Your donation makes a difference in Namibia – safely and directly

Democratic structures

Low corruption index – 5th among all African countries

Relatively stable currency and average economic growth of 4.84% (2012-2016)

Functioning judicial system

Stable private property

Country with a small population (2.5 million inhabitants) and low overall population density

350,000 inhabitants in Windhoek, of which about 135,000 live in informal settlements

Strong expansion of informal settlements on the outskirts of the city due to immigrants seeking work opportunities

Almost one-third of the population below the poverty line, unemployment rate over 33%

Your donation makes a difference in Namibia – safely and directly

Democratic structures

Low corruption index – 5th among all African countries

Relatively stable currency and average economic growth of 4.84% (2012-2016)

Functioning judicial system

Stable private property

Country with a small population (2.5 million inhabitants) and low overall population density

350,000 inhabitants in Windhoek, of which about 135,000 live in informal settlements

Strong expansion of informal settlements on the outskirts of the city due to immigrants seeking work opportunities

Almost one-third of the population below the poverty line, unemployment rate over 33%

Namibia

Namibia is a country located in southern Africa. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek.

Namibia was under foreign rule for more than 100 years and only gained its independence in 1990.

Namibia’s foreign policy is characterised by the guiding principle “no enemies and only friends” – the country tries to maintain balanced diplomatic relations and is committed to multilateral cooperation. Germany and Namibia are linked by their shared colonial history (1884-1915) and maintain a very intensive relationship to this day. However, the relationship with Germany is still burdened by the genocide of the Herero and Nama tribe, which was committed at the beginning of the 20th century.

Namibia has a largely market-oriented economic system with its main economic sectors being mining, fishing and processing, agriculture, and tourism. Nearly 100,000 German tourists visit the country each year, making them the largest non-African tourist group.

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“Katutura” means “the place where we do not want to live”.

December 10th is a public holiday in Namibia. Today, it is Human Rights Day, but originally it was created to commemorate the forced relocation of the population to a suburb of Windhoek, the township of Katutura. The name comes from the Herero language and means something like “place where we do not want to live”. While still under the leadership of South Africa and its apartheid regime, the black inhabitants of Windhoek were driven out of the city and forced to live in the townships and informal settlements. Racial segregation officially ended in the 1990s, but even today, living conditions in these townships are often catastrophic.

This is where the idea of Housing! for Future comes in: By providing help for self-help, we aim to facilitate the sustainable development of rental housing that is affordable and safe for the tenants.

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