Trustees

Mr. Sydney Martin

Born in Luderitz, Namibia, he completed his secondary education at Concordia College. He went on to study a B.A. Law degree at the University of Western Cape and in 1997 he completed a Senior Management Programme at Stellenbosch Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Martin is also a Trustee of the J.P. Karuaihe Trust, which provides scholarships to disadvantaged students to qualify as legal practitioners.

In his own words, "the establishment of the Foundation creates the platform to assist and develop the untapped skills and potentials that is so evident amongst the Namibian people".

Mr. Bonnie Paulino

Mr. Paulino was born in Walvis Bay and did his primary and secondary schooling in Windhoek. After school he studied both in South Africa and England.

He sees the Foundation as benefiting "the people of Namibia by providing scholarship/funding to the athletes with potential talent and skills, so that these athlete's can reach the ultimate goal in sport".

Mr. Anibal Da Cunha Rego

Managing Director - Global Travel & Tours (Pty) Ltd.

Born in Johannesburg in South Africa, he arrived in Namibia in 1990. He is Managing Director of Global Travel & Tours (Pty) Ltd and is a Namibian Citizen. He has played a significant role in the Namibian Tourism and travel industry, as well as forging links with the Portuguese speaking communities, both locally and aboard. He serves and sits on various boards in various fields.

He has received the Travel Agent of the Year Award from the Association of the Namibian Travel Agencies and he has served as chairman of this body. He is chairman of the SEA Namibia Expo '98 Committee, which was responsible for the Namibia Pavilion at the Expo in Lisbon, Portugal.

Mr. Anibal Rego has represented Namibia at international travel conferences, and was a member of the delegation of the President of Namibia, Dr. Sam Nujoma, on a State visit to Portugal.

He is an ardent soccer fan and enjoys coaching his children in his favourite sport, and likes watching a good movie.

Ms. A. B. Tjongarero

Ms. Tjongarero has served on several committees including the Sport Council, the Sport Commission and the Olympic Committee, as well as on a committee serving the interests of the popular sport of netball.

She has also served as President of the All Namibian Netball Association, and travelled with the national team, as part of the management, to various events such as the All Africa Games, Commonwealth Games, and to countries including New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and Malawi. Ms. Tjongarero is currently President of the Namibian National Olympic Committee.

She feels that the Frank Fredericks Foundation is not a short-term solution, but rather a medium and long-term answer to the difficulties facing Namibian athletes.

Her hopes for the Foundation are that it will go from strength to strength and that it will also benefit athletes from the rural areas.