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Entrepreneurs from Swakopmund attended training hosted by Bank Windhoek and their Town Council. .... by Dr Hélène de K
BANK WINDHOEK CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

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1. Bank Windhoek Social Investment Fund 1.1 Focus Area: Education

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1.2 Focus Area: Entrepreneurship Education and Job Creation

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1.3 Focus Area: Health

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2. Sponsorships 2.1 Sport

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2.2 Other

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3. Bank Windhoek Arts

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INTRODUCTION Bank Windhoek has always been known as a responsible corporate citizen and nowhere does this responsible behaviour manifest itself better than in the Bank’s Corporate Social Investment Programme. As a trusted partner in development and upliftment, Bank Windhoek is proud of its long term partnerships, some of which stretch over 20 years. The Bank is equally enthusiastic to welcome new partners on board and is therefore proud to report on our social investments and sponsorship activities for the period ending 30 June 2016. During the year under review, Bank Windhoek invested N$8.4 million in Namibian communities through its Corporate Social Investment Programme which includes its Social Investment Fund, sponsorships and donations as well as the banks’ consumer education and financial literacy initiatives. The Bank’s Social Investment Fund was established in 2002 and focuses mainly on Education, Entrepreneurship/Job Creation, and Health (with a focus on Cancer). Our social investment is strategically thought through by a Social Investment Fund Committee that meets four times a year and which is chaired by the Managing Director. This committee discusses and selects beneficiaries based on the impact they can make towards the economic development of their communities. Our selection is also informed by governmental agenda on socio-economic issues, through documents such as the current Harambee plan, the National Development Plan (NDP4) and Vision 2030. As part of the criteria when considering applications, one crucial question needs to be answered: “Can the applicant organisation attain self-sustainability?” In this way the bank then illustrates that it is not only concerned about its own sustainability, but also about the sustainability of the projects it supports and its long-term impact on the community. Bank Windhoek is committed to a balanced approach towards sponsorship and therefore all areas of sponsorship such as sport, welfare, education, agriculture, art and culture are supported through the Bank’s sponsorship and donation allocation process. Our involvement is about assisting the less fortunate and promoting activities that are not always supported by other corporate entities, such as art and culture and the smaller sport codes. It is about what difference we can make in the lives of the less fortunate and assisting Government’s efforts in alleviating socio-economic issues, such as unemployment and poverty. At Bank Windhoek we also believe in co-operation and therefore we encourage the various beneficiaries of our Social Investment Fund and sponsorships to form collaborations, to avoid duplication and to ensure that the available resources are used efficiently and to ensure maximum impact. Financial independence starts with being financially literate and therefore Bank Windhoek is a proud member and supporter of the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI). Bank Windhoek regards financial literacy as critically important to empower its clients to make the right financial choices. The bank supports a number of financial literacy and consumer education programmes. In the year under review, N$1.8 million was spent on improving financial literacy amongst Namibians. A bank, designed for children, namely the Solo Bank, was opened in June 2016 to teach children to save and spend their money responsibly. With the assistance of an international student organization that promotes sustainable entrepreneurship and financial literacy amongst the youth, namely AIESEC Namibia, various schools were also visited to talk to children about financial pitfalls and entrepreneurship.

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BANK WINDHOEK SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND

1.1 FOCUS AREA: EDUCATION NAMIBIA MATHEMATICS INSTITUTE Pre-primary and grade 1 teachers from primary schools in the Khomas and Hardap regions, as well as students from the University of Namibia’s Windhoek campus, received training in the use of the Omwaalu Mathematics boards aimed at improving the teaching of mathematics at lower primary level. The material also forms an integral part in the training of future lower primary teachers at the University of Namibia (UNAM). Bank Windhoek sponsored the project with N$175 000 and this money was used to distribute mathematical sets to various schools. The co-sponsors of the project are Anglo America Namibia Foundation, Shoprite, Waltons and Namsov. A total of 7 000 sets have been distributed to schools over the past three years. In the process 240 teachers and 300 student teachers (Unam) have been empowered to use these sets.

Students from the University of Namibia received training in the usage of the Omwaalu Boards in the classroom.

Entrepreneurs from Swakopmund attended training hosted by Bank Windhoek and their Town Council.

