A budget of over N$108 million has been allocated towards the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's Child Care and Social Protection programme to address violence against children.

The ministry received a total budget of N$473 million for the 2025-26 financial year.

Otjiwarongo residents took to the streets in solidarity with Okahandja residents following the murder of three girls over the past two months. 

The grandmother of the recently murdered 5-year-old Ingrid Maasdorp has expressed dismay over the lack of support the family received from the government and the police after the disappearance of the Grade Zero learner at Okahandja.

Erongo Governor Neville Andre has revealed alarming data from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, which recorded 10,401 social problems across the Erongo Region from April 2024 to March 2025. 

The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare says there is a need for more GBV shelters in the country.

Namibia only has ten safe houses, two of which are privately owned.

The United Nations Population Fund Representative says gender-based violence continues to disproportionately affect the lives of women and girls.

The newly appointed Ohangwena Regional Governor, Sebastian Ndeitunga, has called on Namibians, mainly the youth, to find ways of resolving conflict without resorting to violence to reduce gender-based violence.

The Association of the Diplomatic Spouses in Namibia, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund, hosted its annual international food and craft bazaar in the capital.

The charity bazaar was meant to raise funds for combating gender-based violence.