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'The Namibian House: Building Inclusive Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Persons'

On 12 October, the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) launched the publication, 'The Namibian House: Building Inclusive Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Persons'. The publication looks at the history, legal issues, social factors and media representation that affect LGBTQIA+ rights in Namibia and Africa.

'I support equal rights for ALL'

You are invited to take a stand in our campaign 'I support equal rights for ALL: Taking a stand of love for all in the Namibian family'. Many of us are feeling powerless as the supremacy of our constitution is being torn apart by politicians in the name of misinformation about our LGBT brothers and sisters.

Join the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and the Vendors Initiative for Social & Economic Transformation (VISET) Namibia tomorrow, 21 July 2022, from 10:00 to 12:00 at the House of Democracy for a public discussion forum on 'Strengthening the Informal Sector: To Formalise or Not to Formalise'.

Join the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) in partnership with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia and the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) for a Whistleblower Protection Workshop on 24 March 2022 from 09:00 to 10:00 at the House of Democracy.

Join the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) on Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 15:00 for A CALL TO ACTION! public discussion forum on 1.6 MILLION NAMIBIANS LIVING IN POVERTY.  The public discussion will take place at the Katutura Community Arts Centre. For more information / to RSVP kindly email consultant@nid.org.na or call +264 81 826 2090.

On 18 January 2022, in an NBC Good Morning Namibia interview, the Namibia Institute for Democracy's (NID) Programme Director, Mr Panduleni Nghipandulwa, commented on the World Bank report that cited Namibia as one of the most unequal countries in the world. According to the World Bank report, 1.6 million Namibians live in poverty.

Join the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) today, 4 August 2021, at 2:00 PM for a Public Discussion Forum on 'Queer Youth Leading Born-Free Liberation Struggle'.

Join the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) on 21 July 2021 at 2 pm for a Public Discussion on Southern Africa's governance challenges.