Civil Society Organisations in Namibia

1. Access to Information (ACTION) Coalition Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

ACTION was founded in 2012, with a vision to foster a knowledge-based society through access to information.

2. African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative (APLI)

Windhoek, Khomas

APLI works to provide relevant and thorough leadership development opportunities for young people that will empower and enable them to be active contributors to socio-economic advancement in their communities.

3. AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)

Windhoek, Khomas

The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) conducts its work in a multi-dimensional, multi-level and multi-directional operational approach under two programme areas, namely (i) capacity strengthening; and (ii) advocacy.

4. Arts Performance Centre (APC)

Tsumeb, Oshikoto

The Arts Performance Centre (APC) is a Tsumeb-based Section 21 / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) established in 2003. APC is the biggest centre built on Tsumeb Municipality premises with 17 huts for music, a repair workshop and an Art gallery.

5. Association for Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments of Namibia (CLASH)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Association for Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments of Namibia (CLaSH) was formed in 1989 as a self-help group for parents. It has since become a well-respected service provider.

6. Autism Association of Namibia (AAN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Autism Association of Namibia's (ANN) main aim is to provide support and assistance as well as training in the field of autism to parents and professionals.

7. Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

The Basic Income Grant campaign, which aims at achieving the introduction of a Basic Income Grant in Namibia, has to date been the biggest civil society project united in fighting poverty.

8. Beekeeping Association of Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

The BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION OF NAMIBIA acts as the national spokesperson for the beekeeping industry, by representing and promoting it and creating enabling environments for development nationally and globally.

9. Catholic AIDS Action (CAA) Trust

Windhoek, Khomas

The Catholic AIDS Action (CAA) Trust has grown to be one of the largest civil society organizations, responding to the HIV and AIDS nationwide. CAA is implementing community-based interventions across the country.

10. Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa

The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) is an international not-for-profit organization registered in Namibia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Italy.

11. Children’s Home Namibia e. V.

Windhoek, Khomas

The charity raises funds and supports institutions who give needy and disadvantaged children a home. It supports young mothers in need, as well as pupils and students.

12. ChiNamibia Arts Education for Development

Windhoek, Khomas Region

We educate, empower and develop children and young people through arts and culture.

13. Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

The Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) is a network of faith-based and community-based projects providing services to orphans and other vulnerable children.

14. Citizens for an Accountable and Transparent Society (CATS)

Citizens for an Accountable and Transparent Society (CATS) is campaigning for effective investigation of corruption cases. Its core value is based on the Namibian people’s democratic right to know. CATS was founded in 2006.

15. Comrades Association (CA)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Comrades Association (CA) is a youth-led voluntary association that is mandated by a constitution to educate fellow youth with civic knowledge, skills, and to respect of rule of law. CA was established in 2021.

16. Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) is the umbrella of all major churches in Namibia.

17. David Kasume Community Development Organisation (DKCDO)

Windhoek, Khomas

DKCDO is a Namibian Certified WO 217 with a focus on sustainable community development. We offer opportunities for mitigation and development of diversified climate adaptive livelihood in Agriculture initiatives and enterprises for the future.

18. Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Desert Research Foundation of Namibia was established to support research but also to address sustainable development throughout arid lands.

19. Desk for Social Development - Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (DfSD-ELCRN)

Windhoek, Khomas

To provide effective and constant empowering assistance to ELCRN’s development and self-reliance projects as well as partnerships.

20. Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

The objective of Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Namibia is to “carry out welfare and development work of any nature and assist the people of Namibia to improve the quality of life in the country.

21. Development Workshop Namibia (DWN)

Windhoek, Khomas

DWN is a Namibian Trust with a focus on sustainable urban development. With offices across Namibia, DWN assists local authorities in the delivery of affordable land for housing, urban sanitation and Early Childhood Development (ECD).

22. Down Syndrome Association of Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

Down Syndrome Association of Namibia (DSAN) provides information and support to all people with Down Syndrome in Namibia, and their families and/or caretakers. DSAN was launched in October 2012.

23. Economic Association of Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

The Economic Association of Namibia is a Namibian Think Tank that has several objectives, from policy input and development, to public awareness and education, to academic research and mentoring.

24. Ecumenical Social Services (EcSOS)

Windhoek, Khomas

Ecumenical Social Services (EcSOS) is a network of social service programmes that work together to empower Christian charities and church (diaconal) communities to render better services to residents of Namibia.

25. Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) is a non-profit, non-governmental voluntary organisation comprising editors and senior journalists of Namibia’s print, broadcasting and online media. The EFN is committed to a programme of action to defend and prom

26. EduVentures Trust

Windhoek, Khomas

EduVentures was started in 2003 as an educational and data gathering initiative of the National Museum of Namibia (NMN) and the Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School in Katutura.

27. Eloolo Permaculture Initiative

Windhoek, Khomas

Our vision is for people to live in healthy communities based on resilient food systems.

28. Epilepsy Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

An organization of and for people with epilepsy in Namibia. Empowering people with epilepsy to take their place in their communities.

29. FaithValley Christian Center

Lüderitz, ||Kharas Region

FaithValley Christian Center was established on 14 March 2020 with the aim of reaching the children and youth of the Lüderitz community and creating a better environment for them.

30. Fridays For Future (FFF) Windhoek

Windhoek, Khomas

We are the youth-led organisation advocating for fast and effective climate solutions, energy shift towards a sustainable system as well as social-environmental issues.

31. Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) is the only NGO in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa.

32. Gobabeb - Namib Research Institute

Walvis Bay, Erongo

Gobabeb is a catalyst for gathering, understanding and sharing knowledge about arid environments, especially the hyperarid Namib Desert. We are committed to skills development of emerging environmental specialists and decision-makers.

33. Hardap Region Civil Society Organizations Network

Rehoboth, Hardap

The Hardap Region Civil Society Organizations Network is a network that represents the interests of civil society organizations in the Hardap Region. The network empowers civil society organizations through skills trainings.

34. Have-a-Heart: Spay and Neuter Project

Swakopmund, Erongo

Have-a-Heart is partnering with vets in Namibia to provide free sterilisation services and basic medical care to dogs and cats of caring low and no income families, thus eliminating the need for traumatic mass euthanasia or killing.

35. Home of the Arts (HOTA)

Rundu, Kavango East

Not-for-profit organization. Established in December 2017. Located in the town of Rundu. HOTA exists to promote and strengthen the development of various forms of arts targeting mostly the youth through a “Learn | Create | Market” philosophy.

36. Institute for Public Policy Research

Windhoek, Khomas

The IPPR is independent of government, political parties, commercial interests, trade unions and other interest groups. The Institute is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from different areas of Namibian society.

37. Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) works in Namibia and has pioneered one of Africa’s leading models of community-based natural resource management.

38. Internet Society (ISOC) Namibia Chapter

Windhoek, Khomas

The Internet Society (ISOC) Namibia promotes and supports the development of the internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives.

39. IntraHealth Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

IntraHealth Namibia (IHN) is a non-profit organisation that was registered in July 2014, to improve access to quality health service and information for communities and families in need throughout Namibia.

40. KAYEC

Windhoek, Khomas

KAYEC (Registered Trust 205/99) is a Namibian non-profit organisation, opened in 1995 by Founding Father Dr Sam Nujoma, as an initiative of the Anglican and Lutheran Churches. It runs leading nationwide programs to invest in the future of the Youth.

41. Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI) is a vibrant Namibian based research and education institute committed to the overall political and economic independence of all working people in Namibia and beyond.

42. Legal Assistance Centre

Windhoek, Khomas

The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases.

43. LifeLine ChildLine Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

LifeLine/ChildLine Namibia is a registered Welfare Organisation and NGO whose purpose is ‘safer, healthier, more resilient children, families and communities in Namibia’.

44. Light for the Children Foundation, W.O. 427

Gobabis, Omaheke

Founded in 1999, Light for the Children Foundation serves orphaned and vulnerable children in the Omaheke Region. The organisation equips and enables locals to answer their community's needs. Everyone has a part to play.

45. Lithon Foundation

Windhoek, Khomas

To identify and build relationships with Not-for-Profit Organisations, ensure they receive the desired training and mentorship to excel to the next servicing level and create platforms to network with like-minded business, GRN and church leaders.

46. Living Culture Foundation Namibia (LCFN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Living Culture Foundation Namibia (LCFN) is a non-profit, German-Namibian organization, which focuses on cultural cooperation in rural areas in Namibia. The LCFN helps Namibian communities to establish Living Museums.

47. Media and Information Literacy Learning Initiative (MiLLi*) Trust

Windhoek, Khomas

The Media and Information Literacy Learning Initiative (MiLLi*) Trust is a non-profit initiative that aims to foster media and information literacy in the youth of Namibia.

48. MPower Community Trust Namibia

Walvis Bay, Erongo

MPower Community Trust is a community-based non-profit organisation that advances the health and human rights of LGBTIQ+ and male commercial sex workers in the Erongo, Otjozondjupa and Khomas regions of Namibia.