SME TRAINING IN ERONGO REGION More than 170 entrepreneurs from Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region attended training sessions presented by Bank Windhoek’s Emerging Small and Medium Enterprise (ESME) Branch, during the financial year under review. The theme of the training sessions, which were held over two days in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, was “The Entrepreneur’s Secret”. Some of the topics covered were: Getting started with the business idea/concept; finding a position in the market; marketing your business; financing your business; how to write a business plan; financial projections and collateral and how to apply for a loan.

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CONSUMER EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL LITERACY In line with the objectives of the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI), Bank Windhoek supported a number of consumer education programmes to the value of N$1.8 million. This included training sessions at various institutions in Namibia, such as Women at Work and schools, to name a few, as well as regular articles and advertisements throughout the year on money related matters in three different newspapers. Furthermore, Bank Windhoek annually prints and distributes Abundance Diaries in which customers and users of the diaries are educated on improving their financial situation. A number

of initiatives, such as the agreement with AIESEC, ensure that school learners are exposed to financial literacy. Bank Windhoek has also launched a Solo Bank, a bank specifically aimed at children, with the over arching purpose of having a vehicle to empower children with financial literacy. This project is endorsed by the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) and the Solo Bank will be rolled out to more branches as the need arises. A magazine for teenagers, the Solo Magazine, was also launched and contains articles pertaining to financial education for the youth.

The Solo Bank was officially opened on 18 June 2016.

DEGNOS The Service and Witness North East Centre (Degnos) in Grootfontein is an outreach program that addresses the challenges of the San people in the northern and eastern parts of Namibia. Its main objective is to provide a statutory framework for participating programs pertaining to the spiritual, social and economic care and the upliftment of San people and communities in need and who live in severe poverty. Through the contribution made by the Bank Windhoek Social Investment Fund, Degnos ensures that specifically the children of the San people are benefited by supporting the schools built for the various communities and by providing food and other necessities for the children. Degnos further trains the San to become farmers and help them with the quality and selling of their craft.

Some of the boys from the Degnos schools playing around after school.

NAMIBIA ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES The Namibia Association of Children with Disabilities lobbies and advocates for the rights of children with disabilities. It was established by parents and care givers of children living with disabilities to improve the living conditions of the children and to enhance their social integration. Bank Windhoek sponsored training sessions for parents and caregivers in the Otjozondjupa Region to the value of N$85 000.

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SWAKOPMUNDER MUSIKWOCHE This year it was the Swakopmunder Musikwoche’s 50th anniversary and Bank Windhoek supported the Swakopmunder Musikwoche with N$200 000. A total of 288 participants, 30 lecturers and 27 helpers made the 2015 Musikwoche the biggest ever. The composition of the Musikwoche participants has also changed as 65% of participants are from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

One of the participants of the Swakopmunder Musikwoche plays the flute in one of the concerts.

DAGBREEK SCHOOL FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY IMPAIRED Dagbreek is an educational institution that caters for the learners with severe learning and physical disabilities that prevent them from obtaining a mainstream education. The school accommodates 116 learners who they teach vocational training skills so that these learners can become self-reliable after they leave the school at age 18 without receiving any formal qualification certificate. Agriculture and gardening forms part of the curriculum of the school and both learners as well as school-leavers who have no alternative place to go as there are

no facilities available to people living with severe disabilities, work in the gardens at the school to generate an income for the school and themselves. A formal vocational training centre is planned where learners and former learners will be trained in the skills of car washing, gardening, hospitality (waitressing and food processing), laundry services, child caring, cement work and bricklaying, store packing and basic office administration. The school recently embarked on a pilot project, an aquaponics vegetable garden, where vegetables are grown that is sold in the schools farm stall. The aim of this project is to teach the learners how to grow vegetables sustainably while using small amounts of water. The school was recently informed that their normal gardens used too much water and they therefore decided on the aquaponics garden. The money generated through this project will be used for the planned vocational training centre.

Bank Windhoek assisted the Dagbreek School to expand their aquaponic garden that will assist in the teaching of the learners and will help generate funds for various projects at the school.

Bank Windhoek supported Dagbreek School by providing funds to establish three more aquaponic gardens and to buy the necessary tools and seeds to start the garden.

