Staff Writer
The Capricorn Group has launched its 2026 Social Value Report. The report revealed that the Capricorn Group, the Capricorn Foundation and its subsidiaries invested N$29.3 million in corporate social investment and sponsorships across Namibia and Botswana during the 2026 financial year.
Among the measurable outcomes, 11 392 people received regular meals, 35,000 children benefited from early childhood development and learning materials, and 800 rural artisans received training.
Covering the financial year from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, the report consolidated the group’s corporate social investment and sponsorship activities and demonstrates how these investments advance national development priorities and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly zero hunger, quality education, and decent work and economic growth.
The Capricorn Foundation, which is funded by Bank Windhoek, Capricorn Asset Management and Entrepo, invested N$14.1 million in programmes spanning education and training, economic advancement, vulnerability, health and sustainability.
Since its establishment in 2020, the Foundation has invested N$56.7 million in initiatives that uplift communities.
Education remained a central priority, with 25% of Group-wide corporate social investment directed to education, while sport received 21%, vulnerability and welfare 17%, and economic advancement 14%.
Capricorn Group and Capricorn Foundation Chairperson, Gerhard Fourie, said: “As our portfolio matures, we are working towards deepening impact by supporting initiatives beyond initial funding, enabling them to build capacity, strengthen sustainability and expand their reach over time.”
Capricorn Foundation Executive Director, Marlize Horn, added: “This report is more than an account of money invested or projects supported; it is a record of people, partnerships and possibilities. Our ambition is not simply to do more, but to be more intentional, collaborative and evidence-led, connecting community needs with credible partners, ideas with resources, skills with opportunity, and people who want to make a difference with practical ways to do so.”
Bank Windhoek managing director, James Chapman, said the bank’s support for the Capricorn Foundation reflects the inseparable link between sustainable business and thriving communities.
“We reaffirm a simple but powerful belief that when business success is connected to social progress, value extends far beyond the balance sheet. It reaches classrooms, clinics, farms, homes and communities; it builds confidence, dignity and resilience; and it helps create a Namibia in which more people can participate meaningfully in the economy and shape their own futures.”
