BIG Ten years Later report 2019
In January 2008, the Basic Income Grant (BIG) pilot project
commenced in Otjivero, about 100 kilometres east of
Windhoek. All residents below the age of 60 years
received a Basic Income Grant of N$100 per person per
month, without any conditions attached.
The Namibian Basic Income Grant Coalition
designed and implemented this first
unconditional universal cash transfer pilot
project in the world. The BIG Coalition’s
practical aim was to pilot the Namibian
Government's NAMTAX (Namibian Tax
Consortium) recommendation for a BIG for
Namibia. Thus the BIG Coalition regarded
this project as the first step towards a BIG
for all. The Coalition consisted of four big
umbrella bodies in Namibia, namely, the
Council of Churches (CCN), the National Union of
Namibian Workers (NUNW), the Namibian NGO Forum
(NANGOF) and the Namibian Network of AIDS Service
Organisations (NANASO). The BIG Coalition raised funds
