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USAID/Namibia 

Operational Plan 

FY 2006 

June 2, 2006 
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Please Note: 

The attached RESULTS INFORMATION is from the FY 2006 Operational Plan and was assembled 

and analyzed by the country or USAID operating unit identified on the cover page. 

The Operational Plan is a "pre-decisional" USAID document and does not reflect results stemming 

from formal USAID review(s) of this document. 

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Portions released on or after July 1, 2006 
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Program Performance Summary FY 2005: Namibia is working to achieve transformational 

development, but faces daunting challenges on a scale that leaves it vulnerable. A severe HIV/AIDS 

epidemic, as evidenced by an overall prevalence rate of 19.7 percent is already having profound impacts 

on Namibian society. Life expectancy has declined from 61 to 49 years and by 2021 up to a third of 

Namibia’s population under age 15 could be orphaned. 

In its 15 year history as an independent nation, Namibia has invested heavily in education and health and 

has been committed to promoting the economic, social, and political empowerment of historically 

disadvantaged Namibians. However, even prior to the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Namibia 

lacked the resources and capacity to fully address widespread poverty and extreme social and economic 

inequality resulting from 100 years of colonialism and apartheid. Half of the country’s population live 

below the poverty line, survive on ten percent of national income, and is under or unemployed. The 

UNDP estimates the Gini coefficient measuring income disparity in Namibia as the highest in the world at 

70.7 on a scale of 100 with 0 representing perfect equality. Though Namibia has relatively good 

infrastructure, developing job opportunities and promoting equitable economic growth is challenging due 

its extremely arid environment, an under-educated and low-skilled workforce, and an economy that 

remains heavily reliant on the extraction and export of primary resources with little value added. 

Namibia benefits from a democratic government that follows open market policies and has met the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation’s good governance indicators in the areas of ruling justly, investing in 

people, and promoting economic freedom. Building on Namibia’s responsible political leadership, USAID 

programs provide needed financial support, technical assistance, and capacity building to introduce 

strategic interventions that benefit groups of disadvantaged individuals in Namibia while piloting 

development models that can be expanded in the long-term. 

Program Overview: USAID works in 5 sectors in Namibia: 1) education, 2) community based natural 

resource management, 3) democracy and governance, 4) economic growth, and 5) HIV/AIDS and 

Tuberculosis (TB). 

USAID’s program in basic education works in six historically underserved and densely populated regions 

in northern Namibia to improve the quality of primary education so that youth are equipped with marketrelevant skills. USAID support strengthens the capacity of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to improve the 

quality of education provided to Namibian learners. The support focuses on improving the professional 

development and teaching skills of grade 1-7 teachers in three core subjects - English, science and math. 

In addition, the program supports: a) the MoE’s management decentralization program, and b) activities 

that help orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) to complete primary school. With resources from the 

Africa Education Initiative (AEI), USAID provided textbooks, improves teacher training, and funds 

scholarships that enable orphaned and vulnerable girls to attend primary school. Implementation of three 

GDA activities focusing on improving access of teachers to Information and Communications 

Technologies (ICT) continued during this reporting period. 

Through its support of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programs, USAID 

plays a critical role in enhancing biodiversity while improving the livelihoods of the rural poor by 

supporting policies and programs that enable communities to establish conservancies where they can 

sustainably manage and benefit from wildlife and other natural resources. USAID support strengthens 

conservancies as democratic institutions that improve the livelihood of conservancy members through 

cash, meat, employment and in-kind benefits such as an improved environment, skills development, and 

empowerment. 

USAID’s democracy and governance programs promote the consolidation and maturation of Namibia’s 

young democracy by enabling members of Parliament and civil society groups to strengthen and 

formalize their interactions in order to improve the quality of Namibia’s governance. USAID provides 

funding for the Namibia Democracy Support Center (NDSC), an autonomous, Namibian membershipbased organization that brings together government and non-governmental stakeholders in a 

collaborative partnership. USAID’s program provides support and technical assistance to Members of 

Parliament (MPs) and civil society organizations, and facilitates a constituency outreach program. In 
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addition, USAID funding supports a national “Zero Tolerance for Corruption Campaign” that provides 

technical assistance and training to key government institutions, such as the Ombudsman’s Office, the 

newly-established Anti-Corruption Commission, and civil society organizations. 

