The Office of the Omaheke Governor and some local farmers are working together to supply a soup kitchen at Gobabis with milk three times a day.

The soup kitchen feeds vulnerable children, and the supply of milk will help to curb malnutrition.

The region recorded 269 admission cases of malnutrition between May and July and 23 deaths.

Speaking at one of the soup kitchens that accommodates more than one hundred children in Gobabis, Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate says the mission is to have every child in the region drink a glass of milk per day.

Nganate maintains that plans are underway to find a long-term solution to address malnutrition in the region through self-sustainability-related projects at Farm Nuwehoop.

The governor is optimistic that, with assistance from local farmers, the office will provide milk to nine care centres around Gobabis at present, with plans of extending it to other constituencies.

"Sharing is caring, and it is for that reason that we decided as an office that we cannot sit idle and see people suffering, especially our children, the most vulnerable. We do have a mission, and our vision is to feed the region. We want to give food to the region of Omaheke to the people of Omaheke, and we are working on plans on how to do that."

The founder of Val en Opstaan, Johanna Nakale, is one of the contributors to the cause.

"I'm very thankful for the milk donated, hoping that the Lord shall continue to provide as most of these kids wake up on an empty stomach and we are really finding it difficult."

The Office of the Governor, with assistance from the Chinese Embassy and Kamakupa Fishing, also donated blankets and other commodities to the orphans.

To date, Omaheke Region has 28 identified daycare centres that provide meals to vulnerable children.