YOUNG OBSERVER | ‘Disability should not limit success’ – Witbooi

Patience Makwele

Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for greater support for young entrepreneurs living with disabilities, saying they are proving every day that disability is not inability through business ownership, innovation and job creation.

Speaking at the closing of National Disability Week in Lüderitz on Thursday, Witbooi said young people with disabilities continue to make meaningful contributions to Namibia’s economy despite facing barriers that often limit their access to funding, training and business opportunities.

“You are changing our economy. You are starting businesses, employing fellow citizens and providing community leadership,” Witbooi said.