BIG Pilot Project - Assessment Report - BIG Coalition Namibia

1.3 Implementation of the BIGthe BIG now has a saving account with NamPost intowhich the grant is paid on the 15 th of each month. Thissystem has the advantage of getting every recipient intothe formal banking system. This enables the recipientsto decide when, where, and how much of the grantshould be withdrawn. It avoids the potentially stigmatisingqueueing for the cash pay-out.Photo 4: BIG payout through NamPost savings accountsThe BIG Coalition registered the whole community on31 July 2007. Each and every household was visited,all members of the households were identified bymeans of identification documents 3 and everybody belowthe age of 60 was registered for the BIG. The registrationwas done in one day in order to avoid in-migrationto the settlement. Anybody who moved to Otjivero-Omitara after 31 July was not eligible to receive theBIG. For children under the age of 21, the householdidentified a primary care-giver to receive the grant onthe minor's behalf.3 This included any Namibian identification document like IDs,Birth certificate, Driver's licence, Voter's Card, etc. but alsoBaptismal card as many people living in Otjivero-Omitara donot have any of the national identification documents.23