Division: Community Development

Functions:

• To improve efficiency of service delivery.
• To enhance capacity of project participants.
• To promote equitable and accessible and control over resources for Community Development.
• To strengthen coordination and networking among stakeholders.
• To ensure formulation and implementation of community development policy
• To provide financial and technical support potential IGAS
• To ensure that the monitoring and evaluation of the projects are carried out.
• To provide mentorship to existing/upcoming entrepreneurs.
• To facilitate exposure for projects participants through trade fairs and exchange visits.
• To mobilize the community to establish functional development structures
• To organize mobilization meetings on monthly basis on development issues.
• To strengthen capacity of committee members to understand their roles and responsibilities and development through training.
• To provide advocacy materials for raising awareness.
• To encourage communities towards self reliance.
• To strength the capacity of the staff members on community development.
• To network and develop market for local products.
• To disseminate information on available service and promote equitable access to such service for the community.
• To produce informational as well as promotional materials to educate communicate and the public at large about the Ministry's activities services and programs.
• To improve the quality of life of the Namibian people by the way of encouraging men and women from disadvantaged communities to embark on income generating activities (IGA's) in order to promote self employment initiatives.

Sub-divisions

- Community Participatory Assessment Management
- Material Developemnt