Helping Hands



Vote of thanks remarks by the young sister during weeding of SPYL Secretary nd members: "my name is Maria Shitoka Fwanyanga 68 yrs want to convey my hardfelt appreciation on behalf on my elder sister Ngonde Theresia Mandjoro (76 yrs) to thank the youth of swapo for extending their helping hand to their elders.

They came in numbers to come and weed in my elder sister who is very old as well as physical challenged. As we speak now she is admitted in Nyangana Hospital that is why she is not here with us. Seeying young people weeding voluntilary at no cost in this era is amazing.

My sister is very old and is disabled as i said earlier, and she live with her grand children and grand grand children and in total their are 15. She has 3 children left who lives with their unemployed husbands in far away villages. Some of the children are orphans and they attend school. So their source of livelohhood is mainly derived from this field and government social grant.Therefore, I don't have enough words to convey my deepest appreciation and joy.

This is the first time in a long time to see young people coming to assist their elders. It remind me of our time as young girls and boys of the village would come in numbers during 'ndjambi' and be given food and shikundu' after weeding, while the grown ups and elders will drink the much sought and scarce 'mutoho' just to assist each others.

To crown it all i m delighted to see the Ngurare leading the weeding team, a perspon that we usual see on tv and radios. What an humble person, being a Doctor and come weed in my village is beyond my imagination. Wee Ngurare wee!

I can only say that may God bless these young people sothat they can do more and inspire others. Wee swapo wee!"

Kanyumara village is Ndiyona Constituency in Kavango Region. It is 95 km east from Rundu on the transcaprivi high way.