Capricorn Foundation Renews Imago Dei Partnership with N$980,000 to Support 10 Community Projects

By: Elizabeth Naftal

The Capricorn Foundation on Wednesday committed N$980,000 to Imago Dei to support 10 community projects across Namibia, as it renews a partnership aimed at fighting poverty, food insecurity and social vulnerability.

The money will help the projects provide daily meals, community support programmes and help for vulnerable children, families and individuals.

Imago Dei is a registered welfare organization based in Windhoek that connects donors and corporate partners with grassroots community projects to support vulnerable groups across Namibia

The Capricorn Foundation has worked with Imago Dei, a welfare organisation, since 2021. The projects include Feeding with Love, Blessed Meal Soup Kitchen, Bethel Soup Kitchen, Klein Aub Community Soup Kitchen, URC Mariental Soup Kitchen, Grace Welfare, Twaloloka Aid Support and Kindness (TASK), Response Action Based Organisation (RABO), Hope for Life Foundation and Family of Hope.

According to a statement by the Foundation, Imago Dei estimates that its network of projects reaches more than 4,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries, including whole households and communities.

Capricorn Foundation Executive Director, Marlize Horn said the partnership has kept community organisations going in some of the country's most vulnerable areas.

"Behind every meal served, every child supported and every family assisted is a story of hope," Horn said.

She said the Foundation is proud to continue the journey and support initiatives that restore dignity, provide care and create opportunities for people to build better futures.

Imago Dei General Manager, Millinda Coffee said the support is vital to the work.

"Without the backing and support of the Capricorn Foundation, we would certainly not be able to impact the numerous lives that we have," Coffee said.

She pointed to the Klein Aub Community Soup Kitchen as a success story. It was started by local church members who saw the need to feed vulnerable and orphaned children, and for the past three years it has also served pensioners and people with disabilities.

"Feedback from the community is that these meals have led to the children being healthier and able to better focus on their education as they are not constantly worried about where their meals will come from," Coffee said.