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Craft Artisans in Namibia’s Okavango Tribe

Author : Wilfred Isak April

Published in: Artisan and Handicraft Entrepreneurs

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter is a result of an exploratory experiment conducted with the Namibia Okavango women on the river banks of Northern Namibia at the Far East Angola/Namibia border. The academic literature link entrepreneurship to innovation and creativity. With this in mind, this chapter explores the role of women in Namibian small businesses in crafts and art in preserving culture while improving the livelihoods of the Okavango Tribe. Without a doubt, this experiment will inform another cultural layer that the world has never experienced before. The ground-breaking works of Joseph Schumpeter linked to culture as an essential component of innovation. Numerous scholars after his works had a very similar viewpoint. Using these insights, the Namibia government has come with various initiatives (such as policies) to promote entrepreneurship among small businesses, but the crafts and arts market has been neglected, or the sector is not deemed as critical. This chapter will interview 30 local women from the Okavango tribe in Namibia. In addition, secondary data will be explored through books and oral histories, and this chapter serves as one of the springboards for many more experiments to be conducted in this space in terms of women entrepreneurs in crafts and arts in Namibia from an African context.

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Metadata
Title
Craft Artisans in Namibia’s Okavango Tribe
Author
Wilfred Isak April
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Artisan and Handicraft Entrepreneurs

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-82302-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-82303-0

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82303-0_3