Through USAID’s private sector support program, technical assistance services and training are provided 

to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to strengthen their capacity to manage their businesses 

profitably, expand operations via business deals and tenders, trade regionally, establish linkages with 

firms in southern Africa, and improve their overall competitiveness. 

Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan), USAID is helping Namibia 

combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In FY05 USAID managed $20 million of Global HIV/AIDS Initiative 

(GHAI) funding for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs throughout the country. USAID 

supports cross-sectoral efforts addressing HIV/AIDS through education and natural resource 

management (conservancies). Please see the State Department Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator 

report for a discussion of this program, <http://www.state.gov/s/gac/>. USAID also is helping to address 

TB in Namibia, as it has one of the highest notification rates in the world (rivaled only by Botswana and 

Swaziland). USAID’s TB activity focuses on strengthening the capacity of the National TB Control 

Program, supporting the development and dissemination of national TB guidelines, and improving access 

to essential palliative care, treatment, and support for those that are TB-HIV co-infected. 

Key Achievements: 

1. Basic Education: 

While access to education has improved since Independence, problems of quality, content, and retention 

continue to disadvantage a large portion of Namibian learners. USAID helped Namibia improve the 

quality of English, math, and science instruction for students in grades 1-7 by providing 3,000 teachers 

with training on new teaching methods and training up to 100 teachers on the utilization of Information 

Communication Technology as a teaching tool. 

School improvement programs (SIP) piloted by USAID were so successful that the Namibian government 

decided to expand them nationwide. Classroom observations by inspectors of education in the target 

regions showed that 91% of teachers at SIP schools demonstrate good classroom management 

techniques; 75% are using a variety of Learner Centered Education teaching strategies; and 77% are 

using appropriate Continuous Assessment tools. To track improvement in student performance as the 

SIP model is being implemented in more schools USAID assisted the MOE to develop the first Namibian 

Learner Performance Assessment Instrument that provides both learner achievement and diagnostic 

information nation-wide for Grade 4 learners. 

Nine African Education Initiative (AEI) -funded teacher training volunteers supported teacher training at 

the four teacher training colleges. At the pre-service level, close to a 1000 teacher educators and student 

teachers at the four colleges of education participated in a series of seminars aimed at improving their 

comprehension and practice of teaching math, science, and English. The Ambassadors Girls 

Scholarships Program funded by AEI provided 950 scholarships to girls from disadvantaged and poor 

families - including orphans and vulnerable children who have been impacted by the severe HIV/AIDS 

crisis in Namibia. Through the AEI- funded textbook program USAID filled a critical gap in the availability 

of textbooks by supplying 10,000 textbooks to Namibian schools. 

2. Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM): 

More than 70% of Namibians, many living in poverty, reside in rural areas and depend upon natural 

resources for their livelihoods. USAID helps establish protected areas called conservancies, and works 

with residents to develop business plans that generate income while conserving wildlife and resources. 

USAID also works at the national level to support the coordination and integration of national policies and 

laws governing natural resources. By the end of FY 2005, 42 conservancies have been registered by 

government, eight of which are financially sustainable in terms of fully covering their own operating costs. 

Another six are expected to achieve this status early in FY 2006. The total area managed by registered 

conservancies has reached 10,505,500 hectares. When the area covered by registered conservancies is 
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combined with contiguous protected areas (such as national parks and game reserves), the proportion of 

Namibia’s land mass covered by conservation areas totals 26.8%. This total area now spans the full 

breadth of the country and provides for increased movement and growth of wildlife populations, as well 

for improved asset management. 

The 2005 game count in Northwestern Namibia revealed a 26% increase across 15 species. With this 

upward trend in wildlife numbers and an increased capacity of conservancies to manage this asset 

sustainably, economic and food security is increased substantially. The program has successfully begun 

to diversify economic growth activities within the tourism sector, with veldt/natural product harvesting and 

processing (melon seed, devil’s claw and chili peppers), and the hunting (trophy and premium hunting, 

shoot and sell, and sales of animal skins). A Business Planning training module has been developed to 

assist conservancies to develop skills needed to operate as viable businesses. Total benefits in FY 2005 

are projected to reach N$17 million (US$2.65 million), positively impacting 119,075 people. 

3. Democracy and Governance: 

Surveys conducted in six Southern African countries in 2000 for the Southern Africa Democracy 

Barometer found that Namibia was the only country “...where the perceived ‘supply’ of democracy is 

higher than the ‘demand’ for democracy.” The survey findings indicate that there was a dire need in 

Namibia to strengthen the ‘demand’ for democracy by ensuring increased dialogue between civil society 

and government at all levels. To address this problem, USAID helped establish the Namibia Democracy 

Support Center (NDSC), a unique and cooperative partnership between government and civil society 

organizations to formalize and further strengthen the interaction between selected government institutions 

and civil society in a coordinated and planned manner. 

The historic presidential transition that took place in March 2005 resulted in a new impetus for anticorruption efforts undertaken by civil society in support of key institutions such as the Office of the Prime 

Minister, the Ombudsman’s office and the Office of the Auditor General. The new President has elevated 

a civic initiative, the “Zero Tolerance for Corruption Campaign” (ZTFCC), to national status. He has 

targeted mismanagement of public funds, poor service delivery and corruption as key government 

priorities, and directed the investigation of cases of alleged malfeasance, as well as pushed for the 

establishment of a long over-due Anti-Corruption Commission. USAID support to the ZTFCC will help 

them review of integrity systems, provide technical assistance to staff in key institutions, and train trainers 

from government and non-government organizations. 

 

4. Economic Growth: Over the years SMEs owned by historically disadvantaged Namibians (HDNs) 

faced significant constraints in bidding for tenders for the supply of goods and services to larger firms and 

the government, and in obtaining credit lines from banks and large wholesalers. This was compounded by 

weak capacity among SMEs to manage and operate their businesses. To address this problem USAID’s 

private sector development program strengthened the capacity of 318 Namibian SMEs to profitably 

manage their businesses and expand their domestic and regional trade. As a result of previous efforts 

that strengthened the capacity of Business Service Organizations (BSOs), this year 46 BSOs provided 

key business development services to the SME owners and their staff including: business management, 

marketing, export promotion, book keeping, using IT for business communications and for accessing 

demand-supply information, and preparing tenders and loan applications. This increased capacity of 

BSOs is essential for building the sustainability of the SME sector. This assistance is now paying off with 

USAID-supported SMEs reported an increase in trade valued at $4.866 million compared to $1.4 million 

in trade deals reported in 2004--an increase of 347%. 

Job creation is one of the main objectives of USAID’s SME and regional trade development programs. In 

Namibia, opportunities for job creation are extremely limited and approximately 60% of the eligible 

workforce is unemployed or underemployed. Although creation of new jobs is a priority in an environment 

of high unemployment, maintaining existing jobs is equally important. USAID-assisted SMEs created or 

maintained 853 jobs. 

A total of 5,972 owners and employees of SMEs (62% of them women) were trained in various skills 

required for successfully managing a business (e.g., business management, accounting, marketing, trade 
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fair participation, market access, technical and vocational skills, and responding to tenders for public and 

private sector contracts). Program supported BSOs reported 4,683 fee-paying SME clients, which 

indicates that BSOs are providing demand-driven services to SMEs. The knowledge gained in trading 

within the region will increase SME’s ability to become active partners with larger firms trading with the 

United States under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and other countries under various trade 

agreements. The USAID funded skills development program trained 472 unemployed youth (381 male 

and 91 female) in the skills critically needed by the construction and building industry (welding, carpentry, 

masonry, and plumbing). 

5. HIV/AIDS and TB: 

Namibia has the third highest tuberculosis (TB) case notification rate in the world, with 593 cases per 

100,000 people according to the 2005 World Health Organization Global TB Report. To help combat 

Namibia’s severe TB epidemic, USAID/Namibia collaborated with TB experts from USAID/Washington to 

support an initial assessment in March 2005 of the TB situation in Namibia. Through close coordination 

and collaboration with partners, three work plans were finalized for implementation of activities through 1) 

the TB Coalition for Technical Assistance, 2) the Centers for Disease Control Interagency Agreement for 

Technical support, and 3) the TB Control Assistance Program. All TB activities were strategically planned 

to leverage existing TB resources approved under the Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria in Round 2 

and Round 5 grants. Additionally, the activities leverage resources from the Emergency Plan to create 

effective co-management and coordination between HIV/AIDS and TB partners supporting people living 

with both HIV/AIDS and TB. 

