Namibia: Chinese biz community donates facilities worth $10K at a school in Omusati

The local Chinese business community has given physical facilities and furniture at John Alphons Pandeni Combined School in Omusati region in Namibia.

The local Chinese people donated furniture, building materials, and commodities worth some 150,000 Namibian dollars (around USD 10,000) towards the development of the facilities of the combined School. The Chinese Embassy in Namibia facilitated funding towards the project.

The political counsellor at the embassy, Yang Jun said the investment by the Chinese community intends to advance the provision of education in Namibia and address challenges to empower learners, as reported by Xinhua.

According to the acting director of Education in the Omusati region, Sophia Ashipala, the donation addresses the backlog in infrastructure and classrooms at schools in Namibia. "The Ministry faces a challenge of a lack of infrastructure and teaching equipment, and, hence, the donation from local Chinese community comes at the right time in meeting the demand," she said.

Yang added that the donation to John Alphons Pandeni Combined School is a symbol of the people-to-people friendship between the two countries.

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