娱乐英语资讯:Namibia hosts A Capella Music Festival to raise funds for housing challenges
<p><span word="WINDHOEK">WINDHOEK</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 13-- <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="its">its</span>-<span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cappella">cappella</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 31 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buy">Buy</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Windhoek">Windhoek</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Vocal">Vocal</span> <span word="Motion">Motion</span> <span word="Six">Six</span> (<span word="VM">VM</span>6), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cappella">cappella</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="VM">VM</span>6 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Vasco">Vasco</span> <span word="Mandavela">Mandavela</span> <span word="Mario">Mario</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soweto">Soweto</span> <span word="Gospel">Gospel</span> <span word="Choir">Choir</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Soil">Soil</span> (<span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>), <span word="Focus">Focus</span> (<span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>) <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Namibian">Namibian</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="bands">bands</span>.</p><p><span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Marketing">Marketing</span> <span word="Manager">Manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Corporate">Corporate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Banking">Banking</span>, <span word="Sindano">Sindano</span> <span word="Nekundi">Nekundi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Namibians">Namibians</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shacks">shacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complementary">complementary</span> <span word="role">role</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cappella">cappella</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gospel">gospel</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shack">Shack</span> <span word="Dwellers">Dwellers</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Buy">Buy</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shack">Shack</span> <span word="Dwellers">Dwellers</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="mobilizing">mobilizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="alleviating">alleviating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proceeds">proceeds</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>' <span word="are">are</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span> <span word="Namibians">Namibians</span>.</p>
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