BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”

The chance to join trailblazers, superstars and change-makers has finally come!! 💙 Applications to join the 2025 African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative Fellowship Programme are finally open! This is an opportunity not to be missed🙌🏽 The application 🔗 is here: shorturl.at/e0DBh

Innovation meets rural transformation ⚡️👌🏾 WFP Namibia is working alongside the Government to chart the way towards a more sustainable Namibia 🇳🇦 Excited for this groundbreaking programme to be extended to more regions across the country!

Join us this Friday Nov 8, at 11:00 with moderator Kazembire Zemburuka as we layout the dire drought situation faced by many countries in the region. Click the link to mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details. 🔗x.com/i/spaces/1yoKM… Your voice matters!

The last few months have been incredibly busy and busier times are ahead for the team at WFP Namibia! We activated our emergency response and mobilized over N$100 million to support the Government in reaching communities hardest hit by the drought with humanitarian assistance.

The X-Factor of an African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative Fellow is clear: 1️⃣ Full of potential 2️⃣ Intentional about achieving their goals 3️⃣ Willingness to learn & take action If that’s you, then you still have 3️⃣ days to apply to join this elite group of entrepreneurs, community developers & leaders🔥

Session one, let’s go! 🚀 A huge part of the APLI fellowship program involves identifying strengths and making the greatest use of them while implementing projects. Our certified strengths finder coach Marjorie Cross helped the fellows leverage their strengths.

Namibian scientist among recipients of 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award Hilja Eelu, a Namibian PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town and lecturer at the University of Namibia, has been awarded the 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents

🎥✨ 2024 in Review with WFP Namibia 🌍💙 📸 Watch our year in action as we celebrate the achievements, partnerships, and lives changed in 2024. Let’s keep building brighter futures together in 2025! #EndHunger #WFPNamibia #YearInReview #StrongerTogether

🌟 Meet Our 2025 Old Mutual Foundation Youth Indaba Panel Moderator – Sem Mandela Uutoni! 🌟 Bringing a wealth of experience from his work with youth initiatives like African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative (APLI), Sem Mandela Uutoni will be leading the panel discussion at the Old

We are looking for new Directors to join our Board of Directors! If you are passionate about youth development, entrepreneurship and community engagement, then this opportunity is for you! Join us on this mission to develop Namibia’s brightest youth. apli-nam.org

Ericah is hands down one of the best bosses I’ve had the privilege of working with! The last 3 years working alongside her WFP Namibia have been an absolute joy and honor. She will do incredibly well as Finanace Minister and Namibia is blessed to have leaders of her caliber 👏🏾

🇰🇷Thanks to the generous support of the Republic of Korea, vulnerable families in Zambezi were supported with soup kitchens during Namibia’s most devastating drought. These soup kitchens provided nourishment and strength when it was most needed. See how lives were changed.

In parts of #Namibia hit hardest by drought this year, WFP support enabled thousands of families and their children to access nutritious and sufficient food. Together with the government, WFP-backed soup kitchens help fight child malnutrition with every meal.

From fellowships to training programs, our 2024 financial year was packed with powerful themes across every initiative. Dive into the highlights in our Annual Report which is now live on the African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative website🙌🏾. Link: apli-nam.org/wp-content/upl…

🌱 In #Ikokola Village, #Namibia, World Food Programme and UK in Namibia🇬🇧🇳🇦 are supporting smallholder farmers to boost food security, strengthen school feeding, and improve livelihoods. A powerful example of integrated food systems driving lasting change.

7 incredible years of African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative 🥳. We are truly humbled by the unwavering support from the APLI community over the years. We are because you fuel us to stay the cause 🙌🏾!