A 36-year-old woman from Gava village in the Kavango West Region is using small-scale mahangu farming to provide for her family after dropping out of school due to financial challenges.
Lydia Hamuponya dropped out of school in 2016 due to her humble background.
An amount of N$1,600 might be someone's savings, but for 77-year-old Frans Geiseb, from Omatako Village in Otjozondjupa Region, the monthly old-age pension grant is more than a personal lifeline.
It is the only source of income sustaining a household of about 25 family members.
Unemployment has forced many residents of Omatako village in the Tsumkwe West Constituency to rely on selling firewood as their primary source of income to support their families.
Omatako is one of the villages in the constituency, pressed by unemployment.
The work is labour-intensive.
What began as a small woodworking project in Mondesa, Swakopmund, has grown into a source of livelihood for several young men seeking a better future.
39-year-old Arnoldus Hoakhaob started Inspired Wood Craft more than five years ago with the intention of teaching men and women furniture making.
Keetmanshoop residents are currently receiving training in horticulture, mushroom cultivation and value addition to improve food security and livelihoods.
The training conducted by the University of Namibia (UNAM) started on Monday and will run until Thursday.
The Otjombinde community has expressed renewed hope following the establishment of a 16-hectare community garden in the area.
Eight hectares of the garden are already under cultivation.
Some young people are actively pursuing diverse income initiatives to mitigate the impact of rising cost-of-living hardships.
At the International University of Management (IUM) Nkurenkuru campus, student Ncame Andreas has ventured into horticulture, which helps him earn a living and make ends meet.
Flooding in the Zambezi Region is having a devastating impact on farming communities, with many crop fields now submerged under water. Farmers have lost large portions of their crops, while others remain at risk as water levels continue to rise.
Farmers in the Grootberg area have called on the government to urgently intervene and relocate elephants and lions, saying the escalating human-wildlife conflict is threatening both lives and livelihoods.
Vendors in Windhoek are slowly beginning to feel the pinch from the absence of customers, as many have returned to their places of origin, while others head to holiday destinations to unwind.