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1.2 Focus Area: Entrepreneurship Education and Job Creation FEASIBILITY STUDY HANDBOOK Bank Windhoek launched a Feasibility Study Handbook for Entrepreneurs to help guide existing and prospective businesses, including SME’s, in their preparation of a feasibility study. A feasibility study assists in determining the feasibility or viability of a proposed business idea. The handbook is particularly useful and beneficial, not only to businesses, but also to financing institutions, as it will act as a guide on the contents of a feasibility study. Furthermore, the handbook provides much needed direction to youth-owned enterprises which are the future of the Namibian economy. The handbook is an easy-to-use, but comprehensive step-by-step guide for any business owner, be it a small, medium, or a large enterprise and is widely distributed free of charge. The Feasibility Handbook for Entrepreneurs is one of several initiatives by Bank Windhoek, over the years, to assist entrepreneurs, especially in the SME sector, to grow their businesses. ART NEEDLEWORK PROJECT Bank Windhoek supported the Art Needlework Project with a sponsorship of N$100 000 to acquire training material and train underprivileged women in various forms of needlework. 46 women benefitted from this project.

Beneficiaries of the Art Needlework Project learned the finer skills of needlework.

The project aims to empower women with skills to care for themselves and transfer their skills to other women in their communities. The project trains women in a variety of needlework to enable them to generate an income, thereby improving their standard of living and financially support their families.

WOMEN AT WORK Woman at Work is an organization not-for-gain and dedicated to develop semi-skilled, unemployed Namibian women, in core service areas. The general approach is a personal focus on each individual trainee, developing their physical skills, mental abilities, work ethic and emotional intelligence through high quality market correlated training. Furthermore, the centre is committed to assist successful students to become financially self-reliant by providing them with the prospect of finding safe and well-guided employment

service opportunities, through an efficiently run employment bureau. This enables them to improve their socioeconomic standards and thus contributes directly towards poverty reduction in Namibia. The Women at Work Training Centre received N$327 300 in the year under review. The funds will be used to purchase equipment and raw materials, as well as to secure land to build a bigger training centre to accommodate the growing number of students. The centre has doubled its intake in the last quarter of the

Klaudia Augustus, a former student of Women at Work, worked her way up from being a domestic worker at a swimming school to being a swimming instructor.

financial year under review and now trains 120 ladies a year in home management.

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KARAS HUISEN CRAFT TRUST

Men-on-the-Side-of-the-Road

The Karas Huisen Crafts Trust, situated in Tseiblaagte in Keetmanshoop, aims to encourage women in this community to live up to the true sense of the word “Huisen” meaning “Help yourselves”. The organization provides skills training to vulnerable woman in the community to capacitate them to become employable and to create job opportunities. It also aims at stabilising families and those affected by HIV/Aids and other chronic infections, by teaching them about healthy lifestyles and the provision of counselling services. Bank Windhoek supported them with N$108 400. Graduates from Men-on-the-Side-of-the-Road proudly show the certificates they obtained.

Men-on-the-Side-of-the-Road (MSR), which was established in 2007, works in partnership with training providers, government ministries and private organizations, to develop the skills, attitudes and aptitudes, required by members, for work and self-employment. Bank Windhoek, as a long standing partner of MSR, helps the project realise the goal of creating employment opportunities for men and providing them with skills required in the job market. More than 200 unemployed men are registered in the MSR database and the organization also acts as an intermediate to put potential employers in touch with trained workers. MSR has also started supporting school drop outs to finish their schooling. Bank Windhoek donated N$225 000 to Men-on-the-Side-of-the-Road in the 2015/2016 financial year.

Karas Huisen Craft in Keetmanshoop teaches women various needlework skills.

SAN ALIVE SAN ALIVE was initiated in November 2003 by Dr Hélène de Kok to provide affordable, accessible medical care to the indigent San population of the Resettlement Farm at Skoonheid. It was soon realised that they were in desperate need of food security and a craft centre was established, initially with three workers, now a variable of 45 to 60 people benefit from the project. The centre has provided the crafters with a small but regular income, which has increased year by year. SAN ALIVE started selling their crafts to the local market first and now form part of a group who’s crafts are marketed at international craft fairs in the United States of America, Scandinavia, Holland, Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany through the Omba Arts Trust. Omba Arts Trust also assists with product development and quality control. An investment of N$150 000 was made in San Alive by Bank Windhoek.

Members of the San Alive group doing quality checks on their products.

