The Kavango West Region is one of the regions benefitting from the United Nations' Central Emergency Fund.
More than N$56 million was put aside to address drought-related issues in the region.
It's been six months since the outreach, and the UN heads of agencies visited Kavango West to assess the situation on the ground.
Kavango West, like many other regions in Namibia, was hard hit by drought. And according to the UN agencies, drought leads to food insecurity and health conditions such as malnutrition among children.
A hungry household is often more susceptible to gender-based violence.
The United Nations Children's Fund, World Food Programme, and the United Nations Population Fund partnered up to tackle some of the issues in Kavango West.
GBV victims, for example, need to be protected, and UNFPA, as part of its response, supports the GBV shelter in Nkurenkuru, not only with kitchen appliances but also with required services.
"We provide psychosocial support as well as sexual reproductive health services to those persons who are affected, but in the context of the GBV protection unit, we have supported them in equipping the unit to ensure that women and children who come through the unit are comfortable."
UNICEF has outreach programmes, screening thousands of children under the age of five for various health conditions, including malnutrition.
The agency also checks if the children's vaccines are up to date and if they have the necessary national documents to access social services. UNICEF says it has exceeded its target.
"Our initial target was to reach 21,000 or a little over 21,000 children under five, but so far, with the diligence of the Ministry of Health, they've managed to reach over 28,000 children and not just children but also pregnant mothers because if the mother is not healthy, it is going to affect the children when the child is born."
Once UNICEF identifies the malnourished children, the severe ones are hospitalised and treated. After that, they are referred to a local soup kitchen operated by the World Food Programme.
Catering for over 170 children between the ages of six months and nine years, the kitchen operates three times a week. Vulnerable children who are not able to have three meals a day at home are also found here.
Frederika Kamenye is a local from Gava village who volunteers at the soup kitchen. She received a one-day training on how to prepare nutritious meals for kids, and she says the soup kitchen is a dream come true for most children here.
"Those kids, when they come here, they are very happy because they are eating well, and the food has minerals; salt is there, the function of the food is high protein, and it is there for good function in the brain and for strong bones and muscles. LINK Some people that are coming here, at home they have nothing, but when they come here, they are eating, and they are so very happy."