Nande Junias is a personal local insider tour guide from Mondesa. He grew up in the Township of Mondesa and started his Township Tour journey 15 years ago, while still in school. He celebrates a great hospitality and he loves to give his knowledge of his culture further on to his guests. He got his experience at the Wolwedans Lodge and also at Sorris Sorris Lodge ,Both Lodges are hideaways and well known for unforgettable vacations, Nande was also one of the beneficiaries to benefit from a grant from the MCA to study travel and tourism at a university.
Nande Junias is now the owner of Nande Junias Explorer Tours.to get an-in-depth exploration in the Township of Mondesa and Swakopmund". Learn about the different tribes in and cultures of Namibia from the Ovambo, Damara Herero to the Ovahimba People.Nande Junias Explorer Tours got in the Finalists for the 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards and was selected as the best Responsible Cultural Experience in Africa the selection which was held in Johannesburg on 9 April, the panel of nine expert judges shortlisted nine organisations from across Africa โ including Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, South Africa and Seychelles and Nande Junias Explorer Tours was in the selection.
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The African Responsible Tourism Awards rest on a simple principle โ that all types of tourism, from niche to mainstream, can and should be organized in a way that preserves, respects and benefits destinations and local people.
Mondesa School and Community foundation
Mondesa School and Community Foundation is an NGO,its aim is to help uplift the living standards of children from different disadvantaged backgrounds through sports education and morning meals to different schools in the Township Of Mondesa. This project aims to bring people together, from all walks of the world and try making a difference in the kidโs life through school projects. Renate and Nande always had the idea of starting a project that will touch peopleโs heart through the life changing project. We have currently establish a feeding scheme at Festus Gonteb primary school the benefits over 1000 kids through the morning meals.
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Mondesa School and Community Foundation is a direct support a non-profit organization designed to match community resources with the needs of public schools. The Foundation is dedicated to receive funding for programs through donations of stationery's, clothes, uniforms and having fun games. The Schools Foundation solicits funds through grants and/or private sources. These grants supplement to the education of the young children with the basic needs of education through the schools district, providing the means for wifi and schools, teachers to undertake special projects not supported through existing budgets and programs.
The name of the school is Festus Gonteb Junior Primary School, which is 81 years old.
About 1000 students from the age of 6 to 16 years, that means from first to 7th grade. After the 7th grade high school follows. Some of these children are from disadvantage homes. Their parents do have employment, but as they are at work, there is no one to look after them, when they come back from school. Often the fridge is empty because they can`t afford it. Due to this and not being taking care of at home, leads this to a poor performance at school.