NAPHA
Namibia Professional Hunting Association
PO Box 11291
Windhoek --- NAMIBIA
Tel : + 264 61 234455
Fax : + 264 61 222567
napha@mweb.com.na

The Association

NAPHA strives to achieve its goals through the following sub-committees :

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for the overall management of NAPHA.

President : Johannes (Janneman) Brand + 264 62 571769   info@kalahari-safari.com
Vice President :
Member : Kai-Uwe Denker + 264 81 272 2592 denkerk@iafrica.com.na
Member : Frank Heger + 264 62 503778 otjiruse@mweb.com.na
Member : Isabelle Fourie + 264 81 278 4548 isabellefourie@hotmail.com
Member : Bennie Beukes + 264 81 206 0251 keerweder@iway.na

Disciplinary Committee

As the name implies, this committee addresses discipline within NAPHA's membership. It handles unethical hunting behaviour, client complaints against members, complaints between members, contraventions against NAPHA's constitution and also advises the government on disciplinary cases of non-members.

Chairman : Diethelm Metzger, Tel + 264 81 128 9017, Email diethelm@kamab-simbra.com

Ombudsman : Volker Grellmann, Tel + 264 62 540426, Email : etangoranch@mweb.com.na

Tribunal Chairman : Peter Koep, Tel + 264 81 128 3355, Email : peter.k@mweb.com.na

Predator Committee

This committee has been established after the Special General Meeting held on the 31st July 2009 to draft proposed regulations regarding predator hunting in Namibia to secure sustainable utilization of predators and the future of trophy hunting predators in Namibia.

Chairman : Johannes (Janneman) Brand, Tel +264 62 571769, Email info@kalahari-safari.com

Bow Hunting Committee

Bow hunting in Namibia was legalized during 1998. This committee was instrumental in getting bow hunting approved by the authorities and is now continually fine-tuning this challenging way of hunting. It is also involved in the training of bow hunting guides.

Chairman : : R. Coomber , Tel. +264 67 330214, Email : vieranas@mweb.com.na

Education Committee

Is responsible for the training of NAPHA member employees in order to ensure a better service and professionalism in the industry. The following training programs are currently in place, Hunting Assistant (trackers, skinners and drivers), Camp Assistant (cleaners, cooks, gardeners, maintenance and camp staff). The Education committee also embarked upon a program where Previously Disadvantaged People with ample experience in hunting are educated and qualified as Hunting Guides.


For more information, about our training programmes, please contact:
Chairperson Silke von Gossler, Tel : +264 67 290119, E-mail : orua@africa-hunting.com.

Hunters Support Education

NAPHA has introduced an iniiative called "Hunters Support Education". This project uses funds raised by hunters and hunting organisations worldwide. The funds are to be invested in he education of previously disadvantaged people in the hunting industry and especially their children, by providing better school and hostel equipment and uplifting the living standards of those concerned.


For more information, about the social upliftment project, please contact:
Chairperson Gudrun Heger, Tel : +264 81 280 5901, E-mail : gudrunh@mweb.com.na .


Other Committees

  • Big Game :
    		•  Co-ordinator   
  • Black Faced Impala :
    		•  Chairperson
  • Scientific Data:
    		•  Chairperson   
  • Marketing:
    		•  Chairperson   
  • Concession Liaison:
    		•  Chairperson    R.E.F. Rusch Tel : +264 61 233345,
    E-mail : panorama@mweb.com.na
  • Wildlife Utilization:
    		•  Chairperson   

    Other committees are created on a yearly basis to research specific issues of sustainable utilization, handle projects and investigate new hunting methods. All committee members are elected at the AGM.

    Please make sure that your outfitter is a NAPHA member to avoid disappointment or even conflict with the law.




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