BIG Pilot Project - Assessment Report - BIG Coalition Namibia

Section 2: Impact Assessmentclean which was not like that before. You can seethis one has been washed, soap has been boughtso that the uniforms can be cleaned, the hair isplaited.With theBasic IncomeGrant,the OtjiveroPrimarySchool hasachieved a90% paymentrate ofschool fees.The primary school's principal noted that payment ofschool fees had improved significantly since the introductionof the BIG and substantiated by the receiptsprovided by the school, in 2008, 250 children have paidtheir school fees in full and 2 paid half the amount.With the Basic Income Grant, the Otjivero PrimarySchool has achieved a 90% payment rate of school fees,which constitutes an enormous and unprecedentedachievement for that school.Photo 17: The school's reports show a 90% payment rate of schoolfees after the introduction of the BIG66