WAD says its work in Omusati is groundbreaking

WOMEN’S Action for Development (WAD), which was established 11 years ago, has performed groundbreaking development work in the Omusati Region, where numerous training courses have been conducted at the Omahenene Training Centre.

This was said by WAD Director Veronica De Klerk when she addressed a field day at Omahenene at the weekend. She said WAD had trained 3 019 students in various subjects at the Omahenene Training Centre.Once they have completed their training, the students are placed with various Government agencies and private companies for in-service training.Training courses include computer literacy, catering, various cookery courses, gardening, needlework, handicrafts, basic bookkeeping, project management, brick making and bricklaying.De Klerk said the manufacturing of paper bricks had been introduced to combat deforestation.In addition, WAD offered health programmes such as HIV-AIDS prevention, family planning, malaria awareness, domestic violence counselling and even self-defence training for women.She said numerous income-generating projects and savings clubs had been established at the Omahenene Training Centre and within communities in the region.These projects have managed to save N$180 000 after paying the salaries of their members.One of WAD’s best-performing projects is Mossienet, which produces mosquito nets.The project has built up a savings account of N$80 000.De Klerk thanked WAD’s regional staff for their hard work, and Government departments, traditional and spiritual leaders in the region for their co-operation.She said WAD had trained 3 019 students in various subjects at the Omahenene Training Centre.Once they have completed their training, the students are placed with various Government agencies and private companies for in-service training.Training courses include computer literacy, catering, various cookery courses, gardening, needlework, handicrafts, basic bookkeeping, project management, brick making and bricklaying.De Klerk said the manufacturing of paper bricks had been introduced to combat deforestation.In addition, WAD offered health programmes such as HIV-AIDS prevention, family planning, malaria awareness, domestic violence counselling and even self-defence training for women.She said numerous income-generating projects and savings clubs had been established at the Omahenene Training Centre and within communities in the region.These projects have managed to save N$180 000 after paying the salaries of their members.One of WAD’s best-performing projects is Mossienet, which produces mosquito nets.The project has built up a savings account of N$80 000.De Klerk thanked WAD’s regional staff for their hard work, and Government departments, traditional and spiritual leaders in the region for their co-operation.