners residing in the home benefited from a USAID scholarship programme of approximately N$1.8 million for the Zambezi and Kavango regions, and 24 of them received assistive devices such as wheelchairs and crutches.

US ambassador reaches out to people with disabilities

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-01

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