Vetkoek business gets a boost at Okaku
The Okaku constituency office in the Oshana Region has decided to support the local vetkoek business by donating ingredients to the vendors, most of them women.
Sugar, flour and cooking oil worth N$60 000 were distributed to 65 entrepreneurs.
The control administration officer at the Okaku constituency office, Fillemon Jatileni, said the office had been sponsoring community gardens for the past three years, but they failed to materialise.
“This is not a one-day business but an everyday business and owners are working hard to support their families and get out of poverty,” he said.
“Some of these small business people are struggling ... and that is why we decided to support them in order to boost their businesses,” said Jatileni. Jatileni said the money was sourced from the regional government's food-security scheme (N$30 878) and rural employment scheme (N$29 489). The constituency councillor, Hannu Kapenda, handed over the donations at his office on Wednesday. Ana Jonas (63) from Oneleiwa village, who has been in the business since 1980, said she was grateful, as the donation would make a big difference in her life.
“Since 1980 I have been struggling with this business and today we received much-needed help. I am going to work hard to see how I can improve my business and help my house. I have a big family that depends on this business. Getting this support is a blessing,” Jonas said.
Epifania Ndakolo (35) from Onyeka village said the donation was the last thing she expected, given the economic situation in the country.
“I was struggling with the business. I sell vetkoek at Onyeka School, but the business is not so good this year because many mahangu fields gave nothing. Our customers are school kids who make money from cultivating mahangu fields after school. Getting this donation is a blessing because I did not expect it. All I am going to do is to buy fish to supplement my stock,” said Ndakolo.
Jatileni said he hoped the donation would motivate the beneficiaries to work harder. He said he would visit them to assess how they are doing.
ILENI NANDJATO
Sugar, flour and cooking oil worth N$60 000 were distributed to 65 entrepreneurs.
The control administration officer at the Okaku constituency office, Fillemon Jatileni, said the office had been sponsoring community gardens for the past three years, but they failed to materialise.
“This is not a one-day business but an everyday business and owners are working hard to support their families and get out of poverty,” he said.
“Some of these small business people are struggling ... and that is why we decided to support them in order to boost their businesses,” said Jatileni. Jatileni said the money was sourced from the regional government's food-security scheme (N$30 878) and rural employment scheme (N$29 489). The constituency councillor, Hannu Kapenda, handed over the donations at his office on Wednesday. Ana Jonas (63) from Oneleiwa village, who has been in the business since 1980, said she was grateful, as the donation would make a big difference in her life.
“Since 1980 I have been struggling with this business and today we received much-needed help. I am going to work hard to see how I can improve my business and help my house. I have a big family that depends on this business. Getting this support is a blessing,” Jonas said.
Epifania Ndakolo (35) from Onyeka village said the donation was the last thing she expected, given the economic situation in the country.
“I was struggling with the business. I sell vetkoek at Onyeka School, but the business is not so good this year because many mahangu fields gave nothing. Our customers are school kids who make money from cultivating mahangu fields after school. Getting this donation is a blessing because I did not expect it. All I am going to do is to buy fish to supplement my stock,” said Ndakolo.
Jatileni said he hoped the donation would motivate the beneficiaries to work harder. He said he would visit them to assess how they are doing.
ILENI NANDJATO
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