The Rössing Foundation was established in 1978 by Rössing Uranium Limited through a Deed of Trust to implement and facilitate corporate social responsibilityactivities within the communities of Namibia.

The current Board of Trustees of the Rössing Foundation consists of Rehabeam Hoveka (Chairman), Frances Anderson (Acting Director), Anne Thandeka Gebhardt, Asser Kapere, Eliakim Prince Shiimi, Mike Leech, Tom Alweendo, Samuel Nuuyoma, Twapewomaano Kadhikwa, Willem van Rooyen, and Cornell Meeks (Secretary).

The Rössing Foundation undertakes a broad range of activities across a wide spectrum of community development areas. The Foundation concentrates its activities mainly within the Erongo Region and to a lesser extent in the Oshana, Khomas and Omaheke Regions.

This support includes local authority support to the town of Arandis with regard to education, innovation, environmental issues and local enterprise development. All programs are driven and supported by the Rössing Foundation and are implemented in collaboration with critical partners such as the Ministry of Education; the Erongo Regional Council; the Ministry of Mines and Energy; the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry; the Ministry of Environment and Tourism; the US Peace Corps; Voluntary Services Overseas and of course, the Arandis Town Council.