By:Nghiinomenwa Erastus
The GIPF members who stay in remote areas of Omaheke would not need to travel to town to address their pension questions and concerns for October.
The pension fund announced on Thursday that they would take their ‘Pension on Wheel’ initiative to five constituencies in Omaheke Region from Monday next week.
Marketing services manager Amos Kambonde explained that their main target “is reaching members who are in very remote areas of the region and who find it difficult to visit or access our services”.
He explained that the visit would include the Fund’s experienced client service consultants to attend to queries from members in the five constituencies.
Kambonde said members with queries regarding claims, outstanding admissions, tracing of beneficiaries, and the provision of retirement advice, and others are encouraged to attend.
Moreover, the ‘Pension on Wheels’ also offers to print benefits and income statements.
Kambonde added that members seeking specific updates related to their benefits are encouraged to bring their identity documents and their latest payslips to the sessions.
As a government pension fund, they are mandated to make sure the fund members are knowledgeable about their benefits and how the Fund operates.
The Omaheke Region is one of the most sparsely populated regions in the country. As a result, members find it difficult to reach or access services timeously.
For institutions that have financial muscles and mandates, they embark on taking services and awareness to their members to the ground.
The constituencies of the Omaheke Region earmarked to be visited Otjinene, Eiseb, Gam, Epukiro, Otjombinde and Aminuis.
Therefore, the GIPF team will be visiting schools, clinics, veterinary services, government ministries and police stations in the region.
All the GIPF members in the region are advised to be on the lookout for the Fund mobile team, offering interactive information sessions. Email: erastus@thevillager.com.na
