Social Protection for the Informal Economy in Namibia: Options to Extend Coverage

The public dialogue aimed to deliberate on issues relating to Social Protection for Namibia’s Informal economy. Even though Namibia is one of the countries in Southern Africa, along with South Africa and Botswana, with much more comprehensive social protection systems. The significance of the informal economy in Namibia cannot be ignored, as it provides
livelihoods and incomes for a large population of our country, most of whom are self-employed, of which more than half are women. The informal economy is the means of
survival for many Namibians.