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NEGLECTED AND OVERCROWDED: THE STRUGGLES OF MBURU-URU PS

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2025-01-31
NKURENKURU, 28 January 2025 - The bathroom at the hostel of Mburu-uru Primary School. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA NKURENKURU, 28 January 2025 - The bathroom at the hostel of Mburu-uru Primary School. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
By Lylie Joel
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

NKURENKURU, 30 JAN (NAMPA) - The scenes at Mburu-uru Primary School in the Kavango West Region are heartbreaking. Instead of desks and chairs, some learners sit on logs inside makeshift classrooms constructed from corrugated iron sheets and poles.
In the hostel, overcrowding has forced some children to sleep on the floor due to a lack of beds. The limited bathroom facilities consist of an enclosed space wit...
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NKURENKURU, 28 January 2025 - Learners have to share beds and bedding at the hostel of Mburu-uru Primary School, while some sleep on the floor. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA NKURENKURU, 28 January 2025 - Learners have to share beds and bedding at the hostel of Mburu-uru Primary School, while some sleep on the floor. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA
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