NAMIBIA n = 20 Yes No Partial s g) The name and address, telephone number, and the working hours of the respective institution? Additional Information Working hours unavailable s h) The contact details of public officials? s i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? Total Score: 11/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs: s 7HY DOES THE -INISTRY HAVE PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY s (OW MANY BENElCIARIESPARTICIPANTS ARE REGISTERED FOR THE MINISTRYS INITIATIVES SUCH AS 'REENSHEME %TUNDA AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY How many are male and how many are female? s 7HAT SKILLS DO THEY DEVELOP BY BEING PART OF THESE INITIATIVES s (OW IS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS ENSURED s 0LEASE SHARE ONE OR TWO SUCCESS STORIES WITH REGARD TO COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION n = 20 No Additional Information 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) s Nekundi Erasmus, Public Relations Executive 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) s Only to confirm they had received the mail and will reply and answer the questions in due time. The questions remained unanswered. 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? s 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? s 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) s 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact institution to find out what the policy is in this regard – if they supply written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) s 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. s 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? s 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total Score: 6/20 68 Yes s s No information received