Maltas Club Namibia empowers rural communities in Olukonda

Maltas Club Namibia embarked upon a community outreach programme to Olukonda in the Oshikoto Region last week.

The purpose of the visit was threefold.

To expand the information and communication literacy workshops of the club to learners in the northern region.

This initiative was started in partnership with the German embassy in Namibia last year in the Otjozondjupa Region.

Secondly, to teach the learners basic sanitary and hygiene skills.

Finally, to care for the elderly and learn more from their wisdom and personal life stories.



Outreach

Maltas president, Letta Shilongo, delivered the key message on behalf of the patron of the club, Namibian vice-president Dr Nangolo Mbumba.

She urged the 50 learners to take the ICT training seriously. Fourty elderly people were given t-shirts sponsored by Dinapama Manufacturing and Supplies, and treated to a light lunch at the ELCIN Church.

It was an afternoon filled with storytelling and laughter.



Continue learning

As part of Maltas’ "Keeping Rural Girls in School" initiative, which was launched in 2013, the girls were also given sanitary products.

Now that the year is coming to a close, the club will embark upon its final outreach to Tsumkwe at the end of November.

The club expressed their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the vice-president, Dr Nangolo Mbumba, and the German Embassy in Namibia for the sponsorship of laptop computers in order to roll out ICT training to more regions in Namibia, as well as Dinapama Manufacturing and Supplies for always partnering with the club.