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NANOFASA NAMIBIA TRUST Nanofasa is dedicated to protect, manage and sustain the cultural and natural integrity of the San communities in the Nyae Nyae, and their environment. The project mainly consists of the Barefoot Academy and the Indigenous Plant Green House. Nanofasa mainly operates in the traditional area of the Ju/’hoan San in Na Jaqna and Nyae Nyae conservancy in the Otjizonjupa region. The indigenous plants green house will ensure that the village has backup indigenous food storage during dry and harsh times of the year. Malnutrition is a huge problem and the only way the problem can be solved is to ensure access to the food that they know, can grow and manage on their own. The Barefoot Academy is designed as a project that will not only conserve nature, wildlife and resources on which the communities depend, but will promote local engagement, cultural sustainability and traditional based education and work creation for women, men and unemployed youth.

The Nanofasa Namibia Trust received a sponsorship of N$190 000 from Bank Windhoek to fund the Barefoot Academy they run with San communities in the Nyae Nyae constituency.

OMBA ARTS TRUST Omba Arts Trust is a Namibian Non-governmental Organization and member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) that aims to support the livelihoods of marginalised communities through the development, sales and marketing of Namibian quality craft. The trust has been a key driver of the craft sector in Namibia and continues to be the largest organization developing and marketing 100% Namibian handicrafts and contemporary San art. The trust has over the past 20 years built extensive relationships with approximately 450 crafters in ten regions of which 95% are women and 60% is from the San communities. With the sustained support by Omba Arts Trust to communities in which they work direct impacts to the overall wellbeing of crafters and changes in the communities’ attitudes are seen. Children are being fed, clothed and educated through craft income and the self-esteem and confidence of the women have increased. Improved health and general social resilience are also noted in all communities. Broader community issues are now being addressed and OAT is embarking on agricultural and TB monitoring and support to some of the San communities as well as addressing teenage pregnancy and solar lighting to communities in the Okavango. The most significant increase in crafters has occurred in Donkerbos where the number of crafters increased from 18 to 58 producers in the past financial year. Previously the men in the community was reluctant to become part of the project, but they have now realized the value of craft production and the income derived from it and either joined the group on their own or by supporting their wives. Bank Windhoek sponsored the trust with N$150 000.

Weaving is one of the crafts the beneficiaries of the Omba Arts Trust are more famous for.

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1.3 FOCUS AREA: HEALTH BANK WINDHOEK CANCER APPLE PROJECT The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) is one of the largest beneficiaries from the Bank Windhoek Social Investment Fund through the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project. The project has now been running for 16 consecutive years and during the 2015/2016 financial year N$2.6 million was raised in aid of CAN. The aim of the project is to create awareness on cancer in Namibia. The money generated by the project is mainly used to assist cancer patients in Namibia financially and with much needed amenities. Since 2015 Bank Windhoek’s staff members has become even more involved in the project through the entrepreneurial challenge that was introduced. In the entrepreneurial challenge each branch and department of the Bank gets N$4 500 startup capital that they must use to generate a profit. The profit is then added to the money generated from the apple sales and is handed over to the Cancer Association of Namibia.

The Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project raised an astounding N$2.6 million in the 2015/2016 financial year. At the handover was f.l.t.r. Louis Peens, Managing Director at Fruit & Veg City, Christo de Vries, Managing Director at Bank Windhoek, CAN CEO, Rolf Hansen and Advocate Deon Obbes, Vice- President of CAN.

PROMOTING COLLABORATIONS AMONGST ORGANIZATIONS Twice a year Bank Windhoek hosts a consultative meeting for beneficiaries of its Social Investment Fund. During these meetings beneficiaries introduce themselves and are provided with the opportunity to discuss challenges in their organizations with other beneficiaries. They are also encouraged to collaborate to avoid duplication and to ensure maximum reach of the targeted beneficiaries. Men-on-the-Side-of-the-Road annually supports the Bank Windhoek Cancer Apple Project by sending men to help with the distribution of the apples countrywide. The men help to pack the apples and accompany the partners who deliver the apples to help them unload the apples at their destinations. Bank Windhoek has also, for the past two years, hired a hall during the Windhoek Agricultural and Trade Show, where the Social Investment Fund beneficiaries could exhibit themselves. This was then promoted as the Bank Windhoek Social Investment Corner. Due to the constraints in human resources from the beneficiaries, the organizations found the week long show to be quite taxing and decisions will have to be made about the future of this initiative.

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Sponsorships

2.1 sport ATHLETICS NAMIBIA Bank Windhoek continues to be committed to the development of athletics in Namibia and therefore renewed its sponsorship with Athletics Namibia, during the year under review, with a sponsorship of N$250 000.00 for the 2015/2016 athletics season. The sponsorship assisted Athletics Namibia to host the Bank Windhoek Senior National Championship in May 2016 where 210 athletes from Namibia and Botswana participated.

