Vice President Lucia Witbooi is calling on young people from indigenous communities to take advantage of the newly launched National Youth Fund.

She made the appeal while speaking in Tsumeb during the celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on the Namibian youth to make use of the N$257 million National Youth Fund.

She made the remarks during the official opening of the 15th Eenhana Expo.

The Cabinet approved the common guidelines for the operationalisation of the National Youth Fund, which include an initial outlay of N$257 million and subsequent yearly official subventions.