Note:

While preparing this information I have found this article from September 09 from the New Era newspaper, with very bad  news about the school. During the rainy season heavy storms have severely damaged the building and huts of the pre-school, and Rosalia was in need of all available help in order to rebuild it. She was pleading for help from the Ministry of Gender.

We learned that life conditions are hard here in the Kavango region, and the traditional huts made out of mud are extremely dangerous when heavy rains come, as the walls can melt and collapse trapping people inside.

Rossy Bee Busy pre-primary school is in the village of Matende, some 15km West from Rundu along the C45 road. It is a project originally supported by the Ministry of Gender and Equality of Namibia. This Ministry helps children in need and specially women to empower themselves through the startup of these kind of projects.

The pre-primary school is managed by Ms. Rosalia Namutenya Karupu (+264813166637) and everyday around 38 pre-primary children and 300 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are taken care of, receiving education and food.

Rosalia with the children

One of the biggest challenges for Namibian women on a day to day basis is the caring of their children. Many women do not have the chance of leaving the children with relatives when going off to work, and kindergartens are normally quite expensive. The only possibilities are to stay at home doing housework, or to go to work carrying the children. This problem is even worse in the poorest regions of Namibia, like Kavango. Many children in a pre-school age don’t attend any education centre, and spend the day in the street. Later on it is all the more difficult for them to integrate in the regular primary school, leading to failing and drop-out situations.

Another reason for this is the teaching of the English language, which starts in pre-school too. Nowadays, education in Namibia is mainly in English so it is important that children start to learn it as soon as possible.

Rosalia founded in 2001 Rossy Bee Busy Pre-Primary School. She takes care of the children coming to the kindergarten and feeds them. The pre-primary school is in a strategic place, where access for children living in the surrounding area is easy. However there is much room for improvement, for example to have a better fence, school equipment …

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Contact: Ms. Rosalia Namutenya Karupu
Post: Principal
Tel: +264813166637

How to get there:
Rossy Bee Busy pre-primary school is in the village of Matende, some 15km West from Rundu along the C45 road. While travelling West, you’ll find it on the left hand side of the road.