Marlize Horn handed over a sponsorship of N$250 000 to Mirinda Subes and Alna Similo of Athletics Namibia.

NETBALL The Bank Windhoek Schools Netball Super League, which was established in 2013, has grown in the year under review with teams competing in the Under 17 and Under 19 Leagues. The Schools Netball League was created to develop and promote netball at school level by providing a platform for senior netball teams in schools to participate in a competitive league. QUINTON-STEELE BOTES TRAINING CAMP

Action from the Bank Windhoek Schools Netball Super League.

The 23rd Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics course and training camp took place in January 2015 in Windhoek. Coaches, athletes and parents were trained in various field and track events, while a mini competition took place after the training camp. The camp focused on the development of primary school and older beginner athletes, during the mornings and the training for the more advanced athletes took place in the afternoons. Events that were presented were sprints, hurdles, middle and long distance running, javelin, discus, shot put, long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault.

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BANK WINDHOEK CORPORATE CHALLENGE RELAY IN AID OF WELFARE To encourage a healthy lifestyle amongst our clients and staff members, Bank Windhoek began the Corporate Challenge Relay in aid of Welfare. The 2015 relay was the third of its kind hosted by Bank Windhoek with 154 teams entering. The aim of the relay, which consists of a 20 km walk or run in Windhoek, is to encourage teamwork and a healthy lifestyle amongst individuals in the corporate sector and the general public. Each team member had to complete a distance of 5 km. All the money raised through entries were disbursed to welfare organizations.

154 teams entered the 2015 Bank Windhoek Corporate Challenge Relay in Aid of Welfare.

BANK WINDHOEK LONG COURSE SWIMMING SERIES Bank Windhoek sponsored the Namibia Swimming Union (NASU) with N$110 000 for the third consecutive year, to host the Long Course Swimming Gala season aimed at grooming swimming athletes to compete at regional and international levels.

Bank Windhoek continued its support to the Namibia Swimming Union to host the Long Course season.

The Long Course (50 m) season included ten galas and a five day Bank Windhoek Namibia National Long Course Swimming Championship. The Long Course season started in October 2015 and ended in April 2016.

NAMIBIA HOCKEY UNION Bank Windhoek brought Namibian Hockey into their portfolio of sport sponsorships, with a sponsorship of N$250 000 for the 2015/2016 financial year. The sponsorship covers both the field hockey and indoor hockey leagues. At the announcement of the sponsorship the President of the Namibian Hockey Union, Marc Nel, mentioned that it was the biggest sponsorship ever received by Namibian Hockey.

Part of the sponsorship towards the Namibia Hockey Union is for the hosting of training clinics. These are participants of the clinic held in the //Karas Region.

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FISTBALL

BANK WINDHOEK NAMIBIAN ENDURO SERIES

Bank Windhoek continued its support to the Namibian Fistball Association with a sponsorship of N$38 500 for the 2015 season.

The Bank Windhoek Namibian Enduro Series remains one of the most visible events on Namibia’s sport calendar. Bank Windhoek increased its sponsorship in the financial year under review to N$100 000. It is the sixth consecutive year that Bank Windhoek sponsors this sports code.

Götz Frierdrich from SKW participates in the Bank Windhoek Fistball League.

Tommy Gous participating in the Bank Windhoek Namibian Enduro Series.

VOLLEYBALL Bank Windhoek has been a long standing supporter of volleyball, especially the indoor league, hosted annually under the Bank’s name. The Bank Windhoek Indoor Volleyball League has become a recognized fixture on the Namibian sport calendar, where the country’s top teams compete for the championship titles. During the year under review, Bank Windhoek renewed its commitment to volleyball with a N$190 000 sponsorship to the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF), as the 2016 season began. A feather in the cap for the Namibia Volleyball Federation is that its president, Joel Matthews, became the Chairman of the Namibian Sports Commission.

Bank Windhoek increased its sponsorship to the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) to N$190 000. Riaan van Rooyen (right) handed over the sponsorship to Joel Matthews, president of the NVF.

