40 young mothers from Windhoek's Katutura residential area are looking ahead to starting their own small businesses after graduating from a skills development and empowerment programme.
The grassroots development programme is supported by the Japanese government, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Khomas Regional Council.
The programme is managed by the Lidar Community Foundation.
The Katutura Central Constituency in conjunction with the Khomas Regional Council have donated Wi-Fi service and computers to the Katutura community library through the Minor Capital Project.
The Wi-Fi was installed by Telecom Namibia at the cost of N$250 000.
The Wi-Fi service has been paid for the next thirty consecutive months in advance.
The Khomas Regional Council through its income-generating projects allocated funds to each constituency to assist smaller businesses to grow.
The Khomasdal Constituency has received its share of N$ 225 000 to assist 21 businesses.
Businesses that received support include hair salons, kapana, laundry, takeaways, soap making, tailoring and printing shops.
The Councillor for Khomasdal Constituency Samuel Angolo says the programme is a welcome boost to the struggling businesses.
The Khomas Regional Council concluded its visits to the Windhoek Rural Constituency aimed at assessing the status of boreholes drilled in the area.
The delegation assessed boreholes at the Satan Slog settlement, Enos and Ernest, and Diep Rivier.
They also visited the construction of toilets at Khanubeb and the youth gardening project at Nauaspoort.
A borehole at Enos and Ernest was not functioning due to a lack of water.
The Khomas Regional Council has approved the building and renovation of additional classrooms and kitchens at twelve schools in Windhoek.
The regional officials paid a site visit to projects in Windhoek, where the news was announced.
Schools to benefit include Olof Palme Primary, West Mond High, Moses Garoeb Primary, Green Leaf Primary, and the Mountain High School, while the Hakahana Clinic also stands to benefit.
The Khomas Regional Council will assist vulnerable and disabled learners with funding for their studies.
This follows a motion tabled by Khomasdal Constituency Councillor Samuel Angolo, which calls for the building of more classrooms in the Otjomuise suburb to accommodate more learners at Wesmont High School.
At the council meeting, Katutura East Constituency Councillor Richard !Gaoseb stressed the need to assist these needy students.
The Khomas Regional Council has set itself a target of achieving more than 90% implementation of its public service mandate.
Chairperson of the Khomas Regional Council, Shalukeni Moonde, says these goals can only be achieved if councilors focus on their purpose.
Moonde addressed the Khomas Regional Council's opening for the year 2023.
"I would like to urge you to be committed and to work hard towards reaching our strategic goals of delivering services to our |Khomas communities in accordance with our mandate."
