Tui’s Care Foundation is supporting female football players in Namibia with hotel management training scholarships.
Under the Tui Academy banner, the students, who in some cases need to learn basic skills like how to use cutlery, take classes covering a wide array of topics.
Courses range from safety at work and food and beverage service skills, to a final assignment that consists of conducting a research project on a relevant industry-related topic.
The Academy has supported 20 girls, including two national football team members who have been able to continue their footballing commitments. They have been able to continue playing alongside training for a new career path in a country where female unemployment stands at almost 50%.
The second group of girls, including another national football player have now finished the first part of their training and taken up internships in hotels and lodges in Namibia.
The Tui Academy is a global initiative of the Tui Care Foundation working in Egypt, Zanzibar and the Dominican Republic with plans for further programmes in other locations.
Tui Care Foundation chairman Thomas Ellerbeck said: “There is a strong demand for well-trained professional staff in Namibia and the Tui Academy supported education will therefore give students excellent job opportunities.
“Experience has shown that this is true – half of the young women in the class of 2017 signed their first job contracts by the beginning of 2018.”