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Objective:
To improve access to water in line with the Drought Response Plan of the Government of Namibia.
Key partners:
Directorate of Disaster Risk Management in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.
**Beneficiaries reached: 144 households (768 people).
Activities implemented:
• Rehabilitated eight boreholes, equipping each with a solar-powered pumping system and a raised water tank with a 10 000-litre capacity, benefiting 96 households and 4 160 heads of livestock.
• Upgraded four wells, fitting each with a solar-powered pumping system and a concrete safety cover, benefiting 48 households and 720 heads of livestock.
• Installed one pipeline 350 m in length to shorten the distance communities need to travel to access water.
Results:
• Increased access to clean water, improving livestock productivity and enabling beneficiary communities to sustain their livestock-based livelihoods.
• Reduced the distance vulnerable pastoralists need to travel to provide water to their livestock.
• Reduced the burden, particularly for women and youth, of carrying water for household consumption over long distances, leading to a more equitable division of labour.
• Improved safety of collecting water from wells, particularly for children.
• Increased opportunities for households to diversify their livelihoods, with the possibility to produce vegetables on a small scale.