KINDLY allow me to respond to a letter by a certain T van Vuuren on Tuesday, July 3.
Firstly, the Fund hereby wishes to thank Mr/Ms van Vuuren for the commendations on our public education strategy. As regards the concern that MVA Fund only seems to use one language (Oshiwambo), I would like to assure Mr/Ms van Vuuren that it is not the MVA Fund’s intention and that it is not entirely correct.The MVA Fund is a composition of culturally diverse people such as those found in Namibia, therefore, it is a management philosophy that whatever the Fund does, it will garner the support and ‘buy in’ of its staff and the Namibian public by getting them to ‘belong’, which is why all its projects and activities are in the different indigenous languages.It seems Mr/Ms van Vuuren has only been exposed to Xupifa Eemwenyo (Oshiwambo for “save lives”) the Fund’s accident and injury prevention flagship and Uukumwe (Rukwangali for “togetherness”), the Fund’s newsletter.However the Fund has had other projects and publications in the various languages, which include: Muhuka (Otjiherero for “tomorrow”), the Fund’s very first project to count the files in the system and establish the exact backlog and pave the future for the Fund, hence the word “tomorrow”.Toago (Damara for “finish”), the name given to the Fund’s project to finish off the backlog in 2005 – 2006.Linzwi (Silozi for “the voice”) the name given to the Fund’s internal newsletter.Kopano (Setswana for “gathering”) the name given to the CEO’s forum with staff.The Fund would like to assure Mr/Ms van Vuuren that although these projects and publications are in various indigenous languages, they are communicated or published in English, which is the Namibian official language except for documentation and publications which are translated into indigenous languages due to the nature of the Fund’s business.We further wish to assure Mr/Ms van Vuuren that by naming its accident and injury prevention campaign Xupifa Eemwenyo, it does not imply that the Oshiwambo speaking people are the ones causing accidents.The Fund would however be happy to invite Mr/Ms van Vuuren for a visit to the Fund so that he/she be exposed to the various products that the Fund has to offer.Rosalia Martins-Hausiku Chief Corporate Affairs MVAAs regards the concern that MVA Fund only seems to use one language (Oshiwambo), I would like to assure Mr/Ms van Vuuren that it is not the MVA Fund’s intention and that it is not entirely correct.The MVA Fund is a composition of culturally diverse people such as those found in Namibia, therefore, it is a management philosophy that whatever the Fund does, it will garner the support and ‘buy in’ of its staff and the Namibian public by getting them to ‘belong’, which is why all its projects and activities are in the different indigenous languages.It seems Mr/Ms van Vuuren has only been exposed to Xupifa Eemwenyo (Oshiwambo for “save lives”) the Fund’s accident and injury prevention flagship and Uukumwe (Rukwangali for “togetherness”), the Fund’s newsletter.However the Fund has had other projects and publications in the various languages, which include: Muhuka (Otjiherero for “tomorrow”), the Fund’s very first project to count the files in the system and establish the exact backlog and pave the future for the Fund, hence the word “tomorrow”.Toago (Damara for “finish”), the name given to the Fund’s project to finish off the backlog in 2005 – 2006.Linzwi (Silozi for “the voice”) the name given to the Fund’s internal newsletter.Kopano (Setswana for “gathering”) the name given to the CEO’s forum with staff.The Fund would like to assure Mr/Ms van Vuuren that although these projects and publications are in various indigenous languages, they are communicated or published in English, which is the Namibian official language except for documentation and publications which are translated into indigenous languages due to the nature of the Fund’s business.We further wish to assure Mr/Ms van Vuuren that by naming its accident and injury prevention campaign Xupifa Eemwenyo, it does not imply that the Oshiwambo speaking people are the ones causing accidents.The Fund would however be happy to invite Mr/Ms van Vuuren for a visit to the Fund so that he/she be exposed to the various products that the Fund has to offer.Rosalia Martins-Hausiku Chief Corporate Affairs MVA
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