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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Project Never Walk Alone continues to give hope to vulnerable children and keep them in schools.<\/p>\n

Over 176 school learners are no longer going to school without shoes after they were blessed with shoes recently.<\/p>\n

Learners and parents who came to the donation ceremony were left speechless with joy.<\/p>\n

Oshikuni Primary School is one of the remote schools located in the Okongo constituency of the Ohangwena region.<\/p>\n

The school faces various challenges such as a lack of classrooms, chairs, desks and learners in need of school uniform.<\/p>\n

The founder of the charity organisation, Tim Ekandjo, said Project Never Walk Alone was launched in August 2021 after he saw children walking to school barefoot around 06h00 on a cold winter morning.<\/p>\n

Ekandjo stressed that the project team is committed to its vision of giving every barefoot child a pair of shoes because they know how it positively impacts their confidence.<\/p>\n

He added that the project will come back to the Ohangwena region with 2000 pairs of shoes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to emphasise that this is not a school shoe project. This is a high-quality leather shoe also called the velskoen which can be worn to school and everywhere else,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ekandjo emphasised that this project gives shoes to all vulnerable Namibians who cannot afford a pair, this includes street kids, the homeless etc.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe have however prioritised school kids because they are most vulnerable and they walk long distances to school, especially in rural Namibia,\u201d he further stressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started with Hardap, Omaheke, Erongo, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas and then Kunene. To date we handed over 7 850 pairs of shoes and the plan this year is to do 10 000 pairs,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n

The school principal of Oshikuni Primary School, Aarde Mwoongeli thanked the project for giving shoes to the learners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese learners have been suffering, especially during the winter times. These shoes will really make a positive impact on the learners,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mwoongeli added that this donation will also motivate learners to study hard.<\/p>\n

A grade seven learner, Paulus Nghiweteko who received a pair of shoes said he used to walk five kilometres to school without shoes for the past two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful. I am no longer going to school without shoes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Valunguma is an unemployed parent of five children who received shoes, and has expressed happiness for her children.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate this project for giving our children shoes. My children used to go to school without shoes because I can\u2019t afford them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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