[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "**Office of the Auditor General:** Mandated to provide support and advisory services toward the administration on issues pertaining to Auxiliary Services, Human Resources Management, Finance and Information Technology, to OAG employees and other stakeholders. Ensuring that rules and regulations of administrative processes are correctly understood, implemented and complied to."}, {"bbox": [97, 285, 1134, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "**The National Assembly:** The Parliament of Namibia is a bicameral legislature and consists of two houses: the National Council and the National Assembly. All cabinet members are also members of the lower house. This situation has been criticised by Namibia's civil society and the opposition as creating a significant overlap between executive and legislature, undermining the separation of powers. Activities to strengthening the integrity and transparency of Parliament as outlined in the NASCAP can be supported under this action. A parliamentary committee serves as the overall oversight body of the NASCAP to ensure accountability at national level. The ACC reports to parliament on implementation progress at the end of every financial year."}, {"bbox": [97, 496, 1134, 736], "category": "Text", "text": "**Various line ministries, offices and agencies /administration:** Under the NASCAP, all OMAs are to play their role in the implementation of the policy and clear responsibilities and “leads” are allocated. While this action in its flexible approach will endeavour to support as many strategic activities as possible, it will as a matter of priority mainly support activities in OMAs that are estimated to have a) a catalytic and/or systemic effect on the entire integrity system and/or b) are of major economic importance for Namibia (natural resources). It is therefore suggested to focus the attention of this action on the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, who may be supported in their endeavours to prevent corruption and promote transparency in the extractive industries, fishing and other living marine resources. The Financial Intelligence Centre is also a likely candidate for targeted support."}, {"bbox": [97, 761, 1134, 895], "category": "Text", "text": "**Private Sector:** The private sector plays a pivotal role in both potentially committing and combatting corruption. Assisting private sector entities in developing internal integrity systems, compliance procedures and codes of ethics could be supported under this action, as well as support to specific private sector organisations, e.g. in the extractive industries (Chamber of Mines) to adopt and implement specific anti-corruption and transparency policies and procedures."}, {"bbox": [97, 920, 1134, 1055], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary:** Particularly the Namibian court system struggles with significant backlogs and bottlenecks and clearly is facing capacity constraints, including to deal with complex organised crime and corruption cases. Some targeted support could be provided under this action, bases on a thorough needs and/or capacity gap analysis. Additionally the mechanisms to be enhanced with regard to access to legal services remains a challenge as women and men are deterred from coming forth to report corruption."}, {"bbox": [97, 1080, 269, 1106], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Gender Equality:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1133, 974, 1160], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will be implemented by various governmental partners and CSOs dealing with GBV."}, {"bbox": [97, 1186, 1134, 1319], "category": "Text", "text": "**The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) has the mandate to** ensures gender equality, eradicate poverty, ensure socio-economic development and well-being of children and elderly people, ensuring equality and women’s empowerment, as well as uplifting marginalised communities and people with disabilities. With additional technical support the Ministry has the potential to effectively coordinate the implementation of GBV interventions with all stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [97, 1345, 1134, 1478], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) focuses on the provision of integrated, accessible, and quality** health and social welfare services including GBV services. The Ministry’s “niche” relevant to the intervention is the ability to clinically respond to GBV survivors including, including through the provision of psychosocial support services. The ministry also has community health extension workers who are instrumental in reaching the furthest with information GBV prevention and response services."}, {"bbox": [97, 1504, 1134, 1611], "category": "Text", "text": "**The Ministry of Safety and Security Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) and City Police** ensures internal security, maintain law and order and protection of citizens by providing safe and human custody of offenders while assisting them in their rehabilitation and social re-integration as law-abiding citizens. NAMPOL leads the collection, management and dissemination of administrative data on GBV."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 29"}]