Port and city authorities are working together to ensure that surrounding communities benefit from the business generated by the freight flowing through the harbours. Walvis Bay has been identified as the first pilot for the Safe Communities Project in Namibia. The country is the third in Africa to adopt the initiative, which promotes social stability amongst community members in order to reduce crime and other social ills. With the increased volumes moving through the Port of Walvis Bay along the Walvis Bay Corridors, “it has become imperative to ensure that the business and social environment in Walvis Bay provides the necessary safe environment for community members,” says Hippy Tjivikua, project manager for the Safe Trade Transport Corridors of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group. The community-driven Safe Communities concept has been developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
