First Edition - Namibia Development Trust

CPP in Hardap
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CPP launched in Hardap
Inside this issue:
The Hardap Region was not part of those regions selected in the beginning, but
came in as a result of request from the Regional Council. As such, the contract
was signed in June 2010. The reason why we decided upon 4 sites is because of
the small inputs required and that most of them are existing projects.
Potential Sites and projects from all six constituencies (Gibeon, Mariental Urban and Rural, Rehoboth West/East and Rural), were identified and proposed
during CPP inception workshop in July 2009 held at Mariental. The task team,
discussed at length and reaches consensus to consider the most poverty stricken
constituencies ( Rehoboth Rural, West, Mariental rural and Urban) in providing
support.
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POTENTIAL
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OF SPERGEBIET
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GAINACHAS
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Pilot sites Selected
Mariental Urban Constituency
Site: Fish River
Project: Harvesting of Reeds
Mariental Rural Constituency:
Site: Bernafay Resettlement Farm
Project: De-bushing of Prosopies trees
Rehoboth Rural Constituency:
Site: Uises Resettlement farm, near
Schlip Settlement.
Project: Water infrastructure development
Rehoboth West Constituency
Site: Camp 4, Resettlement farm
Project: Livestock improvement
Sustainable harvesting of Reeds from the Fish River
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Out-rooting and cutting/harvesting of prosopies trees
Water infrastructure development project
Livestock improvement project
Activities
The activities that were executed so
far in the hardap region were the
following 4 consultative meetings
with CPP Task Team members.
Than information sharing about the
budget and processes to be followed. A Revisit proposed project
ideas and scrutinize their feasibility
and resource requirement. In addition, task team members tasked to
compile project documents and collect quotations. Discussed, prioritize and confirm potential sites and
projects with beneficiaries. Field
visits conducted to sites and communities/ beneficiaries met.
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Proposed Activities
The following are the proposed activities
Reed project:
Manufacturing of mats, baskets, curtains, fencing, partitions, windbreakers, etc.
Prosopies forest:
Manufacturing of Firewood, poles, charcoal, ornaments,
furniture.
Water infrastructure development:
Procurement and installation of;
Solar water pump
Fencing material for the pump
Training on rangeland management
Livestock improvement:
Quality boar-goat rams/bulls
Animal vaccination
Water engine
Project Stats
Mariental: (Fish River and Takarania township) Reed Project
Bernafay Resettlement farm: (91 kms. East of Mariental ( on Stampriet and Gochas road) Prosopies tree project
Schlip: Quises Resettlement farm: (about 140 kms. North-west of Mariental - Water infrastructure improvement project
Camp 4: (Resettlement farm – Rehoboth, 20 kms. West of Rehoboth) Livestock improvement project
Project Outcomes and objectives
Reed project:
To address flood situation as well as create employment for youth by generating income from sales of products.
Prosopies forests:
Harvesting and removing of the prosopies forests to make space for new and small plants while creating
employment to youth.
Water infrastructure development:
Addressing water shortage issue by replacing the old engine with the new one thereby increasing production and contribute positively towards improvement in lives of farmers.
Livestock quality improvement:
Providing farmers with; quality boar-goat or bulls to enable them to catch better prices at auctions animal
vaccines as well as to train them how To vaccinate themselves. Replacing the old diesel engine with new
one to increase productivity.
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Challenges
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Lack of income and young people leaving projects
(Reed project.
Overgrazing caused by too many livestock at small
area (/Uises).
Not sufficient water-points in areas where grazing is
available
Scewed manpower to carry out work (Prosopies and
vegetable garden projects)
Ancestral land claims still rife in Rehoboth area
(Camp 4).
F O R A N Y F U R T H E R
P L E A S E C O N T A C T ;
I N F O R M A T I O N
Promoting Rural development
P.O. Box 8226, Windhoek,
Namibia
57 Pasteur Street
Windhoek west
info@ndt.org.na
www.ndt.org.na
264 61 238003/2
NDT stands for Namibia Development Trust. It is an indigenous non-governmental organization. It was
founded in 1987 by different civil society organizations to channel aid from the European Commission to
“Victims of Apartheid”. It later transformed itself in playing an active role in community development. NDT
is an NGO. We work with marginalized and historically disadvantaged rural and urban communities to
build their power to act for socio-economic justice and social change. This we do through: Capacity Building, Advocacy Initiatives.
NDT is guided by approaches that emphasize people centeredness and people’s participation. We continuously learn and reflect towards innovative development practices.
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