Despite several efforts to radically reduce poverty, the efforts have enjoyed moderate success in
many parts of the world and Namibia included. Hundreds of millions across the world suffer the
daily anguish of deprivation in one form or another, be it the pain of persistent hunger and
disease, absence of adequate health care and nutrition, low education and skills, inadequate
livelihood, bad housing conditions, social exclusion and lack of participation. Therefore, poverty
persists irrespective of poverty reduction strategies and programmes implemented in the country
for the last ten years. The purpose of this study was to analyse poverty among the residents of
Okahandja Park Informal Settlement in Windhoek. Okahandja Park was selected as a case study,
since it was amongst the first settlement areas to be established in Windhoek.