• Namibia has launched a national campaign to renovate dilapidated schools across all 14 regions and 121 constituencies.
• The initiative aims to upgrade infrastructure, including sanitation, labs, and essential equipment, to improve learning environments.
• The government will utilize unemployed vocational graduates and skilled community members to carry out the renovation work.

The Namibian government launched a national campaign to rehabilitate public schools on August 28, addressing the country's challenge of aging and inadequate educational infrastructure.

The initiative aims to renovate dilapidated school facilities across all 121 constituencies in Namibia's 14 regions. According to a government announcement on Facebook, the focus will be on ensuring schools have functional sanitation, laboratories, and other essential equipment to create a more conducive learning environment.

Prime Minister Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare stated that the campaign is a bold step towards creating a humane and inclusive learning environment for every Namibian child.

To execute the renovations, the government plans to mobilize unemployed graduates from vocational training centers and skilled members of local communities.

The campaign comes as Namibia's education sector faces significant challenges, including human resource shortages and insufficient teaching materials, despite allocating 20% of its national budget to education.

According to UNICEF, these issues have historically hindered the quality of teaching, particularly at the regional level.

This article was initially published in French by Lydie Mobio

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum