Welcome to UNDP Namibia

UNDP is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners. World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals. Our focus in Namibia is to assist the government and people reach the aspiration of national Vision 2030 and the Millennium Development Goals. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women.

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One-hour volunteerism campaign in Namibia

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently initiated the "One Hour for Development Campaign" to create a platform for staff, officials and volunteers (subscribers) to contribute towards national development--including MDGs--using the volunteerism modality.

The subscribers (as they are called in the brochure) can commit themselves to give at least one hour of their spare time per month to volunteer towards any national development programme of their choice.While there is no limit on the nature of activities that they can take on, most of the initiatives contribute towards reaching Namibia's Vision 2030 and other national development priorities.

This project is not entirely limited to UNDP and UNV. Anyone can join and work towards making a difference.

A copy of the "One Hour for Development Campaign" brochure is available for download below. http://www.iyvplus10.org/content/dam/unv/PDFs/One%20Hour%20for%20Developpement%20Campaign.pdf

Online volunteer for UNV Namibia and the National Planning Commission of Namibia

15 December 2011

Edmund Paul Kalekyezi, a legal expert from Uganda, prepared legal recommendations on Namibian laws and policies related to volunteerism. The paper supported Namibian policy makers in formulating a well-considered policy seeking to create an environment in which volunteerism can flourish and act as a driver of economic, social and political development in Namibia. Read　

UNV-supported low energy stove on display at climate change conference

09 December 2011

Odangwa, Namibia: A simple cookstove developed as part of the UNV-supported Community Based Adaptation (CBA) programme in Namibia is getting its moment in the spotlight at the current United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. The EzyStove is a fuel-efficient, easy-to-use and environmentally friendly stove designed for poor rural households dependent on burning wood or paper on open fires for their cooking and heating. Read

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