In 2008 and 2009, Omitara and Otjivero were the site of a basic income grant test project.[1] Every person under the retirement age of 60 was given 100 Namibian dollars (Namibian pensioners get an independent allowance of 550N$ per month). The follow-up study, published in October 2008, reported that poverty-related crime, malnutrition rates among children and school drop outs had decreased since the inception of the project. The coalition advocating for a BIG in Namibia was led by labour and church organisations,[2][3] hoping for a nationwide implementation of this grant to alleviate the worst effects of poverty in the country. The government of Namibia has however not supported this initiative.[4]
After the last payment was scheduled for December 2009, a bridging allowance of 80 N$ per month was introduced in order not to "let residents slide back into the dehumanising levels of poverty that they experienced before".[5] This bridging allowance was paid until the end of 2011 when the BIG coalition ran out of money.[4] Payments resumed again in July 2014 with support from the Waldensian Church in Italy.[6]
Otjovero Damedit
Otjivero Dams aerial view 2018
West of Otjivero and Omitara the Otjivero Dams are situated. They comprise a main dam and a silt dam and store the water of the White Nossob River.[7]
^"Otjivero Dam". namibweb.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Literatureedit
Anne Kammesheidt: Das Projekt Otjivero - ein neuer Ansatz der Entwicklungspolitik in Namibia: Entwicklungsökonomische Voraussetzungen und Implikationen eines bedingslosen Grundeinkommens, Bremen 2010
February 25, 2024
omitara, settlement, steinhausen, electoral, constituency, omaheke, region, namibia, together, with, adjacent, village, otjivero, places, often, referred, population, approximately, october, 2008, otjivero, railway, station, contiguous, transnamib, railway, st. Omitara is a settlement in the Steinhausen electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of Namibia Together with the adjacent village of Otjivero the two places are often referred to as one it had a population of approximately 1 200 as of October 2008 Otjivero and Omitara Railway Station are two contiguous TransNamib railway stops en route from Windhoek to Gobabis OmitaraSettlementOmitaraLocation in NamibiaCoordinates 22 16 S 18 1 E 22 267 S 18 017 E 22 267 18 017Country NamibiaRegionOmaheke RegionTime zoneUTC 2 South African Standard Time ClimateBShStation Omitara Namibia Contents 1 Economy and Infrastructure 1 1 Basic Income Grant project 1 2 Otjovero Dam 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 LiteratureEconomy and Infrastructure editBasic Income Grant project edit In 2008 and 2009 Omitara and Otjivero were the site of a basic income grant test project 1 Every person under the retirement age of 60 was given 100 Namibian dollars Namibian pensioners get an independent allowance of 550N per month The follow up study published in October 2008 reported that poverty related crime malnutrition rates among children and school drop outs had decreased since the inception of the project The coalition advocating for a BIG in Namibia was led by labour and church organisations 2 3 hoping for a nationwide implementation of this grant to alleviate the worst effects of poverty in the country The government of Namibia has however not supported this initiative 4 After the last payment was scheduled for December 2009 a bridging allowance of 80 N per month was introduced in order not to let residents slide back into the dehumanising levels of poverty that they experienced before 5 This bridging allowance was paid until the end of 2011 when the BIG coalition ran out of money 4 Payments resumed again in July 2014 with support from the Waldensian Church in Italy 6 Otjovero Dam edit nbsp Otjivero Dams aerial view 2018West of Otjivero and Omitara the Otjivero Dams are situated They comprise a main dam and a silt dam and store the water of the White Nossob River 7 See also editBasic income around the world Mincome basic income project in Manitoba CanadaReferences editNotes edit How a Basic Income Program Saved a Namibian Village Der Spiegel Oct 2009 BIG a big success Archived 2008 10 05 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian 4 October 2008 A Basic Income Program in Otjivero a b BIG resources depleted Namibia Economist 9 March 2012 Archived from the original on 20 November 2012 Otjivero residents to get bridging allowance as BIG pilot ends Archived 2012 09 06 at archive today Namibia BIG Resumes At Otjivero Otjivero Dam namibweb com Retrieved 28 October 2020 Literature edit Anne Kammesheidt Das Projekt Otjivero ein neuer Ansatz der Entwicklungspolitik in Namibia Entwicklungsokonomische Voraussetzungen und Implikationen eines bedingslosen Grundeinkommens Bremen 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omitara amp oldid 1178471003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
