SBN supports orphans and vulnerable children
STANDARD Bank Namibia (SBN) is proud to be honouring its three year commitment to the Corporate Orphans Nutrition Project by providing N$120 000.
In 2008 Standard Bank Namibia and the Namibia Business Coalition on AIDS (NABCOA) partnered to pledge their support to help orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) by providing them with a daily food supplement.
“We are very pleased that through NABCOA, Standard Bank Namibia provided a helping hand to close to 950 OVC’s since the inception of this project.
Children registered for this programme at the Catholic AIDS Action Children’s Centre in Rehoboth, and at the Bernhard Nordkamp Centre in Windhoek and received Oshikandela as a supplement to their diet for five days per week,” said Mr Thaddius Maswahu, head of marketing at SBN at the handover this week.
“During the second implementation period of this project which stretched from July 2009 to July 2010, 300 OVC’s at the Children’s Centre in Rehoboth received a total of 19 780 sachets with 125 ml Oshikandela five days per week while an average of 150 OVC’s at the Bernhard Nordkamp Centre received a total of 23 112 sachets with 125 ml Oshikandela, five days per week.
“This clearly indicates that there is a dire need to continue to join hands with the necessary stakeholders in their efforts of making Namibia a better place for orphans and vulnerable children,” said Mr Maswahu.
SBN committed N$120 000 for the third implementation period of this project (2010/2011). In 2008 a commitment of N$170 000 was made, followed by N$120 000 in 2009. This totals N$410 000 well spent over three years.
Speaking at the same occasion, the chief executive officer of Catholic AIDS Action, Father Richard Bauer, said: “Catholic AIDS Action began with a dream, it began with the commitment and love of Namibian volunteers throughout this country who wanted to make a difference in their local communities. But we all know, dreams are just not enough. Children affected by the HIV pandemic in Namibia have a variety of needs for positive development and health. While CAA can provide psychosocial, academic, and prevention interventions, adding this critical component of increased nutrition significantly impacts on our ability to make a difference.”
In 2008 Standard Bank Namibia and the Namibia Business Coalition on AIDS (NABCOA) partnered to pledge their support to help orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) by providing them with a daily food supplement.
“We are very pleased that through NABCOA, Standard Bank Namibia provided a helping hand to close to 950 OVC’s since the inception of this project.
Children registered for this programme at the Catholic AIDS Action Children’s Centre in Rehoboth, and at the Bernhard Nordkamp Centre in Windhoek and received Oshikandela as a supplement to their diet for five days per week,” said Mr Thaddius Maswahu, head of marketing at SBN at the handover this week.
“During the second implementation period of this project which stretched from July 2009 to July 2010, 300 OVC’s at the Children’s Centre in Rehoboth received a total of 19 780 sachets with 125 ml Oshikandela five days per week while an average of 150 OVC’s at the Bernhard Nordkamp Centre received a total of 23 112 sachets with 125 ml Oshikandela, five days per week.
“This clearly indicates that there is a dire need to continue to join hands with the necessary stakeholders in their efforts of making Namibia a better place for orphans and vulnerable children,” said Mr Maswahu.
SBN committed N$120 000 for the third implementation period of this project (2010/2011). In 2008 a commitment of N$170 000 was made, followed by N$120 000 in 2009. This totals N$410 000 well spent over three years.
Speaking at the same occasion, the chief executive officer of Catholic AIDS Action, Father Richard Bauer, said: “Catholic AIDS Action began with a dream, it began with the commitment and love of Namibian volunteers throughout this country who wanted to make a difference in their local communities. But we all know, dreams are just not enough. Children affected by the HIV pandemic in Namibia have a variety of needs for positive development and health. While CAA can provide psychosocial, academic, and prevention interventions, adding this critical component of increased nutrition significantly impacts on our ability to make a difference.”
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