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL Bank Windhoek has now become an entrenched supporter of the annual Bank Windhoek Namibia Open Beach Volleyball Championship at the Mole in Swakopmund, which takes place over the Independence Day weekend. The Championship catered for both young and old with categories for Senior Men, Senior Women, Youth Girls, Youth Boys/Social Pairs and Mixed four-a-side. A training session was also conducted for learners. NAMIBIA BASS ANGLING ASSOCIATION In the year under review, Bank Windhoek continued its support to the Namibian Bass Angling Association to stage eight national tournaments and promote the sport. It is the second year that Bank Windhoek sponsored competitive bass angling with the aim to develop the sport at national level. The national events sponsored by Bank Windhoek, prepare anglers to take part in international events, such as the Region 5 Bass Federation Championships, where they compete against South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland and Mozambique. WINDHOEK SHOW SEVEN-A-SIDE SOCCER Bank Windhoek once again hosted the Seven-A-Side Soccer Tournament at the 2015 Windhoek Agricultural and Trade Show. The tournament was started in 2012 as a constructive past-time for farm workers and support staff (cleaners, security guards, etc.) working at the Show, while also providing them with the opportunity to win money they can use to open a bank account and become financially active citizen. Alec Williams, a member of the Namibia Bass Angling Association with his catch at one of the events hosted at Oanob dam.

During 2015 a tournament for schools was also introduced with 14 teams participating in the event.

The team from Khomas High won the schools leg of the seven-a-side tournament hosted at the Windhoek Show.

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SENIOR GOLFERS SOCIETY OF NAMIBIA

Bank Windhoek is a proud sponsor of the Senior Golfers Society of Namibia.

The Senior Golfers Society of Namibia has been a long time beneficiary of Bank Windhoek’s sponsorships programme. They received a sponsorship of N$22 000 to host nine Monthly Medal Championships as well as the Bank Windhoek Senior National Golf Championships. NAMIBIA AMATEUR LADIES GOLF UNION

NAMIBIA AMATEUR GOLF UNION

Bank Windhoek continued to strengthen its ties with the Namibian Golf fraternity, with a sponsorship of N$25 000 to the Namibia Ladies Amateur Golf Union (NALGU), for their national championship, which took place in May on the Rossmund golf course.

The Bank Windhoek Namibian Amateur Open Golf Tournament is a highlight on the golfing calendar.

NAMIBIA TABLE TENNIS In the year under review Bank Windhoek sponsored the Zone 6 Championship held in December in Swakopmund. As a continuation of the agreement Bank Windhoek also sponsored the Namibian Junior Masters Championship held in May in Maerua Mall.

Bank Windhoek has been the title sponsor of the Bank Windhoek Namibian Amateur Open Golf Tournament for more than 20 years. In the financial year under review, fifty-nine players participated in the event, played at the Rossmund Golf Club. Bank Windhoek sponsored the tournament with N$29 700 as it sees the event as an excellent opportunity to showcase the golfing talent in Namibia. NAMIBIA TENNIS FEDERATION In 2016 Bank Windhoek decided to also invest in the future of tennis and hence sponsored the Namibia Tennis Federation with N$100 000 for various leagues and development. Part of the sponsorship was used to host the Bank Windhoek South Central Circuit tournament and the Bank Windhoek NTA under 18 tournament, two International ITF world ranking point tournaments that took place in Windhoek in April and May 2016. Tennis players from Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, India, Australia, England, Portugal, and Germany competed in the tournaments.

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2.2 other AGRICULTURE The agricultural sector is one of the most important sectors contributing to employment creation and poverty alleviation Therefore, Bank Windhoek has always viewed agriculture as the backbone of the country’s economy. During the year under review Bank Windhoek sponsored various auctions held by Namibia Livestock Auctioneers, Agra, Karoo Ochse and Blaauwberg Auctioneers who provides farmers a platform to market and sell their livestock. Bank Windhoek is a proud sponsor of the Agra Weaner Competition. Riaan van Rooyen (right) handed over the sponsorship to Arnold Klein and Titus Koen of Agra.

Bank Windhoek’s intention to support farmers in Namibia is evident with a sponsorship of N$100 000 to the Agra Weaner Auctions. Through these auctions farmers are given an opportunity to buy and sell excellent cattle in various centres around Namibia.

