CAPTURE: Bettering the Lives of Vendors
Project Introduction
Windhoek, Namibia's bustling capital, faces significant socio-economic challenges amid its rich cultural diversity. Many residents live in informal settlements, with street vendors playing a crucial economic and cultural role in the city. Despite their importance, these vendors face numerous obstacles, including low levels of education, limited access to markets, and inadequate working conditions.
The CAPTURE project aims to empower Windhoek's street vendors through comprehensive entrepreneurial training and civic education. By fostering economic inclusion, this initiative supports broader goals such as the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Through targeted interventions, CAPTURE seeks to enhance the skills, knowledge, and resilience of street vendors, contributing to a more inclusive and
prosperous future for all residents of Windhoek.
Project Partners
Project Objectives
- Enhance capacity-building initiatives for street vendors, providing targeted training and resources to improve their skills, knowledge, and resilience in entrepreneurship.
- Develop sustainable project strategies through the partnership among stakeholders to foster the socio-economic condition and marketing power of street vendors in the Craft Centre
Project Activities
- Dialogue sessions held between the City of Windhoek and street vendors to address challenges and gather insights.
- Transnational exchange visit to Berlin to learn from similar initiatives in other urban environments and incorporate best practices into our project.
