The Millennium Challenge Account-Namibia is in the process of shutting its doors in Namibia, having spent N$2,76 billion (US$257,9 million) over the past five years up to the end of June.
Since inception in 2008, when the Namibian government signed an MCA Namibia Compact with the US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation, 81,6% of total funds made available for development in Namibia, were spent.
MCA-Namibia officials, this week preparing to depart for final hand-over of projects scattered all over the country, are confident that by the end of the contract on 16 September, 98% of the available US$304,5 million will be spent. Highlights of the program have been the upgrading, renovation and equipping of 28 schools in 10 Namibian regions, including construction of 212 new classrooms, 27 new toilet blocks, 158 bachelor teacher flats and 29 new three-bedroom teacher houses. Regional study resouce centres were built in Oshakati, Helao Nafidi and Gobabis. The MCA-Namibia initiative also delivered 1,7 million English, science and mathematics textbooks.
In tourism MCA-N invested N$357 million to build staff villages and infrastructure at the Etosha National Park. A modern website was developed for the Namibia Tourism Board. Also, 31 community conservancies enjoyed training and technical assistance, while 2 135 common game and 651 rare game species were trans located to 31 conservancies. A total of 13 joint-venture grants amounting to N$61,5 million, were awarded for new lodges, expansions and renovations.
In terms of agriculture the MCA-Namibia fund procured 1 848 million radio frequency device ear-tags, 48 computers, 28 printers, 90 barcode readers, applicators for national veterinary staff to tag and trace cattle anywhere in the country. The project registered 1 290 households in 56 Northern Communal Area communities owning 28 100 cattle and 22 700 head of small stock. State-of-the-art state veterinary offices where built in Outapi, Okakarara, Epukiro, Omuthiya and Eenhana at a cost of N$98 million.
Perhaps the work on indigenous natural products was most widespread training 9 155 producers, setting up 67 producer organisations, and providing N$65 million in equipment, grants, technical support and capacity building.
Apart from the regional study centres to be built, the MCA compact will close before work revamping the Etosha National Park is completed, and before the Art and Craft Centre in Swakopmund is completed. A further N$24 million will be needed for government to complete these projects on its own.
Since inception in 2008, when the Namibian government signed an MCA Namibia Compact with the US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation, 81,6% of total funds made available for development in Namibia, were spent.
MCA-Namibia officials, this week preparing to depart for final hand-over of projects scattered all over the country, are confident that by the end of the contract on 16 September, 98% of the available US$304,5 million will be spent. Highlights of the program have been the upgrading, renovation and equipping of 28 schools in 10 Namibian regions, including construction of 212 new classrooms, 27 new toilet blocks, 158 bachelor teacher flats and 29 new three-bedroom teacher houses. Regional study resouce centres were built in Oshakati, Helao Nafidi and Gobabis. The MCA-Namibia initiative also delivered 1,7 million English, science and mathematics textbooks.
In tourism MCA-N invested N$357 million to build staff villages and infrastructure at the Etosha National Park. A modern website was developed for the Namibia Tourism Board. Also, 31 community conservancies enjoyed training and technical assistance, while 2 135 common game and 651 rare game species were trans located to 31 conservancies. A total of 13 joint-venture grants amounting to N$61,5 million, were awarded for new lodges, expansions and renovations.
In terms of agriculture the MCA-Namibia fund procured 1 848 million radio frequency device ear-tags, 48 computers, 28 printers, 90 barcode readers, applicators for national veterinary staff to tag and trace cattle anywhere in the country. The project registered 1 290 households in 56 Northern Communal Area communities owning 28 100 cattle and 22 700 head of small stock. State-of-the-art state veterinary offices where built in Outapi, Okakarara, Epukiro, Omuthiya and Eenhana at a cost of N$98 million.
Perhaps the work on indigenous natural products was most widespread training 9 155 producers, setting up 67 producer organisations, and providing N$65 million in equipment, grants, technical support and capacity building.
Apart from the regional study centres to be built, the MCA compact will close before work revamping the Etosha National Park is completed, and before the Art and Craft Centre in Swakopmund is completed. A further N$24 million will be needed for government to complete these projects on its own.
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