Kunene indigenous school opens under tree

A GROUP of Ovahimba and Ovazimba children from the Otjizongo Tjongava village in the Kunene Region who previously walked close to 30 kilometres daily to attend school at a neighbouring village have been provided with relief after a good Samaritan opened a pre-school in their village. The new pre-primary will also allow the children to attend school in their indigenous attire to unburden parents who cannot afford school uniform. Mandoo Hepute, a young woman who was born and raised in Opuwo, after completing her studies in early Childhood Development decided to take education back to her community by giving Ovahimba and Ovazimba children an opportunity to better their education.