Awareness of the effectiveness of Unconditional Basic Income Grants as a means to reduce poverty and ensure food and nutrition security has increased, and its efficiency in implementing it (compared to conditional grants) is increasingly being noticed

The Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia (NAFSAN) will liaise closely with nongovernmental actors, such as the BIG [Basic Income Grant] Coalition (http://www.bignam.org), and key decision-makers in government, such as the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, towards eventually introducing an unconditional UBI grant, as well as other suitable measures on the way towards it.

Against the background that Namibia is the second-most unequal country and that the monthly expenses for a minimal nutritious diet for a five-person household are at least 3,100 Namibian dollars (https://www.nafsan.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FNG-Namibia_Report.pdf), having N$2,500 available for five people (5 x 500) would make a huge difference in terms of access to food. A supermarket cashier, for instance, earns N$1,600 per month, and youth unemployment is around 50%. Studies have proven the effectiveness of BIGs to tackle poverty and malnutrition (http://www.bignam.org/BIG_publications.html).