Reinhold Mangundu

Reinhold Mangundu works as a Program Officer at Progress Namibia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Regional and Rural Planning from the Namibia University of Science and Technology. He leads programs in youth development and sustainability awareness programs. He is very passionate about pro-poor development and is keen to learn creative and innovative ways to be part of progress in Namibia. Reinhold has always been involved in environmental issues and at a very young age, he initiated many grass roots community activities to protect nature.

He is also the new Communications Officer for the Namibian Youth Coalition on Climate Change and was the official delegate from Namibia to join the Global Peace Initiative of Women at COP22 in Marrakech in 2016. He is a committee member for NEWS (Namibian Environment and Wildlife Society), and a committee member of the For Progress Namibia Project. Reinhold is pursuing an education in Regional and Rural Planning at the Namibian University of Science and Technology. He believes that youth have much to contribute and each of us should ask ourselves, what do I contribute? He promotes education and community building and elicits the wisdom and guidance of elders in his community.