Kalkfeld Shack Dwellers build

Members of the Shack Dwellers' Federation of Namibia (SDFN) at Kalkfeld has started servicing land it had acquired from the Otjozondjupa regional council. Kalkfeld is a settlement situated approximately 70 kilometres south of Otjiwarongo.Otjiwarongo constituency councillor Julius Neumbo on Tuesday officially launched the land-servicing exercise, which had started two weeks ago. He said 95 houses for members of the federation were expected to be built on the five-hectare plot.The federation acquired the unserviced land for free from the regional council in 2016, Neumbo said.“I therefore urge everyone, young and old, to become a member of the federation for us to change the face of this settlement by constructing affordable and decent houses for everyone,” he said.He also called on the Otjiwarongo municipality and companies in the region to donate machinery like excavators to assist the federation in digging trenches for sewer and water pipes.The councillor said manually digging trenches took too long.He promised to write letters to the Otjiwarongo municipality, Otjikoto B2Gold Mine and Ohorongo Cement to request assistance on behalf of the Kalkfeld federation.Neumbo said the answer to the housing crisis in the country could be found in the Shack Dwellers' activities.“It does not discriminate on socio-economic or age differences, the only answer to the provision of decent and affordable houses is through the Shack Dwellers. Let us support this programme for our people in the country to build their own houses,” he said.D&M Rail Construction site manager Leon Steyn, who was present at the launch, donated hats, food parcels, tinned beans and drinks valued at over N$7 000 to members of the federation.Steyn said his company would continue to assist community members who are committed to improving their lives instead of waiting for government handouts. The SDFN's Otjozondjupa regional facilitator, Mariane Kasamane, told Nampa that activities such as mapping, land surveying and demarcation of plots on the piece of land, known as Ondundu-yo-vitenda, had been completed.Members were now busy digging trenches for the sewer and water lines. After that, construction of the houses could start, she said.Kasamane said members of the federation would buy building materials, manufacture bricks and use skilled builders among themselves to build their houses.A total of 44 one-bedroom houses with a kitchen, lounge and toilet will be built in the first phase at a cost of less than N$38 000 each, she said, adding that the remaining 51 houses would be built in the second phase.Federation members at Kalkfeld are required to contribute about N$350 towards the fund every year on top of a one-off registration fee of N$3 500.NAMPA

Kalkfeld Shack Dwellers build

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