The Capricorn Foundation has committed N.dollars 750 000 to its corporate social responsibility implementation partner, Imago Dei, a welfare organisation that assists the Foundation in identifying, mobilising and channelling resources to vulnerable communities.
Some of the projects funded by the Capricorn Foundation through Imago Dei include Hope for Life Foundation, Burgershoek Children Community Project, Grace Welfare Project, Namibia Christian Women Aid Society and Family of Hope Services.
Marlize Horn, Capricorn Foundation Executive Officer, told Nampa on Wednesday that the Family of Hope Services operates as a pre-primary school, kindergarten and afternoon care centre for 145 school-going children aged 3-17, providing daily meals.
‘They also support 255 children who visit on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch as part of the community feeding program,’’ she said.
Horn stated that their programs aim to bring socio-economic stability to the Havana community’s children, youth and families and added that the activities include remedial school, after-school programs, food and nutrition with a garden and psychosocial support.
Registered as a welfare organisation (WO295) since 2003, they reach approximately 400 children daily. The centre empowers marginalised and abused children, breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering resilience, hope, joy, and dignity within the community’s youth, she said.
“The Capricorn Foundation is thankful for our partnership with Imago Dei, who helps us reach those in dire need. The funds we commit to the beneficiaries are specifically allocated as part of the Capricorn Foundation’s aim to assist vulnerable communities. The Capricorn Foundation is dedicated to making a positive impact in the Namibian community and to those who deserve the financial assistance the most,” she said.
Millinda Coffee, Imago Dei Welfare and Poverty Relief Association Project Coordinator, on her part said that another beneficiary, The Hope for Life Foundation, is a registered non-profit Welfare Organisation (WO 481) in Namibia, which delivers sensitive and valuable work addressing prevalent societal issues. Their primary focus, she said, is to provide counseling, support and training to individuals facing unplanned pregnancies.
She added that they have expanded their services to include temporary care for babies awaiting adoption and operate a registered place of safety for babies and that the Hope for Life Foundation helps register babies at the nearest ante-natal clinic, compassionate counselling, provide information on pregnancy options and provision of toiletries and clothing for mothers and babies.
“We are grateful for the Capricorn Foundation’s support to these vulnerable children. Imago Dei has had a longstanding relationship with Family of Hope Services since 2009, and we know that the project impacts the lives of the children who benefit from their services. Imago Dei, through the Capricorn Foundation, provides funding for the purchases of food items and gas bottle refills for the project’s food and nutrition programme,” she said.