WINDHOEK – Namibia’s first black female chartered accountant, Nangula Uaandja, says women should understand their God-given purpose and do everything possible to serve accordingly because only then will they truly find fulfilment.
Uaandja is the current Country Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Namibia and serves on the African Leadership Institute where leaders are trained and equipped to transform the African continent.
Uaandja, a mother of three boys and married to Lazarus, says the passion to make a difference is what drove her to where she is today.
“I believe life is a responsibility,” says the 2011 Namibian Economist Businesswoman of the Year award winner.
Her closeness to God and the support of her husband and other “great people” in her life keep her going.
“I have a brilliant support structure at home and at work,” the eloquent yet soft spoken Uaandja adds.
She shared with New Era that as a child she wanted to make a difference in the country and in the lives of many people.
“I grew up as a quiet and very reserved child who liked to spend time either sitting next to my mother, playing with my three brothers or by myself. The one thing I remember about my childhood is always the oxungi (when people sit and chat) at olupale (place where people gather and chat) where the whole family spent the night telling stories and playing various games,” she says.
By Alvine Kapitako