In the heart of the Okahandja Park informal settlement in Katutura, a safe haven is giving hope to children in the community.
Local resident Albertina Eises is offering afternoon classes, day care, and meals to children in the area, creating a nurturing space where they can learn, play, and grow.
Some vendors in Okahandja Park are blaming the One Economy Foundation for allegedly making loss during the #Befree community outreach.
Vendors were given free entrance to the venue to sell their goods, where some of those who turned up for free services offered by the Foundation were given food tokens.
The "Minister of Finance Gets His Hands Dirty with the Youth" campaign kicked off at Green Leaves Primary School in Okahandja Park today.
Hunger and a lack of parental care are said to have driven many children in Windhoek's Okahandja Informal Settlement to the streets.
But the end results aren't pleasing.
Some schools in the capital are doing all they can to accommodate children attending school.
One such is the Green Leaves Primary School, situated in one of the city's most populated informal settlements, Okahandja Park.
A case of arson and an alternative charge of murder were opened at the Wanaheda Police Station against a 30-year-old woman who set a shack alight at Windhoek's Okahandja Park, resulting in the deaths of her boyfriend and a female companion.
The gruesome incident happened early this morning.
