Cooperation
Wapa-nawa, Recycling Rundu
In November 2023, we contacted the newly founded recycling company Wapa-nawa in Rundu for the first time because we liked the concept of the young entrepreneur Ladislaus Shikerete. Wapa-nawa has found a method to produce building blocks with plastic waste and sand, be it for the construction of houses or composite stones.
At our first meeting, we got to know each other and looked at the possibility of creating jobs in Andara. In our district, too, a lot of plastic waste is scattered all over the landscape and collecting the waste would be a small source of income for the local people.
The founder of the company showed interest in working with us. We put her in touch with Blandine, who is responsible for the collection in our region, and purchased large bags. Ladislaus Shikerete promised to contact Blandine and discuss the collaboration.
2024
Since then, Blandine and her neighbors have been collecting plastic waste.
Ladislaus Shikerete and his team visited the collection point in front of Blandine's house in spring and promised to pick up the mountain of plastic for processing as soon as possible. Logistical reasons delayed the pickup, and Blandine's front yard became increasingly filled with plastic waste, and the mood became somewhat tense. But if not in Africa, where else do you learn to wait patiently and that in the end everything will fall into place.
So we kept in touch with Wapa-nawa and at the end of the year Wapa-nawa and his team drove the 200 km to us. The plastic was weighed and the collectors were paid.
Wapa-nawa is interested in continuing to work with our project, as are the people who were involved in the collections. With little effort, they keep their homes and their surroundings clean, help to ensure that their animals no longer eat plastic waste, and earn a small income.
The big question is how the garbage can continue to be transported to Rundu. Wapa-nawa has only one vehicle and this is mainly used in Rundu.
We would like to expand our cooperation and take over the transportation, but unfortunately we are unable to do so because we do not have a vehicle.
Hope Namibia
In the middle of the year, we were asked if we would be interested in working with the NGO Hope Namibia. The location of our project is well situated to reach and provide food for many people.
Our task is to purchase food and distribute it together with an employee of Hope Namibia to people in absolute poverty who have received a voucher. The vouchers are signed by both organizations and by the recipient of the food.
For a long time, we didn't know when our cooperation would begin. At the end of August, we were able to start with 40 vouchers and distribute them to people. The organization Hope Namibia informed us that they wanted to distribute 300-400 vouchers per month in our area and asked us to buy the food for them.
At the beginning of September, we were able to buy food for 50 vouchers again. As soon as we can exchange the vouchers for cash, we will buy more food and continue to help people feed themselves and their children.
NGO Hope Namibia will continue to distribute food vouchers to disadvantaged people several times a year, and we are pleased to look forward to continuing our cooperation and to being able to contribute to this good work with our services and our shop.
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