Repairing broken pieces

Jeanette Diergaardt It takes a whole team to make things work and it takes a special kind of person to make them work together.Lizelle Miller, a social worker at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), is on a mission to improve the lives of NUST students with the department of student services as her support. Equipped with the help of a team, she looks to shape and change various aspects to make the lives of students a bit more manageable. With mental health being a popular topic of discussion, Miller - in partnership with clinical psychologist Iani de Kock - is opening discussion points on social media to assist students far and wide, as well as students in Windhoek by guiding them with issues regarding their mental health.According to Miller, the number of students diagnosed with various mental health disorders is on the rise. In the same vein, students are opening up a lot more about their mental well-being as awareness increases on all platforms.With not just mental health on the agenda, she coordinates - with her team members - various discussions and public lectures on social issues in society. Seventeen years of work experience at NUST and still soldiering forward, Miller offers free advice and consultation to students with the student councillor and HIV/AIDS coordinator Alta McNally. The young blood in the team this year is Belinda Mthombeni, the SRC of gender, health and development. According to Mthombeni, working with Miller is great. “She is very attentive and passionate about her work.”Sharing the same sentiment, Marvellous Shilongo, previous SRC president at NUST who closely worked with Miller, said she feels the social worker is overworked and needs more support in terms of more social workers to come on board. According to Shilongo, Miller is kind to all students and goes above and beyond to accommodate and assist students where she can.

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