Who We Are and What We Do Background Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT) as part of its corporate social responsibility established the Community Trust in 2010. The Trust came into being on the 4th November 2013, when the former Managing Director of DPMT, Hans Nolte and the first Board of Trustees signed the Trust Deed. Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb Community Trust (DPMTCT), is registered under the Trust Monies Protection Act, 1934 (Act No. 34 of 1934). The Trust endeavors to actively work with its partners, beneficiaries and other key stakeholders to invest in, facilitate and jointly produce mutually valued outcomes and opportunities for the communities in Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region and the Namibian nation at large.
The Trust was founded to serve as a mechanism for investing in the sustainable development of Tsumeb. The Trust was conceived as part of DPMT’s belief of practicing its corporate value of “Community Investment”. With the belief of strengthening the social and economic fabric of Tsumeb, by providing financial support to qualifying beneficiaries. Furthermore, Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb Community Trust strives to complement the Government of the Republic of Namibia with the attainment of its national development goals such as the National Development Plan (NDP5) and the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP), specifically under the pillars of Economic Advancement and Social Progression. Different projects and programmes mostly in the Oshikoto Region have benefited through sponsorships and donations through the Trust. Emphasis for development is directed towards the underprivileged and most vulnerable communities, while the focus for funding is on education, community health, social upliftment and empowerment, small and medium size enterprise support, youth development, agriculture and environmental initiatives. The Trust is an autonomous entity guided by a 10-member Board of Trustees and two full-time staff. The two staff members are the Trust Administrator and Assistant, they are
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