Capricorn Foundation renews partnership with Women at Work
The Capricorn Foundation has donated a further N$300 000 to the Women at Work Training Centre, reaffirming its dedication to economic progress and empowering marginalised communities. This brings the Capricorn Foundation’s contribution to Women at Work to N$1.5 million since 2022.
The Women at Work Training Centre was founded in 2009 to support unskilled women and men who have not completed their secondary education. The programme offers training in hospitality and dressmaking, personal development through life skills lessons incorporated into the curriculum, and internship opportunities in relevant industries. From the previous year to the current year, 23 students have secured employment through the project’s employment bureau.
Marlize Horn, Executive Officer of the Capricorn Foundation said the partnership with Women at Work will yield positive results.
“As a Connector of Positive Change, the Capricorn Foundation is proud of its partnership with Women at Work and the hope it brings within our communities by enabling the youth to become self-reliant through starting their own businesses and the opportunities that Women at Work provides by connecting them to jobs.”
“Women at Work is a beacon of hope that empowers the youth and contributes to the reduction of unemployment in Namibia. This funding will continue important training programmes and expand their reach to empower more individuals.”
Recently, 11 students graduated from the Women at Work programme. “Women at Work has given me so much hope and knowledge that I will carry with me in my personal and professional life going forward. It was a pleasant experience coming to class every day where rules and regulations are always maintained and students are well cared for,” said Augusta Dongua, dressmaking graduate.
“This year, about 75 trainees passed through our Hospitality and Dressmaking courses. We humble ourselves in the belief that we touched 75 lives in more than one way. We are not training subject knowledge only; we teach Life Skills throughout as well. Communication, Conflict Management, Work Ethics, we do practically Vision Boards with the students to put their dreams in pictures and work. They do job shadowing in the industry and get to experience the real world of work. We keep a record of students who have left to help them with job placements should it be needed, and what a pleasant experience it is to hear that our students are working and making a difference where they are. There is life after Women at Work”, said Dalene Jordaan, Women at Work General Manager.
The Women at Work Training Centre was founded in 2009 to support unskilled women and men who have not completed their secondary education. The programme offers training in hospitality and dressmaking, personal development through life skills lessons incorporated into the curriculum, and internship opportunities in relevant industries. From the previous year to the current year, 23 students have secured employment through the project’s employment bureau.
Marlize Horn, Executive Officer of the Capricorn Foundation said the partnership with Women at Work will yield positive results.
“As a Connector of Positive Change, the Capricorn Foundation is proud of its partnership with Women at Work and the hope it brings within our communities by enabling the youth to become self-reliant through starting their own businesses and the opportunities that Women at Work provides by connecting them to jobs.”
“Women at Work is a beacon of hope that empowers the youth and contributes to the reduction of unemployment in Namibia. This funding will continue important training programmes and expand their reach to empower more individuals.”
Recently, 11 students graduated from the Women at Work programme. “Women at Work has given me so much hope and knowledge that I will carry with me in my personal and professional life going forward. It was a pleasant experience coming to class every day where rules and regulations are always maintained and students are well cared for,” said Augusta Dongua, dressmaking graduate.
“This year, about 75 trainees passed through our Hospitality and Dressmaking courses. We humble ourselves in the belief that we touched 75 lives in more than one way. We are not training subject knowledge only; we teach Life Skills throughout as well. Communication, Conflict Management, Work Ethics, we do practically Vision Boards with the students to put their dreams in pictures and work. They do job shadowing in the industry and get to experience the real world of work. We keep a record of students who have left to help them with job placements should it be needed, and what a pleasant experience it is to hear that our students are working and making a difference where they are. There is life after Women at Work”, said Dalene Jordaan, Women at Work General Manager.
