A group of young people from Oruua, a village in the Ovitoto area of Omatako constituency, Otjozondjupa region, recently awarded four students bursaries to assist with their studies.
Oruua is situated about 60 kilometres southeast of Okahandja.
The total amount spent on the students is around N$12 000, which translates to N$3 000 per student.
The funds were raised through crowd funding.
According to committee member Raymo Kapuuo, the act was in response to the call for all stakeholders to play their part in the education process in the country, following the dismal grade 11 and 12 examination results, which illuminated the crisis in which the public education sector finds itself.
“The past months have highlighted the various challenges besetting the Namibian education system, especially the transition from secondary school to tertiary education. Therefore, there is a need for the recipients to ensure that they give their best effort, remain focused and enjoy campus life, while holding the name of Oruua high up,” he said, during the bursary handover event held at Katutura’s UN plaza.
In this regard, a group of young people from Oruua decided to provide scholarships for qualifying students from that village.
The scholarship comes in the form of registration fees paid for the selected students, which range from N$2 000 to N$3 000 per student.
The recipients are Tuzuvirua Toromba (19), who is pursuing a degree in mathematics and engineering at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Jandjee Hukura (19), who is studying a health and wellness course at the International University of Management (IUM), Vezemba Ndorokaze (27) who is doing a pharmacist assistant diploma at IUM and Hivirikee Karongee (19), who studies climate change and adaptation, also at IUM.
Meanwhile, former journalist-turned-lawyer and communications expert, Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze urged other villages across Namibia to emulate Oruua’s example by meeting the government halfway, in the quest for a better Namibia.
Ndorokaze is also from Oruua and one of the contributors to the fund.