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Bank Windhoek to train 1,200 Namibian church workers

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Bank Windhoek to train 1,200 Namibian church workers

Bank Windhoek and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia will offer financial education and banking services to more than 1,200 church employees and their families. The agreement will also strengthen banking support for parishes and associated entities in the country, according to Bank Windhoek financial director Zenaune Kamberipa.

Bank Windhoek, a Namibian bank, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia have signed an agreement to train more than 1,200 church employees and their families in financial matters and banking services. The agreement was signed on Monday, according to The Namibian.

The partnership will also provide commercial banking support for the Church’s parishes, subsidiaries and associated entities across the country. Bank Windhoek’s financial director, Zenaune Kamberipa, presented the initiative as a way of strengthening beneficiaries’ financial health, financial knowledge and banking inclusion.

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