MTC Knockout raises N$500k
MTC executive Tim Ekandjo said the boxing event served two aims. The first was to raise awareness about GBV and the second was to raise funds.
MTC announced it will run adverts in local newspapers calling for organisations to send in proposals that motivate why they should receive funds to fight gender-based violence (GBV).
The telecoms giant also revealed yesterday that its Knockout boxing event had raised N$500 000 to fight GBV.
The money was made through pledges by companies that sponsored 10 of the 16 celebrity boxers that took part in the event at the Windhoek Country Club Resort earlier this month.
MTC executive Tim Ekandjo said the event served two aims, which they achieved successfully. The first was to raise awareness about GBV and the second was to raise funds.
He said they ran an effective social media campaign in the build-up to the event, which saw boxers sending out positive messages on why GBV needs to be curbed.
“We didn't want people to talk about the boxing while losing the objective,” said Ekandjo.
He added that on the night of the event, the ring girls looked classy, as they wore suits which they designed themselves; something which is rare in the traditional art of boxing, where ring girls normally wear revealing clothing, which is seen by many as demeaning.
Ekandjo said they are engaging with their boxing stables to do away with that. In addition to the requested proposals, a committee was appointed consisting of members from the companies that endorsed the boxers, namely Mwatire Uyumba (Namibia Wildlife Resorts), Monica Shapwa (Namdia), Surihe Gaomas-Guchu (MVA Fund), Tuafi Shafombabi (National Housing Enterprise) and Ndapona Schleberger (Nasria), as well as Sandra Garises from the Bank of Namibia (BoN).
Ekandjo said the number of organisations that will receive funds is solely at the discretion of the committee, and that the number also depends on the weight of the proposals they receive.
Furthermore, NWR gave vouchers to the tune of N$50 000 as a token of appreciation to all the boxers who took part in the event. The vouchers will allow boxers and their partners to spend a night at the Gross Barmen resort.
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The telecoms giant also revealed yesterday that its Knockout boxing event had raised N$500 000 to fight GBV.
The money was made through pledges by companies that sponsored 10 of the 16 celebrity boxers that took part in the event at the Windhoek Country Club Resort earlier this month.
MTC executive Tim Ekandjo said the event served two aims, which they achieved successfully. The first was to raise awareness about GBV and the second was to raise funds.
He said they ran an effective social media campaign in the build-up to the event, which saw boxers sending out positive messages on why GBV needs to be curbed.
“We didn't want people to talk about the boxing while losing the objective,” said Ekandjo.
He added that on the night of the event, the ring girls looked classy, as they wore suits which they designed themselves; something which is rare in the traditional art of boxing, where ring girls normally wear revealing clothing, which is seen by many as demeaning.
Ekandjo said they are engaging with their boxing stables to do away with that. In addition to the requested proposals, a committee was appointed consisting of members from the companies that endorsed the boxers, namely Mwatire Uyumba (Namibia Wildlife Resorts), Monica Shapwa (Namdia), Surihe Gaomas-Guchu (MVA Fund), Tuafi Shafombabi (National Housing Enterprise) and Ndapona Schleberger (Nasria), as well as Sandra Garises from the Bank of Namibia (BoN).
Ekandjo said the number of organisations that will receive funds is solely at the discretion of the committee, and that the number also depends on the weight of the proposals they receive.
Furthermore, NWR gave vouchers to the tune of N$50 000 as a token of appreciation to all the boxers who took part in the event. The vouchers will allow boxers and their partners to spend a night at the Gross Barmen resort.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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