Chaka Chaka launches new song
Leandrea Louw
The renowned singer and United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) goodwill ambassador, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, recently launched a song she recorded with the Sunshine Kids Choir titled ‘Kulila’.
It was launched at a gala dinner in Walvis Bay to commemorate Unicef’s 70th and the Sunshine Kids Centre 21st birthday.
The song was written by Gerson Mwatile, a volunteer in charge of the music programme at the centre. It describes the hardships that people go through when they leave their villages for the city in the hopes of finding a better life. “The song is based on my life experiences. It’s a story of hope.”
He asked that business people empower women. “Women have a lot to deal with, the least we can do is to empower them. They are ones who are raising our children, the future leaders of tomorrow.”
Speaking at the launch Chaka Chaka said the song also embodies the struggles and challenges that children living with disabilities go through. “Children living with disabilities have the right to play and reach their full potential. Art and song play a critical role in achieving this.”
Unicef representative Micaela Marques de Sousa said the children and the choir of the Sushine Kids Centre are an inspiration to many.
“You are the voices of all other Namibian children. You have showcased to all of us, and indeed to the world, that through poverty and deprivation, despite discrimination and exclusion, children still have the capacity to play, to learn, to smile and to hope for a better future.”
She further said data recorded through the ministry of education's statistics for 2015, indicates a total of 30 868 learners have some sort of disability. Out of these, 14 358 (47%) are females and 16 510 (53%) are males. The ministry’s data collection further found that Ohangwena, Khomas, Omusati and Kavango East have the highest percentages of learners living with disabilities. Out of the total of 30 868 learners with disabilities, almost half (48%) are from these four regions.
The director of the Sunshine Kids Centre, Elsa Murangi, said: “Today we celebrate not only our 21st anniversary; we celebrate and demonstrate that there is indeed hope for all children, no matter who they are and where they are.”
Humpries Uirab, a former learner of the Sunshine Kids Centre, said that he has learnt a lot from the centre. He is currently married and is working as a maintenance manager at Protea Hotel Walvis Bay. “I want to buy a house for my wife and a car for myself.”
At the same event, more than N$100 000 was pledged to the centre by businesses and individuals.
The Namport Social Investment Fund pledged N$40 000, the Knowledge Katti Foundation N$20 000, Gendev Fishing Group N$5 000, Erongo Marine Enterprises N$40 000 and SEC Consultancy N$5 000. The individual pledges that were raised amounted to N$4 200.
The renowned singer and United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) goodwill ambassador, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, recently launched a song she recorded with the Sunshine Kids Choir titled ‘Kulila’.
It was launched at a gala dinner in Walvis Bay to commemorate Unicef’s 70th and the Sunshine Kids Centre 21st birthday.
The song was written by Gerson Mwatile, a volunteer in charge of the music programme at the centre. It describes the hardships that people go through when they leave their villages for the city in the hopes of finding a better life. “The song is based on my life experiences. It’s a story of hope.”
He asked that business people empower women. “Women have a lot to deal with, the least we can do is to empower them. They are ones who are raising our children, the future leaders of tomorrow.”
Speaking at the launch Chaka Chaka said the song also embodies the struggles and challenges that children living with disabilities go through. “Children living with disabilities have the right to play and reach their full potential. Art and song play a critical role in achieving this.”
Unicef representative Micaela Marques de Sousa said the children and the choir of the Sushine Kids Centre are an inspiration to many.
“You are the voices of all other Namibian children. You have showcased to all of us, and indeed to the world, that through poverty and deprivation, despite discrimination and exclusion, children still have the capacity to play, to learn, to smile and to hope for a better future.”
She further said data recorded through the ministry of education's statistics for 2015, indicates a total of 30 868 learners have some sort of disability. Out of these, 14 358 (47%) are females and 16 510 (53%) are males. The ministry’s data collection further found that Ohangwena, Khomas, Omusati and Kavango East have the highest percentages of learners living with disabilities. Out of the total of 30 868 learners with disabilities, almost half (48%) are from these four regions.
The director of the Sunshine Kids Centre, Elsa Murangi, said: “Today we celebrate not only our 21st anniversary; we celebrate and demonstrate that there is indeed hope for all children, no matter who they are and where they are.”
Humpries Uirab, a former learner of the Sunshine Kids Centre, said that he has learnt a lot from the centre. He is currently married and is working as a maintenance manager at Protea Hotel Walvis Bay. “I want to buy a house for my wife and a car for myself.”
At the same event, more than N$100 000 was pledged to the centre by businesses and individuals.
The Namport Social Investment Fund pledged N$40 000, the Knowledge Katti Foundation N$20 000, Gendev Fishing Group N$5 000, Erongo Marine Enterprises N$40 000 and SEC Consultancy N$5 000. The individual pledges that were raised amounted to N$4 200.
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