Pricilla Mukokobi
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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>A group of final-year students from the University of Namibia (Unam) is appealing for public support in the form of donations for their law firm\u2019s community impact project, which aims to benefit Ombyarundu Primary School in Ruacana.<\/p>\n The Blackstone law firm is one of Unam\u2019s legal aid clinics which is involved in professional ethics assessments. Students are assigned various tasks to engage with communities, identify challenges that have a significant impact on people\u2019s lives, and provide solutions. Their projects are evaluated based on their success.<\/p>\n The firm is reaching out to the general public, requesting donations of used clothing for children aged seven to 13, maize meals, cosmetics, shoes, uniforms, mattresses, and any other essential items. These donations will be delivered to the designated school.<\/p>\n Johanna Iipinge, the spokesperson for the group told Youth Corner that, Ombyarundu Primary School is one of the few platforms that provide opportunities and improved living conditions for Himba and Damara communities residing in the Ombyarundu village of the Ruacana constituency.<\/p>\n \u201cThe firm selected Ombyarundu Primary School, located eight kilometres from the NamPower Hydro Plant in the Ruacana, due to the marginalised learners it serves. The aim is to raise public awareness about the school\u2019s current situation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe kindergarten has been operating for five years with the assistance of donors from the Netherlands Connected to Namibia (CTN) until it was registered as a school with the ministry of education on 1 January 2021. The purpose of this initiative was to address absenteeism and late arrivals resulting from the majority of learners living in remote areas.<\/p>\n The school hostel is now housing the majority of the 95 plus registered learners aged between five to 14 years, and also aims to improve their performance.\u201d<\/p>\n Iipinge highlighted that the school typically provides food for 45 to 60 students in the hostel. \u201cThis requires seven bags of 50kg maize meal, priced at N$600 each, 2×10 kg of sugar at N$160 each, 2×5-litre cooking oil at N$450 each, and 7x5kg of soup at N$150 each. However, the number of dropouts in the hostel has increased due to a lack of food,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n \u201cParents are unable to support the school as they rely on government drought relief. Consequently, the school is facing closure because it has been deemed unprofitable,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pricilla Mukokobi Africa-Press – Namibia. A group of final-year students from the University of Namibia (Unam) is appealing for public support in the form of donations for their law firm\u2019s community impact project, which aims to benefit Ombyarundu Primary School in Ruacana. The Blackstone law firm is one of Unam\u2019s legal aid clinics which is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":49689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[234,236,233],"class_list":["post-49691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-culture-and-art","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-namibia","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"\n