Namibia country report

Figure 1: Education levels in FURS households in Omaheke% of all members inFURS households (N=68)5045403530252015105044.12No formaleducation16.16 17.65 19.12Some primaryschoolingPrimary schoolcompletedSome secondaryschooling2.94Secondary schoolcompleted0 0Of the 12 respondents in Omaheke, 5 were retired and receiving a monthly pension, 4 werefull-time farmers, 1 was employed on a part-time basis, 1 was employed full time and 1 wasunemployed. In Hardap, 5 farmers were in full-time employment, 14 regarded themselvesas full-time farmers and 1 was retired. The employment status of the respondents in bothregions is shown in Table 13.Some tertiaryeducationTertiary educationcompletedTable 13: Employment status of FURS respondentsOmaheke Hardap Total # Total %Full-time employed 1 5 6 18.8Part-time employed 1 0 1 3.1Full-time farmer 4 14 18 56.3Unemployed 1 0 1 3.1Retired 5 1 6 18.8Total 12 20 32 100In the Omaheke sample, just over 4% of all household members were employed full time and13% were employed part time, while close to 12% were retired. This indicates that financialcontributions from sources other than farming (either salaries or pensions) were relativelylow. Approximately one third (32%) of the people on resettlement farms were too youngto work and almost the same number of beneficiaries were unemployed. Figure 2 gives aschematic overview of the employment status of FURS household members in Omaheke.Figure 2: Employment status of FURS household members in OmahekePercentage (N=68)353025201510504.41%Full-timeemployed13.24%Part-timeemployed8.82%Full-timefarmer29.41%Unemployed32.35%Too youngto work11.76%Retired88 ● Livelihoods after land reform: Namibia country report (2010)