NAMIBIAN YOUTH FEDERATION AND THE KNOW YOUR CITY TV.

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Namibia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in southern Africa. Therefore, the youth also play a decisive role within the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN). SDFN has a very engaged and active Youth. The Youth – just to mention a view aspect - are involved in the Community Land Information Program (CLIP) to collect data towards scaling up informal settlement upgrading, and they are very engaged in backyard gardening by having gardens themselves but also in training other community members on gardening matters, as mentioned previously. 

"Know Your City TV"

SDFN Youth took the lead on and enjoyed implementing the Know your City TV (KYCTV) Project, funded by Shack/ Slum Dwellers International (SDI). KYCTV is a call to action within the SDI ``Know your City Campaign” for cities in different countries to know their people, know the poverty and plight of the poorest and work together to bring about an end to poverty in our world’s cities.


SDFN Youth set up a team of 16 members: 13 youth members from the Khomas region and three from other regions. They documented different SDFN projects across the country, from informal settlement upgrading to housing construction. The youth participated in international training sessions with SDI, on editing and filming. The youth also used their filming excursions as an opportunity to train other community members and exchange knowledge and improve their skills.

The team documented the following activities in the following ten (10) projects and uploaded the videos on their YOUTUBE channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEH61JBwtJlVtyPWql19FRA

 and COHABITAT WEBSITE: 

https://www.cohabitat.io/en/partners/329d1e95-801d-4954-9ebf-2cfd74750727


Town                         Documented Activities 

Mariental                 Consultative meetings with council and community on a layout 

Karibib                         Servicing of plots 

Omaruru                         Enumeration and planning studio of Greenfields 

Outjo and Otjiwarongo Community training in gardening 

Rundu                         SDFN saving group’s meetings and saving 

Windhoek                 The construction of houses 

Windhoek                 Housing launch/ground-breaking to start construction 

Windhoek                 Community training and starting up gardens 

Windhoek                 Farewell ceremony for retiring Standard Bank MD, Mr.Mungunda 

Windhoek                 SDFN youth discussing their challenges and achievements 



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