More than 860 officials of the National Housing and Population Census of 2023, were on Monday afternoon deployed to all seven constituencies of the Otjozondjupa Region.
They were expected to commence with the actual listing of households and the population counting exercise.
Census public relations officer in the region, Cornelia Shikongo in an interview with Nampa said 866 officials were successfully deployed, noting that 226 were team supervisors, and 640 Census enumerators.
“Some of the deployed officials on Monday already started with the listing process, where they had to identify targeted dwelling units and various institutions for this exercise,” she said.
The listing process will take place from 18-22 September 2023, while from 25 September to 13 October this year, the actual enumeration will follow.
Shikongo stated that these Census field workers will be wearing T-shirts and hats with Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) branding and the Census logos.
“The officials will also carry Census field work identification cards and a letter of authorisation to collect information from the households,” said Shikongo.
She called on the inhabitants of Otjozondjupa in all seven constituencies of Tsumkwe, Grootfontein, Otavi, Okakarara, Otjiwarongo, Omatako and Okahandja to cooperate with the Census officials in order for them be counted.
“The information being collected will be kept confidential as it is vital for development planning purposes,” Shikongo said.
This information will give regional and national development planners an accurate picture of how many people live in the county, their living conditions and their access to basic services, so that resources needed for healthcare programmes, education, housing and transport can be distributed properly, said Shikongo.
The Otjozondjupa regional census coordinator, Yvonne Makando, confirmed that the deployment of the Census officials in her region took place as planned.
Source: Namibia Press Agency