Who Are We?

The Spoonk Loves Namibia Team

SPOONK; is the company name and pseudonym of artist, theatre maker and performer Caro Kroon. Since 2004 she lives and works in Leeuwarden Friesland. She was born in Rotterdam where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Fine arts(1994)at the Willem de Kooning Academy and her Masters in Arts & Education (2020) at the Pieter Zwart institute with this project as research topic.

She focuses on socially engaged art and theatre projects, especially for youngsters in Friesland and Namibia.

Hendrik Kroese is a self-employed entrepreneur and a sports coach. In 2025, he will join the trip to Gobabis for the first time to assist with sports and games activities alongside several members of the Gobabis team.

Reinout Weima is a full-time musician who studied at the Teacher Training College (PABO) in Leeuwarden. There, he met his wife, who spent six months in Gobabis for her graduation project. Reinout has returned to Gobabis several times with his family to teach at various schools and has a deep passion for supporting the project.