N$160 000 for various CSR & I initiatives
In recent weeks, Namibia’s special risks insurer, Namibia Special Risks Association Limited (NASRIA) invested approximately N$160 000 into various Corporate Social Responsibility and Investment (CSR & I) initiatives in various regions across the country.The donations were predominantly in education support, one of NASRIA's funding priorities under its CSR & I policy.
This support included a donation of a complete PA system for the Ondjamba Combined School at Onyaanya valued at N$20 000; Bags of cement and bricks worth N$50 000 to Romanus Kamunoko Secondary School in the Kavango East region to enable the school to complete the construction of ablution facilities for both learners and visitors; IT equipment to the tune of N$40 000 to Daweb Secondary and Klein Aub Primary Schools in the Hardap region; Stationery valued at N$40 000 to Chris Lotter and Ariamsvlei Primary Schools in the //Kharas region; and N$10 000 towards the Women and Agriculture Summit to be used for product presentation and dissemination of information about NASRIA and its product offerings.
“Our commitment to seeing the communities around us thrive is a key imperative in our developmental trajectory. We will continue to make donations that also help the government in its endeavour to meet some sustainability development goals,” Executive: Marketing, Ndapona Schleberger, said.
The donations were made following meetings with key regional leaders including governors, chief regional officers and councillors, which was instrumental in appraising regional leadership on the developments surrounding NASRIA’s incoming new product, Weather Index Based Livestock Insurance (WIBLI).
“Some of the regions we went to donate education-related goods are the same regions in which our WIBLI product will be piloted. Thus we felt it prudent to appraise leaders in these regions about the envisaged development. We hope that the finer details of the product will be ironed out soon and we will be able to roll out this much-anticipated product,” Schleberger said.