Bastos Foundation
Bastos Foundation is
a NGO founded as a Foundation in 2002 with full Namibian
recognition as qualified to manage international co-operation
projects. Bastos Foundation also has official authorization to
handle projects financed by the European Union. Bastos
Foundation has expertise in managing projects in areas such as
health education, environmental sustainability programs,
vocational training, enterprise development, etc., and has
worked in countries such as Senegal, Mauritania, and Thad. In
Namibia, Bastos Foundation has managed a 3-year Spanish-funded
‘Human Resources Development in the Topnaar Community” project
and is since the beginning of 2008 implementing the 2-year
‘Woodturning Centre for youth in Walvis bay” Microcredits from
France Embassy.
Our contact person is Ricardo please refer to [
CV ]
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The Namibia
Polytechnic of Namibia is a public university of science and
technology, rich in knowledge, skills experience and research
in community related projects. Through various departments and
units, the polytechnic has done a number of projects ranging
from emerging farmers training to informal settlement
upgrading. With our combination pool of experienced
international and local faculty couples with adequate
laboratory and field equipment, the polytechnic offers
unmatched potential to handle community as well as research
projects. Recent projects include:
• Formalization of the informal settlements in Rundu and
Katima in the capacity of advisor to the
project team and training provider for the NPC
• BIOTA sponsored research in Agriculture and Nature
Conservation
• Implemented the land reform capacity building on behalf of
MLR.
• Implemented several community based nature conservation and
tourism projects around the
country
• Implemented several agricultural, entrepreneurial training
and mentorship projects
• MTCT Jatropha project: initiated and mentored the first
phase
Our contact person is Lameck Mewa please refer to [ CV ]
Stimulus
Stimulus is an
independent value-adding BEE Investment company which nurtures
strong relationships is truly Namibian and seeks to become the
active strategic empowerment partner of choice for Namibia
businesses, with the ability to invest for value in many local
ventures.
• First Private Equity company in the local financial sector
• It has a full-time management team and is backed by professional input from its shareholders.
• High emphasis is put on corporate governance
• Mindful that they are custodians of third party funds, guiding principles in every negotiation they
undertake and transaction they implement
• N$123 million capital under the control of independent, Non-Executive Directors
• Hands on involvement in investee companies
• 80% of all returns generated by Stimulus revert back to providers of capital who are largely the
beneficiaries of Namibian pension and provident funds
• 100% Namibian capital invested straight back into Namibian economy
• Has strong broad-based empowerment credentials. In addition, 85 – 90% of all returns flows to
a broad base of Namibian beneficiaries
