NAMIBIA CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the MLIREC: 1. What is the ministry’s mandate and how does it fit into Vision 2030? 2. Does the ministry share the ‘Social Welfare’ mandate with the Ministry of Health and Social Services? Which programmes overlap and how? 3. What are some of the challenges faced by the ministry in ensuring social welfare? 4. What is the ministry’s 2018 budget for social welfare? n = 20 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? Yes No • 3. Did the institution respond to the request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? • 6. Does the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? • The institution responded the next day with feedback on where to find the information. • Referred the researcher to another institution regarding some of the questions. • The researcher was referred to the website and to the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare. • Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc? 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total Score: 9/20 70 Additional Information Public Relations Officer 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? 7. Partial