Welcome to SDFN & NHAG
Improving the lives of Poor People in Namibia
Welcome to Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia(SDFN) & Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG)
The Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN), is a community-based network of housing saving schemes, aiming to improve the living conditions of urban and rural poor, while promoting women’s participation. SDFN is affiliate to Shack Dwellers International (SDI). This Federation was founded in October 1998 by 30 grassroots housing groups, which were active since the late eighties. The Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG) is a Non-Governmental Service Organization, aiming to support and add value to the activities and processes of the Shack Dwellers Federation Namibia. It was established in 1992 to support the savings groups of the Shack Dwellers Federation as an umbrella organization. NHAG became a separate NGO in 1999, when it was established as a Trust to support the peoples’ processes of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia.SDFN Vision & Mission
The Shack Dwellers’ Federation of Namibia’s main focus is to improve the living conditions of low-income people living in shacks, rented rooms and those without any accommodation, while promoting women’s participation. The Federation facilitates and advocates for change for those excluded from commercial housing and financial processes, using a community-driven approach.
NHAG Vision & Mission
The Namibia Housing Action Group aims to support the Shack Dwellers’ Federation of Namibia in achieving its mission. NHAG facilitates and advocates for change in the livelihood of urban and rural poor by supporting the SDFN actions to secure affordable land and shelter and improving the living conditions of those excluded from commercial housing and financial processes, using a community-driven approach.
Women Empowerment
Currently 2/3 of the almost 30,000 members of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) are women. The activities of the Federation have a visible impact on women empowerment in Namibia since the processes of forming saving groups, engaging in community-led negotiations with authorities and upscaling informal settlement upgrading, have been mainly driven by women.
Read more89% of the Namibian population does not qualify for conventional home loans and cannot access commercial housing.
Over 7,000 houses have been completed by the members themselves. Members usually build two-room houses,...
Since 1995 the Twahangana Fund channeled N$300 million to the housing groups of SDFN members.