Members of the National Council expressed concern over the shortage of social workers in the country, saying it contributes to growing numbers of mentally and emotionally distressed people in communities.
The Gainachas Development Cooperative has continued its long-standing tradition of supporting rural livestock farmers by handing over three goats to 20 of its members.
Rural farmers from the Berseba constituency founded the group 17 years ago, and it currently boasts 43 members.
Kapani Combined School in the Zambezi Region received a printer and printing materials courtesy of Mbashe Fishing Company and CKP Trading Enterprise.
The school has a population of 405 learners.
Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge has donated 30 chairs and tables to Mwadhina Gwanembenge Senior Secondary School.
The donated items are part of the regional governor's school furniture project, aimed at providing a conducive learning environment.
Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has handed over a new house to an elderly woman with a disability at Oshandi Village.
A former learner of Impalila Combined School in the Zambezi Region, Brian Shamalaza, has given back to the school by donating school uniforms and accessories to needy learners.
The donation benefited 73 learners from Grade 1 to Grade 11.
An ophthalmologist has stepped up to carry out an operation on a learner who is on the verge of losing his eyesight.
The good Samaritan responded after seeing a social media post about Ruston !Gudaob, a grade four pupil at Shalom Primary School in Otavi.
The office of Otjiwarongo Constituency Councillor made several donations to schools and health facilities in the constituency.
The two schools that benefited from the donations are !Guxa-Aibes and Ombili primary schools each received a printer.
Dr. Alpo Mbamba Secondary School and Romanus Kamunoko Secondary School in Rundu, Kavango East Region, had some of their dilapidated furniture refurbished after the Directorate of Education asked businesses in the town for assistance.
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NAMRA), in collaboration with First National Bank of Namibia, has handed over donations worth N$25.000 to Annelie Olivier Old Age Home and Baumgartsbrunn Primary School.
The donation forms part of the two institutions' commitment to recognise and support community initiatives.
