Uutoni hands over 32 houses at Rupara village
Thirty-two houses through the Buy-a-Brick initiative of Standard Bank Namibia, were handed over at Rupara Village in the Kavango West Region last week Tuesday.
The Buy-a-Brick initiative aims to alleviate poverty and housing shortage in the country and to further mobilize the private sector and the public in raising funds required by the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said conventional housing is very expensive but with the above-mentioned partnership he hopes thousands of people will be taken out of shacks and moved into decent housing.
“This initiative is indeed a game-changer. It addresses the government's resolve to provide housing to the needy members of society and to restore their dignity as equals in society,” he said.
He said, to date government's financial support to the Shack Dwellers Federation amounts to N$ 71 million used to construct 2 886 houses countrywide.
N$ 17 million was used to upgrade informal settlements through the federation, with 600 houses that have been built through the Buy-a-Brick initiative.
Uutoni said the ministry has committed itself to accelerate the servicing of land in urban areas as well as the upgrade of informal settlements.
The ministry will also fast-track the realization of the National Housing Enterprises (NHE) project to build houses for residents in informal settlements who own plots but cannot afford modern structures.
“This is a joyous occasion. I am told the entire construction process from bricklaying, digging trenches, laying pipes, transporting sand and the actual building was done by the beneficiaries themselves,” he said.
The minister said the celebration would not be possible without the hard work and commitment of the Buy-a-Brick Standard Bank Namibia initiative and its corporate partners.- Nampa
The Buy-a-Brick initiative aims to alleviate poverty and housing shortage in the country and to further mobilize the private sector and the public in raising funds required by the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said conventional housing is very expensive but with the above-mentioned partnership he hopes thousands of people will be taken out of shacks and moved into decent housing.
“This initiative is indeed a game-changer. It addresses the government's resolve to provide housing to the needy members of society and to restore their dignity as equals in society,” he said.
He said, to date government's financial support to the Shack Dwellers Federation amounts to N$ 71 million used to construct 2 886 houses countrywide.
N$ 17 million was used to upgrade informal settlements through the federation, with 600 houses that have been built through the Buy-a-Brick initiative.
Uutoni said the ministry has committed itself to accelerate the servicing of land in urban areas as well as the upgrade of informal settlements.
The ministry will also fast-track the realization of the National Housing Enterprises (NHE) project to build houses for residents in informal settlements who own plots but cannot afford modern structures.
“This is a joyous occasion. I am told the entire construction process from bricklaying, digging trenches, laying pipes, transporting sand and the actual building was done by the beneficiaries themselves,” he said.
The minister said the celebration would not be possible without the hard work and commitment of the Buy-a-Brick Standard Bank Namibia initiative and its corporate partners.- Nampa
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