Namibia: Craft, Art to Reduce Unemployment

3 August 2012

Swakopmund — Michelle //Inixas, recently appointed the Coordinator for the National Arts and Craft for the Community Skills and Development Foundation in Namibia, Cosdef, is positive that unemployment, especially amongst the youth, will be reduced in substantial numbers through short craft courses.

Then at a later date and once the craft centre is up and running, through longer craft and art courses. "We aim for only pure Namibian crafts and our target market is indeed the unemployed youth and other marginalised groups ..." //Inixas says no entry qualifications are needed for people who are interested, and the Art & Craft centre has a leather production (sandals, bags, key rings, belts and wallets).

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