DAPP Namibia has been registered as an Incorporated Association Not for Gain (21/90/045) since 1990 and as a Welfare Organisation (W085 since) 1992.
We work in partnership with many, such as government ministries, local businesses, international development partners, foundations and others who want to make a difference.
Together we can do more. Be a partner in development with DAPP Namibia.
Areas we work in
Where we work
We worked in all regions of Namibia.
Where we work in a given year depends on our partnership agreements.
We now work in the following regions: Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Kavango West, Kavango East, Zambezi, Otjozondjupa, Erongo, and Khomas.
Our teams
We are organised into regional projects with a Project Unit Leader as the mainstay. DAPP Namibia has 23 project units and 839 people employed.
3 service offices support the project units and they are:
Accountability and Transparency
External financial audits are carried out annually to international standards by BDO Namibia. Since 1990, DAPP Namibia has received clean annual financial audits. The latest Affirmative Action Certificate from the Equity Commission was a grade A certificate.
DAPP Namibia has been certified through an external audit by ACPO SA of Switzerland for governance policies and procedures and their implementation, using the NGO Governance Benchmark by NGB Governance Standard SA of Geneva, Switzerland.
Origins and Early Efforts
DAPP Namibia emerged from the anti-apartheid movement, launching development activities in Namibia in 1990, starting in the Omusati Region. Before this, Development Aid from People to People in Denmark had supported Namibians in refugee camps in Angola with practical humanitarian aid. Additionally, several Namibians received scholarships to study various vocational skills at private schools linked to DAPP in Denmark before Namibia's Independence.
Initial Projects in Namibia
DAPP Namibia's first direct initiatives in Namibia included tree-planting campaigns in the Omusati region, conducted alongside war veterans and families. They also provided affordable, high-quality second-hand clothing to many people, generating income for other development activities through the DAPP Shops and Sorting Centres. In 1996, the DAPP Vocational Training School was inaugurated in the Omusati Region, along with the establishment of the DAPP Kindergarten and DAPP Nursery at the DAPP Centre located 10km East of Outapi town along the Ruacana- Oshakati main road.
Expansion and Growth
Since its inception, DAPP Namibia has significantly expanded its activities. Today, the organisation engages in various sectors, including Climate Change Actions, Education, Health and Community Development. These efforts have extended to many more regions across the country, continually working hand in hand with people to improve the living conditions.
Partners in Development with DAPP Namibia are among others.
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We protect the planet, build communities and support people by connecting them with others in transformative programmes, unleashing their potential for positive change and action.
DAPP Namibia is a member of the Federation for Associations connected to the International Humana People to People Movement. It was formally established in 1996 and comprises 29 independent national member associations.
Our common agenda is: “We protect the planet, build communities and support people by connecting them with others in transformative programmes, unleashing their potential for positive change and action”. The Federation supports the members in delivering critical on-the-ground programmes across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
This support includes programme development, training in project management and operations, financial management support and help to promote our common agenda and gain influence through important relationships and partnerships. The members from Europe and the United States collect, sort and sell secondhand clothes in commercial businesses, first for use directly with the next person and then for recycling into other products.
This saves the planet from CO₂ emissions, freshwater use, chemicals and all the other polluting elements of textile and garment industry. At the same time the profit from these businesses is donated to development work in the global south. This leaves a scenario put in simple terms where those who have more than they need give to those who have less than what they need. The activities of the Humana People to People movement are aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda.
Together with the people in the communities and our numerous partners, we continue to stand by countries as they strive to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, creating lasting positive change in the process.