49. MSR (Men on the Side of the Road)

Windhoek, Khomas

We are a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that is actively working to connect people to employment opportunities.

50. Museums Association of Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas

The Museums Association of Namibia will strive to ensure that Museums in Namibia will be inclusive educational resources that make a significant contribution to nation-building and achieving the goals of the Harambee Prosperity Plan and Vision 2030.

51. Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET)

Swakopmund, Erongo

The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) is a non-profit, Namibian trust established in 2003.

52. Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) is part of organized agriculture in Namibia serving the interest of its members and partners as a mouthpiece for farmers.

53. Namibia Animal Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre (NARREC)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Animal Rehabilitation, Research and Education centre (NARREC) is a non-profit organization based on the outskirts of Windhoek, providing relief to rescued animals that have been injured, orphaned or in some way displaced.

54. Namibia Association of Children with Disabilities (NACD)

Windhoek, Khomas

NACD wants to fight for the rights of children with disabilities, integrate them in society and realize equal opportunities for all.

55. Namibia Development Trust (NDT)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Development Trust (NDT) was registered on 21st of March in 1989 under the Trusts Monies Act of 1934, NDT is a non-Governmental Organisation.

56. Namibia Diverse Women's Association (NDWA)

Windhoek, Khomas

Namibia Diverse Women's Association (NDWA) works with persons who identify within and beyond their sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sexual characteristics as women, girls and Trans-Diverse persons.

57. Namibia Economic Society (NES)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Economic Society (NES) overall constitutional objective is to promote greater economic awareness and to enhance economic policy discourse.

58. Namibia Equal Rights Movement (Equal Namibia)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Equal Rights Movement (Equal Namibia) is a youth-led social movement for equality, championed by grassroots activists and community organizers, and supported by a coalition of civil society organisations.

59. Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID)

Windhoek, Khomas Region

Providing capacity-building programmes for local organisations and public institutions. Conducting or facilitating research, surveys and studies on contemporary social and political issues in Namibia. Project design and implementation.

60. Namibia Media Trust

Windhoek, Khomas

The objective of the NMT is to generally further the principles of press freedom and freedom of expression as well as access to information in Namibia and beyond its borders.

61. Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Voice of Namibian Farmers, the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) is a national federation of regional farmers unions. It was established in June 1992 to serve as a mouthpiece for Namibian communal and emerging farmers.

62. Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) is Namibia's leading, conservation and sustainable development, non-governmental organisation (NGO).

63. Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibia Red Cross Society is a national humanitarian organization, established by an Act of Parliament, Act 16 of 1991 following Namibia’s independence, as a National Society auxiliary to public authorities.

64. Namibia Scientific Society

Windhoek, Khomas

The https://www.namscience.com/ was founded in 1925 as a non-governmental, non-profit member’s organisation.

65. Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organisations (NACSO)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibian Association of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Support Organisations (NACSO) is an association comprising 8 Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and the University of Namibia.

66. Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE) is an umbrella Association that provides a forum and mouthpiece for the broader environment sector.

67. Namibian Child Rights Network (NCRN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibian Child Rights Network’s (NCRN) envisions a country where all children enjoy their rights as defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children.

68. Namibian Education Coalition for Civil Society Organisations (NECCSO)

The Namibian Education Coalition for Civil Society Organisations (NECCSO) is a network of civil society stakeholders in education or which have a keen interest in educational matters.

69. Namibian Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibian Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) is a membership-based, non-profit organisation. NEWS is open to anyone with an interest in our environment.

70. Namibian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD)

Windhoek, Khomas

A welfare organisation registered with the Ministry of Health and Social Service WO:84, (1991) is an ordinary member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) that has a consultive seat on the UN.

71. Namibian Partnership Solutions (NPS)

Namibian Partnership Solutions (NPS) is a non-governmental organization which specializes in creating sustainable solutions to the most challenging situations.

72. Namibian Rural Women Assembly (NRWA)

Windhoek, Khomas

The Namibian Rural Women's Assembly (NRWA) was founded in 2010 and is a group of 28 women who are dedicated to empowering and improving living conditions for rural women across Namibia.

73. National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN)

Windhoek, Khomas

The National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia (NFPDN) was established in 1991 to advocate for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in Namibia and has executed many projects over the past two decades.

74. National Youth Climate Action Network of Namibia (Youth4CAN)

Windhoek, Khomas

Youth-led climate change network with representation from all 14 regions of Namibia. The mandate of the National Youth Climate Action Network is to promote radical youth-led climate actions towards sustainable development and a climate-resilient Namibia.

Civil Society Organisations in Namibia

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Civil Society Organisations in Namibia