Two National TB Control Program colleagues participated in the International Union against TB and Lung 

Disease meeting and disseminated practical experiences and lessons learned with other Namibian 

colleagues. A multi-drug resistant-TB survey protocol was developed in collaboration with a technical 

review committee comprised of staff from the Namibia Institute of Pathology, the Ministry of Health and 

Social Services, and US Government partners. Final recommendations for strengthening existing sputum 

smear microscopy laboratory coverage and linkages between national and districts TB sites will be 

completed by next year in order to reach internationally accepted laboratory quality assurance standards. 

Finally, a prime technical partner (The Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Association-KNCV) was selected 

as the lead technical agency, in addition to support from Management Sciences for Health (for 

administrative and financial support) to implement community based directly observed treatment short 

course activities in Namibia. 

Global Development Alliances: USAID leverages funds and build synergies with other public and private 

sector actors where relevant. This includes the engagement of multinational corporations and 

professional bodies in public-private alliances (i.e., Global Development Alliances), such as activities to 

increase access to and use of information and communication technologies by teachers and students, 

involving Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, SchoolNet Namibia, Microsoft Corporation, 

the National Institute of Education Development, WorldTeach, Peace Corps, and the American 

Federation of Teachers, among others. USAID also has a GDA between the Polytechnic University of 

Namibia and several U.S.-based community colleges to help improve the technical skills and knowledge 

of Namibians in the tourism sector as well as a partnership with the Namibian Lodge Association and 

Wilderness Safaris to train eco-tourism guides. USAID is also participating in a regional GDA with the 

United Nations Association of the United States to support orphans and vulnerable children. 

Gender: USAID promotes gender equality in all of its programs. In the education sector, enrollment rates 

for girls and young women are on par with that for boys and young men at all levels of education but have 

not resulted in commensurate levels of female empowerment. Among other initiatives, USAID support for 

improved teacher training helps reduce gender-based biases that can negatively affect education 

outcomes for girls. Under USAID’s community-based natural resource management program, women 

comprise 30% of conservancy management committee members and are assuming management 

positions at program-facilitated lodges. USAID’s HIV/AIDS program directly aims to help save women’s 

lives, strengthening programs supporting Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and 

Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) by integrating them with family planning and other reproductive 

health services for HIV-positive women. Interventions promoting positive gender norms, role models, and 
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healthy practices in youth-focused programs and community-based interventions help develop skills 

needed by youth and adults to establish safe sexual relationships and prevent gender-based violence. 

Gender aspects of the epidemic are also addressed by efforts to strengthen support systems for women 

(the primary caregivers of the growing number of sick and orphaned) and ensure female participation in 

training offered to medical professionals. USAID’s democracy and governance program promotes gender 

equality by ensuring that women’s participation and issues of equity are integrated into all activities 

conducted under the civic and voter education program. Working with both civil society and elected 

officials USAID encourages increased policy attention to issues affecting the status of women in Namibia 

and supports the pursuit of constitutional guarantees of equality. 

For additional information regarding the USAID/Namibia program, please visit the Mission website at 

www.usaid.org.na <http://www.usaid.org.na>. 

Donor Coordination: With the continued expansion of USAID’s HIV/AIDS program under Emergency 

Plan, USAID is expected to remain the largest bilateral donor in Namibia for the foreseeable future. 

USAID works actively with other donors in key development areas to ensure complementarities and avoid 

redundancy. USAID is promoting the establishment of a UNDP-chaired donor roundtable and USAID cochairs the HIV/AIDS Partner’s Forum. United Nations agencies are also playing an important role in 

catalyzing a coordinated response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, supported further by the European Union 

(EU), Germany, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain. In 2004, a Round 2 grant from the Global 

Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria was signed and in 2005, an additional Round 5 award was approved 

for TB. The EU is also coordinating a sector-wide assistance program in education, which consists of 

budget as well as project support. USAID coordinates with a UNDP-administered Global Environmental 

Facility project to link protected areas with USAID-supported conservancies. USAID’s Living in a Finite 

Environment activity and the World Bank's Integrated Community-Based Ecosystem Management project 

were designed to complement each other and to leverage resources. Germany, Sweden, and Denmark 

also are active in the environment sector. The EU has a large rural development project that includes 

elements of community-based natural resources management support. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) 

United Kingdom and WWF Netherlands also support Community-Based Natural Resource Management. 

