12-year-old self-taught gymnast Stephanie Katusuva from Oshiteyi village in the Omusati region has gained popularity after a video of her performing for fellow learners at Ogongo Combined School suddenly went viral. This well-spoken youngster is confident. Conversations with her are mostly centered on her dreams to become a celebrated gymnast and a coach for other young children in rural areas who have little to no support in the sport. Stephanie Katusuva said her passion for the sport was ignited after seeing a music video of Lady May, who was doing splits at the time. Katusuva also tried the move and kept going from there. After finishing her school work, she makes time daily to watch gymnastic sports as well as ballet and she then emulates what she sees. In the process, she may have gained the hearts of many but she says, the lack of coaches in the sport in the northern regions has limited her abilities to be a top performer and thus she is now appealing to coaches in the country to setup shop in Northern Namibia. “I want Namibia to help me by raising money so I can go to Gymnastic school and help other children who are out there. So maybe they can help, because I am a little bit better and I can help others to do it better too. My message to other children is that they should never give up and keep believing in yourself and one day you will become someone” Katusuva said. Her mother Loide Kangobe said, she never took her child’s talent seriously until people started commenting on her abilities. She called on other parents to provide the necessary support to their children in the activities that interest them. “At every school that my child went to the teachers advised me take her to Windhoek Gymnasium , but because I didn’t have money I decided to leave it. But had I spoken to someone they could have already helped her earlier” Kangobe said. Her sister is her biggest fan and helps her do research about gymnastics online. She said, more needs to be done to assist talented and committed athletes in the rural areas. “We got talented people who are not recognized, because they are not leaving in urban areas and most of the time they focus only on urban areas. What I want government and Namibians to do is to raise funds so that they can send these young kids in the rural areas to schools where they can do the sports they want to do” Shinana said.