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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>In an effort to assist and bring services closer to underprivileged communities in the informal settlements of Windhoek, the mayor of Windhoek Queen Kamati urged residents to come in numbers and participate in the upcoming Vivo-Marathon.<\/p>\n

During the launch of the marathon, held at Zoo Park in the capital on Friday, Kamati said last year\u2019s edition was a success, looking at the total amount of, N$160 000 which was raised.<\/p>\n

She added that a total of N$112 000 from that money was used to purchase books and two laptops for the Greenwell Matongo and Nathanael Maxuilili community libraries, while the remaining amount will be channeld to other community projects and social welfare programmes that fall within the provision of the trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis donation aims to enrich the knowledge of our learners in subjects such as English, science, entrepreneurship and commerce to enhance access to educational resources in our community,\u201d the city mayor said.<\/p>\n

She also revealed that a total of N$50 000 from the mayoral trust will go towards the same cause this year. Speaking to this publication on the sidelines, Vivo Energy\u2019s corporate communications manager Lazarus Nafidi said this year\u2019s event will be exciting, as they anticipate more people to participate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s event will be quite exciting with more involvement from residents, corporates and new routes added to the race. This year\u2019s proceedings will be used to help set up water points in the informal settlements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage residents to come in numbers and register ,and add their value to the development of our beautiful city,\u201d said Nafidi. This year\u2019s marathon is slated for 25 May.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. In an effort to assist and bring services closer to underprivileged communities in the informal settlements of Windhoek, the mayor of Windhoek Queen Kamati urged residents to come in numbers and participate in the upcoming Vivo-Marathon. 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