The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Germany are all key players in the Democracy and Governance 

sector. German donors promote SME development through the German aid agency, GTZ, the German 

volunteer service organization, DED, and a variety of private foundations. The UNDP is also engaged in 

SME development programs, while the EU and Germany support trade and investment development. 
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FY 2006 Program 

SO: 673-006 Increased Capacity of the Basic Education System to Give Learners the Foundations 

for Health and Livelihood 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education ($2,467,000 DA): USAID works with the MOE to 

institutionalize the previously developed Learner Performance Assessment Instrument and to use the 

performance results of fourth graders as a training tool for teachers to promote learner achievement and 

provide diagnostic information nationwide. USAID is also strengthening and institutionalizing Circuit 

Support Teams to enhance the professional development of teachers in grades one through seven in the 

six underserved target regions where USAID’s program operates. The Circuit Support Team program will 

train approximately 3,000 teachers in FY 2006. 

A follow-on to the Writing for Kids book series on topics related to HIV/AIDS will be illustrated, translated 

and published. These will be distributed to schools in target regions and used as training materials for 

teachers on the instruction of reading and integrating HIV/AIDS topics. The printed materials will form the 

basis for the implementation of site-based teacher training activities by the National Institute for 

Educational Development. The 1,500 participating teachers will learn strategies to incorporate the use of 

supplementary reading materials into classroom instruction based upon the revised curriculum. 

 

USAID works with the MOE to develop instruments that track improvements in the quality of education. A 

standardized rating scale is being developed to enable teachers and inspectors to assess teacher 

performance based on classroom effectiveness. Teachers and inspectors will use information from the 

rating scale and a classroom observation form as guidelines to assess quality of classroom instruction 

and develop strategies to improve teaching in three core subjects. Training is also provided to teacher 

educators and student teachers at the four Colleges of Education to improve their comprehension and 

teaching of three core subjects - English, math, and science. Principal grantee: Academy for Educational 

Development (AED) (prime). 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative section, for a discussion of this program. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 673-006 Increased Capacity of the Basic Education System to Give Learners the Foundations 

for Health and Livelihood 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education ($2,500,000 DA): USAID will continue to refine and 

implement the education quality assessment tools that will be developed during FY 2006. Teachers will 

be trained on methods to increase girls’ participation in math and science. Disaggregated data will be 

collected, analyzed, and used to design more effective interventions to improve learner performance. 

Site-based training will be provided to teachers at the circuit level. Additional support materials will be 

developed. An applied research program will be established to help teachers study and evaluate their 

teaching skills. Experiences and lessons learned from this program will be published in an education 

journal to help other teachers enhance their teaching performance. 

Assistance will be provided to the MOE to implement key policy decisions such as the adoption of a propoor strategy when allocating subsidies to schools. Principal grantee: AED (prime). 
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Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative section, for a discussion of this program. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 673-007 Improved Rural Livelihoods Through Sustainable Integrated Natural Resource 

Management 

Improve Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources & Biodiversity 

Improve Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biodiversity ($1,700,000 DA): USAID 

provides institutional support to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) to increase its capacity to 

promote and implement community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) activities. USAID 

expertise is used to assist the ministry to identify specific needs and to continue implementing a technical 

support plan. USAID is also assisting the MET to develop approaches for integrating community forest 

and wildlife activities and establish effective management plans. 

USAID will support the improvement and integration of policies and laws that govern the devolution of 

authority over natural resources to local communities. At the conservancy level, USAID is supporting the 

improvement of governance approaches that promote increased accountability, improved transparency, 

greater participation by local residents, and improved gender equity in decision making. USAID provides 

training in communication and assertiveness skills to female committee members. USAID continues to 

support the development of regional and national conservancy associations that advocate on behalf of 

members. USAID will continue to assist at least five community conservancies to develop integrated 

management plans and is helping conservancies to address HIV/AIDS issues that impact CBNRM efforts. 

