Much has been said about the Namibian government's social grants not being sufficient to cater for the needs of the beneficiaries.

While this is true, the N$1,300 has, however, become the sole source of livelihood for people such as Cleofas Mutjira from Otjinene in the Omaheke Region, who suffers from glaucoma and whose life could have been more difficult had it not been for government social grants.