(Namibia University of Science and Technology, Integrated Land Management Institute, 2016-07) Guillermo, Delgado; Lühl, Phillip
The initiative to investigate the housing situation of teachers in Namibia was triggered by teacher
Gertrude Mujoro, who discussed the matter with her fellow colleagues who brought the matter to the
attention of the leadership of the Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN). In 2014 the Trade Union Congress
of Namibia (TUCNA), the umbrella federation that TUN belongs to, developed a document titled
“TUCNA Development Policy Proposals” (TUCNA, 2014), which contains a section on housing. In line
with this mandate, Mahongora Kavihuha, Secretary General of TUN and TUCNA, approached the
Integrated Land Management Institute (ILMI) at the Namibia University of Science and Technology
(NUST), to establish an open collaboration around the topic. As a result, a series of workshops and
discussions between teachers and ILMI staff were held to explore housing possibilities for teachers in
Namibia.