Principal grantee: World Wildlife Fund-U.S. consortium (prime). 

Protect and Increase the Assets and Livelihoods of the Poor 

Protect and Increase the Assets and Livelihoods of the Poor ($1,250,000 DA): USAID is supporting an 

assessment of the potential for small and medium enterprise development in northeast Namibia, building 

on opportunities using local natural products and in the game park and tourism industries. USAID assists 

conservancies in Namibia to develop conservation farming as a means of maintaining forest habitat. The 

number of joint ventures between conservancies and private tourism operators and businesses is 

expanding, and USAID is helping conservancies to develop business plans based upon viable business 

opportunities. 

USAID supports the continued development and refinement of wildlife and other resource monitoring 

systems that assist conservancies and the government in making key management decisions. The focus 

is on developing and incorporating mechanisms to monitor a broader range of natural resources in 

addition to wildlife. USAID is supporting the MET and conservancies to develop and agree on quotasetting procedures to enhance sustainable natural resource management. USAID also assists the MET 

to use Geographical Information Systems technology to enhance and develop databases that underpin 

decision-making. Principal grantee: World Wildlife Fund-U.S. consortium (prime). 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Section, for a discussion of this program. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 673-007 Improved Rural Livelihoods Through Sustainable Integrated Natural Resource 

Management 
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Improve Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources & Biodiversity 

Improve Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation ($1,250,000 DA): 

USAID will continue institutional strengthening of NGO and community-run conservancies. There will be 

a strong focus on assisting target conservancies to reach the stage where they can operate with a 

minimum of outside support. Conservancy associations will be trained in strategic planning. USAID will 

promote continued policy dialogue and the integration of community-based approaches across resource 

sectors and will continue to assist in the improvement of governance within conservancies and with the 

mainstreaming of gender issues. Principal grantee: World Wildlife Fund-U.S. consortium (prime). 

Protect and Increase the Assets and Livelihoods of the Poor 

Protect and Increase the Assets and Livelihoods of the Poor ($750,000 DA): Emphasis will be placed on 

game farming with high-value species that generate high returns to local communities. USAID will 

continue the scope of its support to small and medium enterprise development to draw in new partners to 

assist with this development. USAID will provide continued support to increase the number of joint 

ventures to promote increased tourism and business opportunities within conservancies. Principal 

grantee: World Wildlife Fund-U.S. consortium (prime). 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission & Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Section, for a discussion of this program. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 673-008 Reduced Spread and Impact of HIV/AIDS in Namibia 

Prevent & Control Infectious Diseases Of Major Importance 

Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ($1,168,000 CSH): USAID is implementing 

community-based DOTS activities in Erongo, a region with high HIV prevalence and multi-drug-resistant 

TB. USAID will help integrate essential TB/HIV services at the community level, while supporting the 

National TB Control Program (NTCP) to improve supervision, quality assurance, and program 

management at a national level. USAID continues to strengthen TB/HIV components of the National TB 

Strategy by promoting the coordination of TB and HIV services among non-governmental organizations 

that serve TB and HIV patients. USAID also leverages resources from the Global Fund to expand and 

roll-out community-based DOTS services to other regions. USAID promotes routine counseling and 

testing efforts, reinforces training of health care providers and home-based care community volunteers, 

and works closely with the Government of Namibia and other partners to scale up quality services and 

address human resource constraints. Principal grantee: The Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis 

Association (KNCV) TB Foundation (prime). 

Reduce Transmission & Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Section, for a discussion of this program. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 673-008 Reduced Spread and Impact of HIV/AIDS in Namibia 

Prevent & Control Infectious Diseases Of Major Importance 

Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ($1,180,000 CSH): USAID will build upon 

previous USAID TB control and prevention activities to strengthen and scale up community-based DOTS, 

particularly in regions with high multi-drug-resistant TB. USAID will improve treatment success rates and 
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ensure close partnerships with community-based organizations to integrate HIV/AIDS and TB care and 

support services. USAID will also continue to support NTCP capacity to manage the dual TB/HIV 

epidemic at a national level. 

