Members of the Sauyemwa Center for the Visually Impaired are calling on the Rundu Town Council to issue them a title deed for the plot on which they operate.

Established in 2008, the center provides skills training to people with visual impairments in the two Kavango regions.

The Chairperson of the Visually Impaired in the Kavango regions, John Ndara, says the center is unable to get donors to build permanent structures because they do not have proof of ownership.

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture's Directorate of Lifelong Learning also uses the center to offer programs to the visually impaired.  

Athanasius Kasimbombo, a lifelong learning tutor, says it is difficult to give lessons under the tree.

Kasimbombo says all harsh elements of nature affect the quality of learning.

He added that many blind people are interested in gaining skills, but they can only accommodate a few.  

There are at least 26 people with visual impairments registered at the center, with trainees forced to share these five corrugated iron sheet structures and use pit latrines when nature calls.

The CEO of the Rundu Town Council, Olavi Nathanael, says the council got approval from the Surveyor General and is now busy with the registration process at the deed office.