On Friday 31ST July and Wednesday 6 August 2020, Old Mutual delivered food parcels in the Ohangwena and Zambezi regions valued at N$137 540.00 (One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty Namibia Dollar) and N$ 88 151.70 (Eighty-Eight Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty-One Namibia Dollar and Seventy cents) respectively to benefit a total of 380 households in the two regions.
This initiative marked Old Mutual’s support to 9 regions in the country as part of its commitment of N$5 million towards COVID-19 prevention efforts. Of the N$5 million, N$1 million was set aside for food supplies to benefit affected vulnerable individuals and communities across all the 14 regions in our country.
The office of the Governor of Ohangwena and Zambezi regions in conjunction with their respective Regional Councils have identified needy individuals in all the constituencies of the regions to benefit from Old Mutual donation of the basic food items. This brings the total value of Old Mutual’s Food Outreach nationally to N$953 915.70 (Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifteen Namibia Dollar and Seventy cents), supporting 2178 individuals in the 9 regions thus far.
During these handovers, Old Mutual National Sales Manager for the Northern regions, Ruben Nikanor stated that “Old Mutual fulfill its commitment as a certain friend in uncertain times and through this gesture, continue to demonstrate the ethos of being a responsible and caring business”.
Mr Nikanor further extended his appreciation to the Governor’s Offices and National Health Emergency management Committee who have played an important role in identifying nutritionally balanced food parcels and handling the storage and distributing process responsibly.
Also in attendance at the handover event for Ohangwena was the regional Governor, Hon. Walde Ndevashiya who extended a word of gratitude to Old Mutual on behalf of the people of Ohangwena. Similarly, in attendance at the Zambezi regional handover event was Hon. Peter Mwala, acting Governor of Zambezi region who was overjoyed by this generous gesture by Old Mutual saying that it will go a long way in supporting the needy.
Old Mutual is continuing with the roll-out plan in the remaining 5 regions in the coming weeks, in consultation with the lead Ministry’s National Health Emergency Management Committee as our key partner. We will fight and overcome the COVID-19 outbreak in Namibia as we continue Doing Great Things every day.