March News

EHOMBA SCHOOL NEWS

This year the Trust is supporting Mr Zauana, the headmaster of Ehomba School as he advances his studies in South Africa. It is our hope that the school will go to secondary school over the coming years, and Mr Zauana is doing some advance studies that will enhance his ability to administer the school as that happens. The Trust is paying for his tuition fees and his accommodation while he is in South Africa. We believe it is a marvellous investment in the future of the children and the region and are proud of the role that our supporters have played in our being able to make this contribution!

NEWS

It has rained!!! The rains have come in Northern Namibia and the children to their great delight have planted the garden. The ground was so hard after the school site had been used as a military base that it was impossible to dig the dirt until the rains came. The rainy season has been kind in so far as good volumes of water have fallen over a sustained period of time. We have a double fenced garden area 40 mtrs by 60 mtrs and have provided a wide variety of seeds and equipment so that the garden can be planted. Our future concern is that the water system is not yet fully repaired, so while a garden should flourish in the latter part of this wet season, our next effort will be getting a sustainable water supply so the garden can be managed 24/7. The teachers and the children are very excited as at present they only have one meal of mealie maze a day!

You will be pleased to know that the generosity of our donors has allowed the donkey to be employed, along with the plough that broke through this incredibly hard dirt and this made this large garden area now a viable arable plot.

Your generosity has and will continue to help us make progress.