About us

Our Goals and values

With Heart for Children. For a Stronger Community.
As a non-profit organization, we support disadvantaged children – because a community is only as strong as its weakest member. Every child deserves the chance to shape their own future.

Listen. Understand. Act Together.
We listen instead of imposing. Real help starts with respect – for culture, daily life, and the people themselves. Only then can support be meaningful and lasting.

Not for the people – but with them.
Our projects only thrive when they are embraced by the local community. That’s why we build together – with mind, heart, and hands.

At the Heart: Festus Gonteb Primary School.
This is where our energy flows – into education, empowerment, and creating new perspectives.

100% Impact. 0% Overhead.
All donations go directly into the projects. We work entirely on a voluntary basis – for the children, with full dedication.

Mondesa School and Community Foundation

The cofounders Nande Junias and Renate Epper

In Memory of Nande Junias
Nande Junias grew up in the township of Mondesa. With heart, dedication, and an unwavering belief in the power of community, he co-founded the Mondesa Foundation.
His life was shaped by his commitment to others — until it was tragically cut short in an innocent head-on collision in 2020.

President of Mondesa Community School Foundation

Paul Tangeni Ndjambula

Paul Tangeni Ndjambula is an Enrepreneur and Youth Ambassador born and raised in the Mondesa Township of Swakopmund.

He started with his youth commitments in 2011 shortly after he joined a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) BCLME-SAP Project, as a Young Professional Associate. This project lead to the creation of The Benguela Current Commission, a multi sectorial inter-governmental initiative to foster cooperation to work towards an integrated, science-based and regional approach for the conservation and sustainable management of the BCLME in Angola, Namibia and South Africa.

Paul is a co-founder of two companies Tangeni & Ya Toivo Investments cc and Swakopmund Cycle Tours cc.

2013 -2015 he served as Board President of French Alliance in Swakopmund.
2016-2019 served as Executive Chairman of Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Swakopmund Banch.
2021 – present he become the founding President of the Swakopmund Business Chamber

Paul is an Alumnni with the Alliance Françoise, Empowerment of New a Generation of Leaders in Southern Africa (ENGISA) under Freedom House and International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a flagship programme of the United States Department.

In 11 years of professional work, Paul has built a solid career, worked in dynamic and multicultural environments and contributed to the organizations missions. As a reflective and strategic thinker, a good listener and equipped with excellent project management, networking, stakeholder engagement and analytical skills.

Renate Epper, Vicepresident and Cofounder Switzerland

President and also Cofounder of Goods4Life www.goods4life.ch

2017: Establishment of Explorer Tours and Nathalia’s Kitchen and Mondesa Foundation by Renate Epper and Nande Junias. Beginning of the support of «one warm meal a day» at the school by the Mondesa-Foundation.

2018: Container Goods4Life; personal distribution of the collected goods to the population. Construction of the Festus Gonteb School Library with ICT. Renovation and addition of playing equipment on the schoolyard.

2019: Establishment of the Association Goods4Life. Employment of a fulltime librarian and extension of the library.

2020: Opening sewingatelier, Yogalessons for the children.

2021: Building up the afternoon activities.

2022: A Women sewing Project was created in partnership with Katurura Association which operators the DRC Women Project.

Renate Epper is co-owner of EPPER Lucerne Corporation, a committed teacher and deputy school administrator of the Horw schools.

As another co-founder, and since I am not a native Namibian, I am an honorary board member of the Foundation. I will have further on the monthly bank statement from the account of the Foundation.

The Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors possesses a wide range of skills and understanding that enables the foundation to manage sustainably with various project activites.

Mr Paul Tangeni Ndjambula is the Board President
Ms Renate Epper is the Co-founder and Honorary Vice- President; Ms Epper has over 30 years’ experience in the educational sector in her home country Switzerland.
Mr Hendrick Kadhila is the Board Treasure. He is a registered Diagnostic Radiographer and Medical Physicist and has served at the Windhoek Central and Katututura state hospitals.
Ms Rhivermo Williams is the Board Secretary; she is a lawyer by Profession and currently Magistrates Court Judge.

Nominated for African Responsible Tourism Award 2018

Our first international recognition came in 2018:

Out of nine African countries, Nande Junias Explorer Tours was the only Namibian company shortlisted for the African Responsible Tourism Award. The nomination honoured our unique approach—combining business with social impact through our partnership with the Mondesa Foundation and the local community.