Feature: Empowering women initiative helps rural women in Namibia have a better future


  • World
  • Sunday, 16 Oct 2022

WINDHOEK, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- "I have been weaving baskets since my 20s. Talent alone could not translate into business success due to a lack of knowledge on accessing other markets," said Johanna Ndjodhi from Akoonde village in the Oshikoto region in the northern part of Namibia.

Ndjodhi, now in her 40s, until recently had struggled to commercialize her handmade craft products beyond her village borders.

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