A mobile school unit that once followed livestock herders in the Epupa Constituency of the Kunene Region has been transformed into a permanent primary school.
This follows the construction of two new classroom blocks through a public-private partnership of Mega Catch Fishing and Projekt Kaokoland e.V.
The ||Kharas Education Directorate Director, Nicolas Eiman, has revealed that, out of an average of 2,800 Grade 1 learners enrolled annually in the region, about 800 could not be accounted for by the time they reached Grade 7.
This is equivalent to an estimated 28% drop-out rate.
A growing mismatch between skills provided by education systems and those demanded by modern and high-growth industries contributes to millions of young people in Africa remaining unemployed or underemployed.
Mangetti Dune Combined School and Makata Primary School girls have received hygiene dignity kit donations from FLECHAS, a non-profit organisation operating in the Tsumkwe Constituency.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) has called for renewed efforts to improve learner outcomes in the Hardap Region, particularly at the senior secondary level.
Ruguru Investment donated a two-classroom block to Kamina Junior Primary School at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region.
The donation is worth N$1.3 million.
Kamina Junior Primary School was established in 1979.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has implored young people to act as nation-builders, problem solvers and innovators driving sustainable development.
The Onameya community library in the Oshikoto Region is on the verge of collapse due to a lack of funds.
Established in 2023, the library has become a pillar of support for villagers and learners seeking to read and write.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has warned against the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the expense of the creatives.
Namibia, through the Namibia Training Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China and South Africa to collaborate on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
