Heinrich Hafeni Nghidipaya

Heinrich Hafeni Nghidipaya is a local tourism entrepreneur specializing in community township visits in his home town of Mondesa, Swakopmund. At the age of 28 it was Heinrich’s dream to start his entrepreneurship journey offering cultural township tours to tourists and he is currently the chairman of Hafeni tours. He is also the owner of Hafeni Traditional restaurant, an enterprise that specializes in local meals. Heinrich Hafeni Nghidipaya is the local chamber of commerce chairperson NCCi, co-founder of Swakopmund Youth With a Vision, constituency development committee CDC member, and Swapo Youth League district treasurer. Upon completing the Mandela fellowship he plans to open the Hafeni Cultural Village, a one-stop Namibian cultural experience for tourists, a platform he believes will change the image of his community which currently lack business innovation. Once completed, he will do seminars for young people, mentoring them to: yes we can.