Industrial Mill Services (TMS) donated specialised wheelchairs to Tsumeb-based Hope Home-Based Health Care, which has been taking care of people with disabilities since 2016.

All 119 of them use wheelchairs, while children with muscular disorders, cerebral palsy, or other conditions require specialised wheelchairs.

The Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube, says Namibians should collectively ensure that children are not left out due to their disabilities.

"Particularly children who may not have the resources or support they need to overcome this obstacle. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their abilities, have equal opportunities to lead fulfilling and independent lives."

TMS donated 10 specialised wheelchairs.

The wheelchairs will go a long way in shaping the recipients' outlook on life, as their parents can easily take them to places.

Founder of Hope Home Based Health Care, Eglien Uises, says they have been taking care of people with disabilities for the past nine years, urging the community to assist by using their home-based private clinic funded by the Social Security Commission at a cost of N$2.5 million.

"Only if our community and the residents of this town and the surrounding areas step up to support us will we be able to enlarge our service territory. We shall be able to not only provide palliative care, but we can also take care of this person with specialised medical care."

Dundee Precious Metals Community Trust donated medical consumables to enable Hope Home Base Health Care to have continuous support for people with disabilities.