Nam-mic and W@W host training for domestic workers

Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings (NFSH) is a truly broad-based black economic empowerment company with unions affiliated to the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) owning more than two thirds of its shares and is committed to the training and upskilling of members affiliated to the member unions of the NUNW.
In line with this commitment, NFSH through its Social Investment Fund that was launched in March 2016, entered into an agreement with Women at Work to provide training to members of the Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers’ Union.
The training is aimed at improving the skills of domestic workers and is offered to the members free of charge.
Ladies that attended the training offered by Women at Work, received a refresher course in job ethics, hygiene, cleaning materials used in their everyday job, effective cleaning methods, washing, ironing and budgeting.
“It is the vision of NFSH to economically empower Namibians by creating opportunities for our main stakeholders, the unions, and their members.
We believe that by doing this, we contribute to the economic development of Namibia in general. As the Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers’ Union is a fairly new union, we decided to first focus on them and to provide not only training to their members, but also the management of the union,” said Mr Walter Don, Chief Executive Officer of NFSH.
“Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings made the decision to re-invest in the community it operates in and, through its Social Investment Fund, emphasises the training and re-training of workers affiliated to the NUNW to improve their chances of finding a job in the ever changing job market. We want to teach them additional skills to make them multifaceted in the workplace,” Don said.
Domestic workers that are members of the Domestic and Allied Workers’ Union and would be interested in attending the next training session, can contact the union to enrol. The next training session is scheduled for 5 to 9 September 2016.
• For more information on the Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings Social Investment Fund, please contact Sanet de Waal at Tel. 061 299 1270 or send an email to [email protected].