NFCPT supports Ondangwa's vision for state-of-the-art sports centre
Trust committed to upliftment
Ondangwa's ambitious sports complex project has received a significant boost with a N$300 000 donation from the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust this week.
The Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) has donated N$300 000 to the Ondangwa Town Council to support its ambitious plan for a N$240 million state-of-the-art sports facility.
To date, the local authority has forked out over N$25 million on the project since 2017, with more than N$16 million budgeted for the 2024-2025 financial year.
Overall, the town council estimates the project will cost a total of N$240 million by 2030.
NFCPT CEO Victor Pea yesterday said the trust is committed to uplifting young people, especially school-going children.
“NFCPT is biased towards the upliftment of school-going children by directing the bulk of its corporate social investments towards education and vulnerable children,” Pea said.
“Therefore, we believe that by supporting this project, we are aiding the council in bringing the needed sports facilities to life, which will be mostly used by children and youth. This will enable our children to develop their full potential, not only in academia but also in sport, which in most cases goes hand-in-hand in ensuring that young people graduate from school as well-rounded individuals.”
Multipurpose centre
The sports field currently under construction will be a multipurpose facility, accommodating various sports such as pole vault, discus, high jump, javelin, shot put, steeplechase, long jump, triple jump, soccer and hockey.
The stadium will also cater to other sports, including basketball, netball, volleyball, tennis and boxing events.
The envisioned 20 000-seat stadium will host international and national visitors.
Ondangwa CEO Ismael Namugongo said the facility is set to transform the face of northern Namibia and serve as a catalyst for developing future sporting heroes from the area's aspiring youth and athletes.
“Our target is to have quality sporting activities taking place in the north, to give different sport codes an opportunity to host national teams in the north, from soccer, rugby, athletics and netball. Why not? It can be done and it is possible,” Namugongo stressed.
“This seems to be a tall order, but we believe we shall achieve this, especially with all the support we are getting from different institutions in Namibia," he said.
“We are thankful for the Namibia Fish Consumption and Promotion Trust for coming on board with this financial support, and I call upon all other institutions, including the ministry responsible for youth and sport development, to rally behind this project," he urged.
“As a local government, we can only do so little, but other institutions and agencies of government must come in and support like what the Namibia Fish Consumption and Promotion Trust has done today and others that have done so in the past.”
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To date, the local authority has forked out over N$25 million on the project since 2017, with more than N$16 million budgeted for the 2024-2025 financial year.
Overall, the town council estimates the project will cost a total of N$240 million by 2030.
NFCPT CEO Victor Pea yesterday said the trust is committed to uplifting young people, especially school-going children.
“NFCPT is biased towards the upliftment of school-going children by directing the bulk of its corporate social investments towards education and vulnerable children,” Pea said.
“Therefore, we believe that by supporting this project, we are aiding the council in bringing the needed sports facilities to life, which will be mostly used by children and youth. This will enable our children to develop their full potential, not only in academia but also in sport, which in most cases goes hand-in-hand in ensuring that young people graduate from school as well-rounded individuals.”
Multipurpose centre
The sports field currently under construction will be a multipurpose facility, accommodating various sports such as pole vault, discus, high jump, javelin, shot put, steeplechase, long jump, triple jump, soccer and hockey.
The stadium will also cater to other sports, including basketball, netball, volleyball, tennis and boxing events.
The envisioned 20 000-seat stadium will host international and national visitors.
Ondangwa CEO Ismael Namugongo said the facility is set to transform the face of northern Namibia and serve as a catalyst for developing future sporting heroes from the area's aspiring youth and athletes.
“Our target is to have quality sporting activities taking place in the north, to give different sport codes an opportunity to host national teams in the north, from soccer, rugby, athletics and netball. Why not? It can be done and it is possible,” Namugongo stressed.
“This seems to be a tall order, but we believe we shall achieve this, especially with all the support we are getting from different institutions in Namibia," he said.
“We are thankful for the Namibia Fish Consumption and Promotion Trust for coming on board with this financial support, and I call upon all other institutions, including the ministry responsible for youth and sport development, to rally behind this project," he urged.
“As a local government, we can only do so little, but other institutions and agencies of government must come in and support like what the Namibia Fish Consumption and Promotion Trust has done today and others that have done so in the past.”
[email protected]
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