NAMIBIA GENETICS AUCTION Bank Windhoek is the proud sponsor of the Namibia Genetics Auction that took place in August. The auction offered some of the best animals from 13 breeds represented by 29 breeders from around the country and was during the year under review, held over two days. More 100 bulls were auctioned off, while more than 200 cows and heifers went under the hammer. Breeders from the Namibia Genetics Group and the Superior Genetics Group combined their efforts and offered some of their best animals under the brand of Namibia Genetics. The two groups combined their efforts to make it more convenient for buyers to find the right animals for their herds by offering a larger variety top genetic material from the different breeds. Bank Windhoek realises that one of the most important decisions a cattle farmer needs to make, is the selection of a bull for his herd. Careful consideration needs to be given to finding the right female animals, as this choice will influence the herd for many years to come. The breeds on auction at the Namibia Genetics Auction were Brangus, Brahman, Braunvieh, Simmentaler, Simbra, Limousin, Hereford, Santa Gertrudis, Charolais, Beefmaster, Braford, Nguni and Sussex. NAMIBIA WOMEN SUMMIT

ANIMAL WELFARE

Bank Windhoek demonstrated its commitment towards gender equality by supporting House of Women (HOW) with a sponsorship to host the 9th Namibia Women Summit, which took place in Windhoek in August 2015.

In various towns Bank Windhoek supported the SPCA organizations with N$40 000. The Save-the-Rhino Trust was also a beneficiary of Bank Windhoek in the 2015/2016 financial year.

The summit aims to provide a platform for women entrepreneurs to network and share best practices in order to broaden their involvement in the national development. Women from around the country attended the summit. NALASRA GAMES Bank Windhoek sponsored the 8th annual Namibian Local Authorities’ Sports and Recreation Association (NALASRA) Games held in April 2016, in Rundu. The objective of the games is to bring infrastructural and economic development to small towns as the sporting facilities are renovated or new ones get built, while the influx of people from other towns boosts the local economy. Furthermore, the games contribute towards productive local authorities’ employees and promote their wellness. THE OSHAKATI TOTEM EXPO The Oshakati Totem Expo is a cultural exposition with a commercial component, based on traditions and cultures (totems) in Namibia. The expo seeks to bring about awareness of common cultural practices among Namibians, amplifying unique Namibian Cultural identity, where business personalities and entities can interact to advance their businesses.

ATKV IDIOM COMPETITION Bank Windhoek sponsored the annual ATKV Idiom Competition for schools. This competition will conclude in September 2016. The purpose of the competition is to promote the Afrikaans language and to teach children Afrikaans sayings and idioms. ATKV PLUIMPIE AWARDS Bank Windhoek supported the ATKV (Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuur Vereniging – Afrikaans Language and Culture Association) Pluimpie Awards, with a sponsorship of N$35 000 for the 19th consecutive year. The aim of the awards is to honour individuals, institutions, publishers and companies who made a special contribution towards the Afrikaans language.

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Bank Windhoek Corporate Social Investment Report 2015 - 2016

BANK WINDHOEK ARTS

Bank Windhoek remains the biggest supporter of the arts and culture in Namibia, with an emphasis on the development of quality arts and culture. SOCRATIC FORUM During the year under review, Bank Windhoek continued its support to the Bank Windhoek Socratic Society of Namibia to host the Bank Windhoek Socratic Forum. The Bank Windhoek Socratic Forum has become a fixture on the calendar of critical thinkers and has attracted speakers across Southern Africa, including academics. The aim of the Forum is to develop critical thinking and debate on sensitive issues in the arts and humanity field. During the year under review, Bank Windhoek continued its support to the Bank Windhoek Socratic Society of Namibia to host the event. COMMISSIONED WORKS Bank Windhoek commissioned two works during the year under review, being A rhino under a Camelthorn and A Whale in the Goreangab. Both these plays explored the bigger socioeconomic issues of the day. Bank Windhoek 30x30 Art Competition AND BANK WINDHOEK TRIENNIAL Both these competitions are aimed at the visual arts, with the Bank Windhoek 30x30 an annual competition for amateur artists and secondary school children. The Triennial is hosted every third year (this is the fourth one for Bank Windhoek) and is aimed at more professional or developed artists. The final of the Triennial is in September 2017. PRETVILLE Bank Windhoek has also decided to start supporting arts development in schools and has therefore supported the production of Windhoek Afrikaanse Skool, Pretville, with N$50 000.

Hercules Viljoen (left), Director: National Art Gallery of Namibia and Riaan van Rooyen, Head: Corporate Communication and Social Investment for Bank Windhoek at the launch of the 2017 Bank Windhoek Triennial.

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Bank Windhoek Corporate Social Investment Report 2015 - 2016

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Compiled by Bank Windhoek’s Marketing and Corporate Communication Services Department

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