Colouring Windhoek's bus stops
Tilla Koekemoer is a member of the Namibian Women's Association that launched the “Inhabit, Work and Preserve” project recently.They aim to achieve something together and Koekemoer decided something needed to be done about the bus stop on Jordaan Street.
“Every time I pick up my home assistant and garden manager, we drove past the broken bus stop on Jordaan Street and I couldn't take it anymore. People sat on the curb in the sun because the bench was broken. So I decided to repair it myself," she said.
The association has already renovated two Windhoek bus stops, and Koekemoer wanted to repair one herself. She also paid for it from her own pocket.
By commissioning the craftsman David Fernando, repairs such as the necessary welding work were carried out. For example, the anchoring of the shelter was completely rusted.
Koekemoer then did the painting together with her home assistant Frieda Silas. “I am very proud of what we did and it makes me feel good when I drive past here now.”
The same applies to Frieda, who proudly tells everyone that she was involved in the project.
But there's more to come.
Koekemoer, who lost her husband to Covid in 2021, now plans to mobilize the Neighbourhood Watch in Pioneerspark to get the remaining bus stops in the area back in shape.