A local church has decided to play its part in alleviating poverty and hunger by starting a food bank. 

Deeper Fellowship Church - Namibia has started the Give Hope Food Bank in Partnership with the City of Windhoek. 

Deeper Fellowship Church Namibia's Senior Pastor, Clive Willemse says the church decided to serve the City by feeding some of the many residents struggling to make ends meet. 

Willemse says the increase in food prices is making life very difficult for some households.  

Cabinet took a number of decisions at its meeting this week in the interest of social development.

These resolutions relate to, among others, the Food Bank and the outcomes of the Namibia National Education Conference.

Announcing the decisions was Minister of Information and Communication Technology Dr. Peya Mushelenga.

Dr. Peya Mushelenga says Cabinet is in support of transforming the Food Bank into a Conditional Basic Income Grant.