https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/f399ac92d9b322970ede93294c1bb4d5.pdf 5ec5aab08eb8bab4e2994593c0e67d41 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Legal Assistance Centre Description An account of the resource From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website: "The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders. It works in five broad areas: <ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li> </ul>Litigation The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people. Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include: <ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li> <li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li> <li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li> <li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li> </ul>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself. Legal Information and Advice We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas: <ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li> </ul>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00. Education and Training We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on: <ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li> <li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li> <li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li> <li>Basic human rights training</li> </ul> Research The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are: <ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li> <li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li> <li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li> </ul> Law Reform and Advocacy We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC contributed to and advocated for are: <ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li> <li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li> <li>Maintenance Act</li> <li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li> </ul>Free of Charge All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending on the circumstances)." This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.lac.org.na/ Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Livelihoods after Land Reform: Namibia Country Report (pt. 1) Description An account of the resource In 1990, Namibia emerged from colonial rule with a skewed distribution of agricultural land and high levels of poverty. The new government led by SWAPO Party initiated a process to address the land question within the first few months of Independence. A National Conference on Land Reform and the Land Question in 1991 was the foundation on which the Namibian government developed its land reform programme. The Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation started in 1990 to acquire freehold farmland for subdivision and allocation to previously disadvantaged Namibians. This component of redistributive land reform was complemented by the Affirmative Action Loan Scheme (AALS) established in 1992. The AALS provided subsidised loans to previously disadvantaged Namibians to acquire large-scale commercial farms under freehold title. The primary objectives of land reform in Namibia were to address injustices which largescale land dispossession had brought about, and to reduce poverty and inequality. However, little empirical work has been done to assess the impact of land redistribution on poverty levels and the livelihoods of beneficiaries. The most comprehensive survey on the impact of land redistribution was conducted by the Permanent Technical Team on Land Reform (PTT) in 2003/04. The primary objective of this survey on “livelihoods after land reform” is to add to the existing body of knowledge on land redistribution. Through case studies in Hardap and Omaheke Regions, the survey explored the extent to which land redistribution is reducing poverty and meeting livelihood improvement objectives. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wolfgang Werner Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Legal Assistance Centre Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Land, Environment and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, 2010 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/livelihoods_report_a.pdf Agriculture Land Reform Law Legal Assistance Centre Resettlement Wolfgang Werner