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Mr. Marthina Kasito 0812810949 Mr. Jackson Nawida 0812876489

OSHAKATI

SKY

1. Locality and General description:

The settlement is situated between NamWater and Chico Building Material Suppliers near the Oshakati pharmacy. It was established in 1973. People came from different villages. The settlement was named after a building construction company called Bona Sky, where most of the community members worked.

2. Land Tenure and Ownership:

The land is the property of NamWater. The community has been instructed by the Town Council not to build in the area as it is not for residential purposes.

3. Settlement and Population size:

The estimated number of households is 650 and the estimated population is 4,500. The houses are corrugated iron shacks.

4. Basic Amenities:

There are three private toilets, as well as three public taps. The water taps are disconnected. People fetch water from the canal. There is no electricity in the settlement therefore they use candles, firewood, paraffin, and gas as an alternative.

5. Education, Health and other Social Services:

There are no services in the settlement. The nearest schools, shopping centre, sports field, and clinics are situated about 600m to 5km away from the settlement.

6. Transport infrastructure and other public services:

There is no constructed road or any other public services. The most common mode of transport is taxis and bicycles while others walk to various places.

7. People’s Involvement in development activities: None.

ONESHILA

1. Locality and General description:

Oneshila is an informal settlement situated between Eehenye village and Evuvuluka location in Oshakati east. The settlement was established in 1960 and people came from different villages to look for employment.

2. Land Tenure and Ownership:

The land belongs to the Town Council. People occupied this land without any form of agreement with the local authority. The Town Council keeps a register of the occupants, following a settlement upgrading project (OSHIP) that took place in the early 1990s.

3. Settlement and Population size:

The estimated number of households is 9,767 and the estimated population number is 16 000. The houses are corrugated iron shacks, traditional and brick houses. The estimated number of brick houses is 800 Build Together houses and 200 others.

4. Basic Amenities:

There are about three hundred individual toilets and taps. People without such facilities use their neighbour’s, but in the case of toilets they prefer to use the bush. There are a few streetlights in the settlement. Electricity is available and some houses are connected.Those that cannot afford electricity use candles, gas, paraffin and firewood.

5. Education, Health and other Social Services:

Access to services such as a clinic, hospital, police station and schools is within 1km to 8km distant from the settlement, in Oshakati.

6. Transport infrastructure and other public services:

The most common mode of transport is taxis even though the roads are not in a good condition especially during rainy season. Other people use private transport and the rest walk to various destinations.

7. People’s Involvement in development activities:

Community members participated in various development activities such as; building toilets and the community hall, as well as construction of roads in their settlement. People in this settlement are always prepared and still look forward to get involved in further development activities.

8. Contact person:

Mr. Eric Kama Kasheeta tel. 0812864830 EVULULUKO

1. Locality and General description: The settlement is situated on the eastern part of Oshakati, between the Oshakati State Hospital and Kandjegedi opposite the Oneshila informal settlement. The first people to settle at this place were Angolan refugees, in 1969. Later people from different villages joined them. The settlement was named Omashaka, the first village that

the refugees stayed in when they came to Namibia. The name was later changed to Evululuko (meaning peace) after independence.

2. Land Tenure and Ownership:

The land belongs to the Town Council. The Town Council keeps a register of the occupants, following a settlement upgrading project that took place in the early 1990s.

3. Settlement and Population size:

The estimated number of households is 5,920 and the estimated population number is 21, 000. Their houses are a mixture of traditional houses, shacks and brick houses. The estimated number of brick houses are 1,300.

4. Basic Amenities:

About 500 households have toilets and the rest use the bush. Only a few households have water taps and electricity. Households that do not have water taps and electricity fetch water from public taps and use candles, paraffin, solar power, gas, and firewood as sources of energy. There are streetlights on one section of the settlement.

5. Education, Health and other Social Services:

There are no schools; however, there are 6 kindergartens, a community hall, a shopping centre, and a small sports field. The nearest clinic and schools are 1km to 5km away, while the hospital is 5 minutes to 30 minutes walk away

6. Transport infrastructure and other public services:

The most common mode of transport is taxis, which are always available even though the roads are not in a good condition. Some people use bicycles, private transport and others walk to various places. There is a garbage collection service provided by the Town Council

7. People’s Involvement in development activities:

Community members once participated in the construction of their community hall and toilets, and they are still looking forward to get involved in future development activities.

8. Contact person (s):

Metusalem Komeya Ephraim Mpinge Thaddeus tel. 0812889555 KALAULA

1. Locality and General description:

Kalaula is an informal settlement situated west of Oshakati, behind the Oshakati airport near Okakukiipupu village. The settlement was established in 1970 but people were told to shift in 1982, to make room for the airport

2. Land Tenure and Ownership:

The land belongs to the Town Council. The town Council announced a moratorium on the construction of permanent structures pending their relocation.

3. Settlement and Population size:

The estimated number of households is 36 and the estimated population is 105. Their houses are corrugated iron structures, brick houses and traditional huts. The average number of rooms

is 2 per structure. 4. Basic Amenities:

There is 1 public tap and 7 private toilets but other people prefer to use the bush. There is no electricity thus they use candles, paraffin, gas and fire wood.

5. Education, Health and other Social Services: