Vice President assesses challenges at Nakayale Rehabilitation Centre, reaffirms government support for persons with disabilities

Staff Reporter The Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, recently visited the Nakayale Rehabilitation Centre to assess the Omusati 1995 Project, formerly known as the Omusati Tailoring and Carpentry Project, and to identify the challenges facing the centre. “Earlier this year, the team from my office, through the division Disability Affairs, came to assess the situation of this project, they came to acquaint themselves with the reality of the project on site. The team reported on the the operations, the successes and potential this project can offer.

Also, they reported on the operational challenges the project continues to face on a daily basis,” the Vice President said. She revealed that the centre, which has the potential to generate income for persons living with disabilities, faces a number of significant challenges. She highlighted the shortage of production infrastructure as one of the key challenges, as the centre lacks industrial equipment, machinery and essential raw materials required to sustain production across all three core technical departments: welding, carpentry and tailoring.