Uutoni hands over 30 houses at Opuwo
Govt and stakeholders work together
Providing affordable and decent housing remains a national development priority, government says.
Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni handed over more than 30 houses in Opuwo last week. The construction was funded by the regional development and equity provisions trust fund.
Uutoni explained the houses were initially funded and built through the Build Together Programme during the financial year 2023/2024, but when the funds became depleted, the town council approached the regional development and equity provisions trust fund to assist in completing the project.
The minister underscored that providing affordable and decent housing remains a national development priority, requiring collective action from all levels of government, communities and key private sector stakeholders such as the construction industry and financial institutions.
Enabling environment
Uutoni said the ministry continues to create an enabling environment and rally national efforts towards scaling up the provision of affordable serviced land and housing through key partnerships between government and the private sector.
Moreover, the ministry supports housing initiatives such as the Build Together Programme as well as community-led initiatives such as the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia, which target ultra-low income citizens.
Uutoni added that in partnership with the agriculture ministry, the ministry is also rolling out the flexible land tenure system, which entails the facilitation of land ownership and tenure security for the people who live in informal settlements through simplified methods of land re-blocking and registration of titles.
He also used the platform and called on the town council to ensure that the money that is provided by government directly or through agencies such as the trust fund for housing and other developments is used for their intended purposes and is accounted for.
Uutoni explained the houses were initially funded and built through the Build Together Programme during the financial year 2023/2024, but when the funds became depleted, the town council approached the regional development and equity provisions trust fund to assist in completing the project.
The minister underscored that providing affordable and decent housing remains a national development priority, requiring collective action from all levels of government, communities and key private sector stakeholders such as the construction industry and financial institutions.
Enabling environment
Uutoni said the ministry continues to create an enabling environment and rally national efforts towards scaling up the provision of affordable serviced land and housing through key partnerships between government and the private sector.
Moreover, the ministry supports housing initiatives such as the Build Together Programme as well as community-led initiatives such as the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia, which target ultra-low income citizens.
Uutoni added that in partnership with the agriculture ministry, the ministry is also rolling out the flexible land tenure system, which entails the facilitation of land ownership and tenure security for the people who live in informal settlements through simplified methods of land re-blocking and registration of titles.
He also used the platform and called on the town council to ensure that the money that is provided by government directly or through agencies such as the trust fund for housing and other developments is used for their intended purposes and is accounted for.
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