Name of the Organization : Ministry of Gender Equality & Child Welfare
Type of Facility : Foster Care Grants
Country : Namibia
Website : https://www.gov.na/
Foster Care Grants :
Description:
Foster care grant is financial support that is given to someone who cares for a child who is not their biological child. This financial support is for the care of children.
Related : Ministry of Gender Equality & Child Welfare Maintenance Grant Namibia : www.statusin.org/6615.html
The Target Group (Who Qualifies):
A foster parent (Any person who undertakes the temporary care of any child found to be in need of care and placed in their custody in terms of the children’s Act 33 of 1960).
Requirements:
** A certified copy of the Court Order, or if the child was transferred, (i.e from one foster parent to another) a section 50 Transfer Order
** A certified copy of the child’s birth certificate
** A certified copy of the foster parent’s Identity Document (ID)
** A certified copy of the marriage certificate of the foster parents if applicable
** The latest school report of each school-going child
** A certified copy of the death certificate(s) of the biological parent(s) if applicable
Contact Information:
Contact Number Head Office: +264 283 3111
Child Welfare Programme :
In 2007, grants were paid out of 65,000 children up from 28,000 in 2004. Various centres, including eight multi-purpose centres and several recreation and after-school centre were established to accommodate community members (youth and parents) who are engaged in income generation activities, and serve as venue for recreational and educational activities for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC).
The recreational and after-school centres offer support for children in the form of help with homework, soup kitchens, sport activities and training in computer skills.
This programme will train staff members and other stakeholders; conduct awareness campaigns; establish the legal framework on OVC; establish child justice forums; register children’s homes and places of safety; and produce and disseminate information, education and communication (IEC) materials on OVC.
The programme beneficiaries are children (boys and girls) under 18 years and parents. The programme will be implemented in all 13 regions.
Outcome :
Children’s welfare improved.
Outputs :
** Legal Framework in place
** Projects in place in accordance with the National Plan of Action (NPA) on OVC
** Coordination and Networking amongst stakeholders (PTF, OVC and Child Justice Forums)improved
** Updated Database on OVC and grants IEC materials developed
About Us :
To help people overcome almost a century of hatred and mistrust, the Government of the Republic of Namibia adopted the policy of National Reconciliation shortly after independence.
National reconciliation was considered the only realistic policy for cultivating a national ethos in a society that was for over a century racially and ethnically stratified. The policy of Affirmative Action that was also adopted shortly after independence has largely removed the inherited inequity in access to opportunities in a once divided society.