By Ray Castillo WINDHOEK On Tuesday, February 6, US Ambassador to Namibia, Joyce Barr – who travelled to the Tsumkwe Constituency with Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila – donated books to the Community Teachers’ Resource Centre in Tsumkwe, met with local officials and toured the US-funded Nyae Nyae Conservancy Centre. The following day, February 7, Ambassador Barr and the US Embassy’s Defence AttachÃÆ’Æ‘Æ‘ÃÆ”šÃ‚©, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kelley, travelled to Fransfontein and donated furniture for classrooms, a television, sports equipment and other greatly needed school supplies to the Frans Frederik Primary School. Ambassador Barr, who officiated at the transfer of the goods, said: “As some of you may know, cooperation between countries can take many forms. The excess property being given to Frans Frederick Primary School today is one example of this cooperation. “Through the excess property programme, the US Department of Defence donates and distributes to friendly nations property it does not need. These donations are used to help in a number of areas; for example, to promote democratic development and regional stability, to prevent humanitarian crises, as well as to help countries in recovering from conflict. “Typical examples of the type of excess property provided under this programme are clothing, furniture, medical or school equipment and supplies, vehicles, tools, and construction equipment. The Department of Defence, through its European Command, is responding to the need to improve education for Namibian learners by providing property worth N$223ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 530 to Frans Frederick Primary School. This donation included school supplies, books, and furniture for the classroom, a television and sports equipment,” the ambassador asserted. During Tuesday’s visit to Tsumkwe, the Ambassador handed over books and met with the staff at the Community Teachers’ Resource Centre. She then visited the Nyae Nyae Conservancy office. Nyae Nyae was the first communal area in Namibia to be registered as a conservancy. Between 1994 and 2006, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Living in Finite Environment (LIFE) Programme, invested approximately N$7,5 million in financial, material and technical resources to support the establishment and the evolution of this conservancy. The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister also visited community leaders and pre-primary school teachers in Den/ui village.