Omitara
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Namibia Omaheke Okorukambe |
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Geographical data
Geographical coordinates : -22.290049, 18.011398 Height : |
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Omitara is a settlement in the constituency Okorukambe in the region Omaheke in Namibia . The settlement has 798 inhabitants and is located about 100 from the regional capital Gobabis .
Omitara has a police station, elementary school and clinic as well as a TransNamib stop on the Windhoek – Gobabis railway line .
The "Basic Income Grant" project in Omitara and Otjivero
In 2008 and 2009 Omitara and Otjivero were the location of the pilot project for an unconditional basic income in Namibia - Basic Income Grant Namibia (BIGNam) . Every person below the retirement age of 60 received 100 Namibia dollars per month (pensioners in Namibia receive 450 N $).
The Coalition for an Unconditional Basic Income in Namibia (English: Basic Income Grant Coalition ) was formed by Namibian workers' organizations and church organizations.
A study evaluating the project found that poverty-related crime, child malnutrition and lack of children in school have declined since the start of the project.
The project was discontinued in December 2009. However, after the final payment was made, a bridging allowance of N $ 80 per month was introduced to prevent the residents from falling back into poverty.
Controversy over the BIG project
Recently the view has been expressed that the project has not been adequately documented and has actually failed. This view was vehemently contradicted by those involved in the project.
Dams
To the west of Omitara are the Otjivero Main Dam and the Otjivero Sub-Dam . The two dams hold the water of the White Nossob .
literature
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Omitara Settlement. Omaheke Regional Council. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ↑ BIG a big success. The Namibian, October 4, 2008. ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Basic Income Grant coalition, The decisive difference: The basic income in Namibia , Basic Income Grant Pilot Project, research report, April 2009 ( (PDF) ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ), ISBN 978-99916-842-5-3 The research report also includes photos from the village of Otjivero from before, during and after the pilot project from 2008/09
- ↑ Otjivero residents to get bridging allowance as BIG pilot ends ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rigmar Osterkamp, Gescheitert, in: Development and Cooperation, May 3, 2013
- ^ Claudia Haarmann, Dirk Haarmann, Herbert Jauch, correction (letter to the editor), in: Development and Cooperation, June 14, 2013
Coordinates: 22 ° 17 ′ 24.2 ″ S , 18 ° 0 ′ 41 ″ E