BIG Pilot Project - Assessment Report - BIG Coalition Namibia

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Section 1: The BIG a small project with a large aimOtjivero was known for its bad reputation amongst thelocal farmers as a hot-bed of criminal activities.Photo 1: Plastic and corrugated zinc were the main building materialsin Otjivero (April 2007)Every residentunderthe age of60 living inOtjivero-Omitara receivesN$100 eachmonth fromJanuary2008 for twoyears, endinginDecember2009.Omitara is located some 100 kilometres east of Windhoek.People (mainly retrenched farmworkers) startedsettling in Otjivero about 5 km away from Omitara ongovernment-owned land in 1992. A feature of the areais the proximity to a large dam that supplies water toWindhoek and surrounding areas. Unusually, thepeople in Otjivero have access to free water supply, butthe area is impoverished, prone to diseases, such as TBand HIV/AIDS, and struggling to subsist as a viablecommunity. In addition, the development of the settlementhas been controversial from the beginning andthere has been persistent conflict with the surroundingcommercial farmers because of illegal hunting, trespassingand the collection of firewood. There was noreason to think that its choice as the site for the BIGpilot made it more or less likely to succeed there thanin other parts of the country.The pilot was implemented as follows: Every residentunder the age of 60 living in Otjivero-Omitara receivesN$ 100 each month from January 2008 until December20
1.2 How BIG was piloted in Otjivero-Omitara2009. Nine hundred and thirty residents got this grantof N$ 100 without any condition. The money for childrenand youths up to the age of 21 was paid out to aperson designated as their 'primary care-giver' which bydefault is usually the mother.In the period of two years, the aim was to monitor andevaluate the effects of BIG on individuals living in thearea and on the community overall. The evidence wasto be made available publicly to provide a basis for aconstructive debate based on empirical evidence.1.3 Implementation of the BIGPhoto 2: The BIG as a right21
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