Miss Namibia 2022, Cassia Sharpley, paid a visit to the Frans Aupa Iindongo Special Care Center at Okandjengedhi in Oshana Region.

The center was established in 2002 and currently looks after 25 children with special needs.

Some of the children were abandoned by their mothers at the center up to four years ago, and they have since disappeared.

The center needs to be renovated and expanded to the required standard so that it can be registered with the Gender Ministry.

There is also a need for ablution facilities, food, diapers, toys, and stationery.

The children at the center depend on the pension money of Aili Shilongo, their caretaker, and donations given to good Samaritans.

Parents who dropped their children at the center paid Shilongo nothing, despite that, she never gave up on taking care of the needy children.