Goal
Conditional monthly Basic Income Grant for improved food and nutrition security.
Moving from Food Bank to Cash Transfers
Government of the Republic of Namibia
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | High Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - All of Namibia, with focus on areas where marginalised indigenous communities reside. |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | 19-59 years |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Population coverage | 750,000.0 |
| Primary indicator | Number of persons receiving the grant |
| Primary indicator baseline | 0 |
| Primary indicator target | 750,000 |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2025 |
Goal action plan
The Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare commits to revise and convert the Food Bank, Special Feeding for Marginalised Communities and Marginalized Grant into a monthly cash transfer, as a first step to phase in a Conditional Basic Income Grant over 5 years (from 1 January 2022 through 31 December 2025).
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
