left to right, back row: Oiva Angula (Telecom Namibia), Marike de Jager (Bank Windhoek), Thomas Weber (GIZ), Ian Collard (Namib Mills), Pauline Thomas (Namdeb), Gideon Shilongo (O&L); left to right front row: Lizette Foot (Team Namibia), Dixon Norval (FNB & Team Namibia), Tarah Shaanika (NCCI & Team Namibia) and Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati (Namibia Trade Forum).

 

A range of key stakeholders have pledged their support for Team Namibia via financial contributions to implement the first phase of the organisation’s renewed strategy.  In an effort to gain a sustainable competitive advantage for Namibian products and services, an immediate action plan has been developed that encompasses three focused initiatives. Highlights of these activities will be shared with Team Namibia members at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in July.

 

Through a team effort, financial contributions were made by a range of Team Namibia partners, including founder members FNB Namibia Holdings; Telecom Namibia; Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC); NAMDEB; Bank Windhoek and Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies (O&L) alongside Namib Mills (Pty) Ltd and the Namibia Trade Forum (NTF).  This grant is being matched through a Private Public Partnership fund (PPP) via the Namibian Employers Federation (NEF) and Global Compact Network Namibia (GCNN) financed through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and supported by the German Government. The accumulative funds made available by these stakeholders for the incubation period of Team Namibia’s new strategy exceed N$ 300,000.