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Staff Reporter THE Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, has officially handed over the Etunda Farm Primary School and Clinic, located on the late Founding President Sam Nujoma’s private farm, Etunda, near Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region. The facilities are primarily intended to serve rural communities, particularly farm workers and their children. “We gather to witness the official handover of the Etunda Farm Primary School and Clinic, which is a monumental gift to the people of Namibia. In this regard, the Etunda Farm Primary School and Clinic were initiated by the late Founding President on his private farm, Etunda, near Otavi, named after his birthplace. His dream was to uplift the children of farm workers and rural communities through access to education and healthcare. The clinic, operational since 2017, has served the local population and passers-by, while the school and hostel were still under construction but nearing completion. This project was born out of a deep desire to address the needs of the previously disadvantaged,” the Vice President said. Witbooi revealed that the school and clinic, which are fully funded by the late Founding President, are equipped with facilities valued at over N$25 million. She explained that the clinic accommodates 12 staff members, while the school has the capacity for 240 learners. She added that the hostel can house 100 boarders and also accommodates four hostel matrons, a chief matron, and four catering matrons. “President Nujoma believed that every child should be educated from kindergarten to university. He was deeply moved by the plight of farm workers and their children, and he took a personal initiative to break the cycle of generational poverty through education. He used his own resources to buy bricks from Combat Mines and mobilised support from Namport, B2Gold, Paragon Investment Holdings, Ohorongo Cement, Swakop Uranium, Cheetah Cement, the Chinese Embassy, and Rani Group, among others,” Witbooi said. The Vice President also called for more support to ensure the completion and official opening of the school. “We call upon all stakeholders to assist in completing the remaining infrastructure: fencing (N$1.7 million), boreholes (N$3 million), and civil, mechanical, and electrical works (N$15 million). The Ministry of Works and Transport and the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture must collaborate with all role-players to ensure the school opens its doors fully in 2026. This should be a national priority,” she urged.