Additionally, USAID will work in collaboration with other partners to support strategies to address human 

resource development at the national and regional level, improve sustainability of TB program efforts 

through increased political commitment and advocacy for community-based DOTS, strengthen TB drug 

management, and support the use of fixed-dose combination of TB drugs. Principal grantee: KNCV TB 

Foundation (prime). 

Reduce Transmission & Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Section, for a discussion of this program. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 673-009 Strengthened Interaction Between Civil Society and Selected Government 

Institutions 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS. See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative section, for a discussion of this program. 

Strengthen Civil Society 

Strengthen Civil Society ($490,000 DA): USAID provides technical assistance, training, and grants to 

civic groups and community-based media organizations to build capacity to advocate more vigorously 

and effectively around issues of local concern by utilizing various means of communication available to 

them. USAID is focusing on enhancing the capacity of CSOs to make use of parliamentary constituency 

outreach mechanisms. This will facilitate optimal use of parliamentary systems to increase the dialogue 

on key issues between elected representatives and the Namibian citizenry, enabling up to 30 emerging 

civic groups to voice their concerns more directly with special focus on issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and 

Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM). Principal grantee: Namibia Institute for 

Democracy (NID) (prime). 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework ($272,000 DA): To create a better functioning and 

more accessible constituency outreach system, USAID is training newly-elected Members of Parliament, 

Regional Councilors, and parliamentary staff in the efficient use of committees, public hearings, and 

informal meetings by strengthening their capacity in a range of procedural, administrative, presentation 

and communication skills. Principal grantee: NID (prime). 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 673-009 Strengthened Interaction Between Civil Society and Selected Government 

Institutions 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS. See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global HIV/AIDS Initiative section, for a discussion of this program. 

Strengthen Civil Society 
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Strengthen Civil Society ($465,000 DA): USAID will provide advocacy skills training and institutional 

strengthening to civic groups across the country to enable them to participate more effectively in outreach 

and advocacy activities, and to increase the range and quality of the submissions made to elected 

representatives (with continued emphasis on HIV/AIDS- and CBNRM-related issues and policy concerns). 

Principal grantee: NID (prime). 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework 

Strengthen the Legislative Function/Legal Framework ($310,000 DA): USAID will continue to support 

parliamentarians and Regional Councilors to acquire the capacity to conduct constituency outreach 

activities. Increasingly, training will strengthen their ability to incorporate input from civil society into policy 

formulation, legislative decision-making, and regional and local planning. Principal grantee: NID (prime). 
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Results Framework 

673-001 Economic Empowerment of Historically Disadvantaged Namibians Through Accelerated 

Private Sector Growth 

Program Title: Private Sector Support 

 1.1: Increased numbers of HDNs acquiring enhanced entrepreneurial and management skills 

 1.2: Sustainable local capacity to deliver quality business support services for SMEs 

 1.3: New business linkages and markets formed 

673-002 Improved Delivery of Quality Primary Education to Namibian Learners in Grades 1-4 in 

the Most Disadvantaged Schools 

Program Title: Basic Education Support 

673-006 Increased Capacity of the Basic Education System to Give Learners the Foundations for 

Health and Livelihood 

Program Title: Basic Education Support 

 6.1: Increased resilience of basic education system to cope with the AIDS epidemic 

 6.2: Improved effectiveness of decentralized education management 

 6.3: Improved quality of language, math and science education delivered by primary schools 

 6.4: Enhanced relevance of basic education for workforce needs 

673-007 Improved Rural Livelihoods Through Sustainable Integrated Natural Resource 

Management 

Program Title: Community Based Natural Resource Management 

 7.1: Strengthened Institutional Capacity 

 7.2: Increased Economic Growth 

 7.3: Improved Governance 

 7.4: Enhanced recovery and sustainability of natural resources 

673-008 Reduced Spread and Impact of HIV/AIDS in Namibia 

Program Title: Reduced Prevalence of HIV/AIDS 

673-009 Strengthened Interaction Between Civil Society and Selected Government Institutions 

Program Title: Democracy and Governance 

 9.1: Improved responsiveness to citizens by elected representatives and other selected government 

officials 

 9.2: Increased political engagement of civil society