Female boarders at the Mburu-uru community hostel in Kavango West Region will finally have their own sleeping quarters. 

About 13 learners have been sharing living quarters with the teaching staff, while eight others were cramped inside a small hut. 

Before the community hostel was established by educators and parents three years ago, learners spent about 26 kilometres walking to and from school. 

The long distances often left the youngsters tired, with some missing school altogether. 

Temporary structures were then erected to accommodate them, and one of the earliest was a small hut, housing eight female boarders. 

There are no mattresses or beds, so the floor will have to do. 

A stone's throw away is an old store room, made out of corrugated iron sheets, accommodating 20 male boarders. They, too, sleep on the ground. 

The rest of the boarders are sharing space with the female teaching staff. The principal shares her dwelling with six girls, while another teacher shares her room with the remaining eight learners. 

Netagea Investment, a beneficiary of the government's fishing quotas, receives about 200 metric tonnes annually.

In an effort to support the community and improve educational infrastructure, the company decided to donate these two corrugated iron sheet structures. One for the boys and another for the girls, allowing the boarders to move out of the shared and cramped spaces into their own quarters. 

A teacher at the school also pointed out some difficulties experienced at the school accommodating 153 learners.

Apart from the shortage of food at the school, Sakeus Kudumo also said a number of learners do not have school uniforms. 

Despite the hostel donation, the boarders will still have to sleep on the floor. The school is now asking good Samaritans to provide the 41 boarders with matrasses, beds, or blankets. 

The two sleeping quarters are worth N$42,000.