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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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| 2013-07-22
Women in tourism share their stories
Ndanki Kahiurika
“YOU can choose to be a leader or you can choose to be a follower, I chose to be a leader”.
These were the inspiring words of Lena Florri, a woman who started off as a barefoot goat-herder but elevated herself to regional manager of Wilderness Safaris.
Stories of influential women in the tourism industry like Florri, Melba Tjahere, Landine Guims, Janet Mwatota and others were shared at the first Women in Tourism Summit that was held in Windhoek last Friday by Team Destination Namibia.
The theme for the event was “Imagine, inspire and invest”, an event that attracted women from all sub-sectors of the tourism industry coming together for one common goal - to inspire women to invest in the tourism sector through the success stories of other women in the industry. It was also aimed at celebrating women’s achievements, share their different paths in tourism, and share their hopes and dreams for the Namibian tourism sector.
The event attracted influential women such as Glenda Manthe-Grobler from Democratic Media Holdings, who is also involved in the annual Tourism Expo, and prominent local businesswoman and chairperson of the United Africa Group, Martha Namundjembo-Tilahun, who shared her own story on how she got her hotel projects off the ground in the face of nay-sayers.
The event comes ahead of the Adventure Travel World Summit, which Namibia will be hosting for the first time from 20-26 October 2013 and is expected to attract more than 700 tourism industry decision-makers from around the world.
One of the women, Tjahere, who owns a popular traditional food hot spot in the heart of Katutura, Otjikaendu Den Restaurant, narrated her journey from humble beginnings to owning a cuisine business that now employs 17 people.
“I’m honoured to contribute to the tourism industry and Namibian economy as a whole,” she said.
Patron at the event, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former minister of Environment and Tourism Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the progress made in terms of women empowerment and gender equality in the country is inspiring and should be encouraged.
“The focus on gender equality has helped women to become more independent and has relieved pressure on their families because they are able to provide for themselves,” said Netumbo-Ndaitwah. She said women can do so much with the little income earned, even in the tourism industry.
“At hotels, lodges, booking-centres and even in the boardrooms, women continue being the care-givers, that is why the role of women in management is increasing,” she said.
The event also highlighted the 42%, which is the amount of land under conservation in Namibia.
According to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the tourism sector is recognised as an important generator of employment in Namibia, particularly in rural areas where most tourism occurs. Additionally, through employment and income injections in the rural area, mainly through conservancies, tourism has had a marked impact on reducing rural poverty.
Tourism presents a wide range of income generation opportunities for women in both formal and informal employment. It provides better prospects for women’s participation in the labour force, women’s entrepreneurship, and women’s leadership than other sectors of the economy.
According to the Namibia Tourism Board, a report on communal conservancy stated that in 2011, in 57 conservancies, there were about 665 people employed full time and that in about 857 conservancy committee members, 33% of them women. The industry employs about 260 000 people.
These were the inspiring words of Lena Florri, a woman who started off as a barefoot goat-herder but elevated herself to regional manager of Wilderness Safaris.
Stories of influential women in the tourism industry like Florri, Melba Tjahere, Landine Guims, Janet Mwatota and others were shared at the first Women in Tourism Summit that was held in Windhoek last Friday by Team Destination Namibia.
The theme for the event was “Imagine, inspire and invest”, an event that attracted women from all sub-sectors of the tourism industry coming together for one common goal - to inspire women to invest in the tourism sector through the success stories of other women in the industry. It was also aimed at celebrating women’s achievements, share their different paths in tourism, and share their hopes and dreams for the Namibian tourism sector.
The event attracted influential women such as Glenda Manthe-Grobler from Democratic Media Holdings, who is also involved in the annual Tourism Expo, and prominent local businesswoman and chairperson of the United Africa Group, Martha Namundjembo-Tilahun, who shared her own story on how she got her hotel projects off the ground in the face of nay-sayers.
The event comes ahead of the Adventure Travel World Summit, which Namibia will be hosting for the first time from 20-26 October 2013 and is expected to attract more than 700 tourism industry decision-makers from around the world.
One of the women, Tjahere, who owns a popular traditional food hot spot in the heart of Katutura, Otjikaendu Den Restaurant, narrated her journey from humble beginnings to owning a cuisine business that now employs 17 people.
“I’m honoured to contribute to the tourism industry and Namibian economy as a whole,” she said.
Patron at the event, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former minister of Environment and Tourism Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the progress made in terms of women empowerment and gender equality in the country is inspiring and should be encouraged.
“The focus on gender equality has helped women to become more independent and has relieved pressure on their families because they are able to provide for themselves,” said Netumbo-Ndaitwah. She said women can do so much with the little income earned, even in the tourism industry.
“At hotels, lodges, booking-centres and even in the boardrooms, women continue being the care-givers, that is why the role of women in management is increasing,” she said.
The event also highlighted the 42%, which is the amount of land under conservation in Namibia.
According to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the tourism sector is recognised as an important generator of employment in Namibia, particularly in rural areas where most tourism occurs. Additionally, through employment and income injections in the rural area, mainly through conservancies, tourism has had a marked impact on reducing rural poverty.
Tourism presents a wide range of income generation opportunities for women in both formal and informal employment. It provides better prospects for women’s participation in the labour force, women’s entrepreneurship, and women’s leadership than other sectors of the economy.
According to the Namibia Tourism Board, a report on communal conservancy stated that in 2011, in 57 conservancies, there were about 665 people employed full time and that in about 857 conservancy committee members, 33% of them women. The industry employs about 260 000 people.
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