Maintenance Grant Namibia : Ministry of Gender Equality & Child Welfare

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Gender Equality & Child Welfare
Type of Facility : Maintenance Grant
Applicable Country : Namibia

Website : https://www.gov.na/

Maintenance Grant:

Description:
Maintenance Grant is financial assistance that is given to a parent with a child(ren) that are under the age of 18 whose spouse has died, this financial support is for the care of children.

Related : Ministry of Gender Equality & Child Welfare Foster Care Grant Namibia : www.statusin.org/6613.html

The Target Group (Who Qualifies):
** A biological parent with a child or children under the age of 18 whose spouse has died and earns less than N$1000.00 per month or is unemployed
** A child whose parent receives an old-age pension or a disability grant
** A parent whose spouse is sentenced to imprisonment for six months or longer
** Namibian citizens and permanent residents

Requirements:
** Certified copies of the applicant’s birth certificate and Identity document
** Certified copies of the child or children’s full birth certificates/ confirmation of birth or baptism card
** A certified copy of the applicant’s marriage certificate where applicable
** The latest school report of each school-going child
** A certified copy of the spouse’s death certificate in case of death
** If the spouse is in prison, a letter from the prison and a declaration from him/her confirming this
** Proof of the spouse receiving a disability grant or an old age pension.
** If the applicant is employed, a pay slip with the name, phone number and address of the employer, if not employed a police declaration

Contact Information:
Contact Number Head Office: +264 283 3111

Gender Equality & Child Welfare Functions :
** Formulate new and Review existing Policies and their Action Plans from a gender perspective.
** Formulate new and Review existing national legislation for gender responsiveness.

** Coordinate and Promote the implementation of relevant national, regional and international legal instruments.
** Coordinate implementation of National Gender Policy and National Community Development Policy.

** Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the NGP, NCDP, national, regional and international legal instruments and provide periodic reports.
** Mainstream gender issues in all sectors.
** Facilitate capacity building for improved performance of staff.

** Coordinate and mobilize resources for the implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment programme.
** Ensure the Implementation of the Directorate Service Charteres

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.