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“I say to you today, my friends, so
even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still
have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream,”
said Martin Luther King, Jr. a Baptist Minister and a pivotal leader
of the American rights movement. American today has more to thank for
Luther’s dream.
In 2004, the Namibian government under
the leadership of Dr. Sam Nujoma adopted Vision 2030, a framework
that is guiding Namibia's development programme, and strategies to
achieving national objectives.
Vision 2030 is also aimed at improving
the quality of life for Namibian people, moving it to similar levels
enjoyed in developed world. The document is a unifying vision, which
provides direction to government ministries, regional and local
government authorities, the private sector, NGO's and civil
societies.
Vision 2030 concerns itself with the
people in relation to their social and economic well-being, which
will translate into a long life expectancy and sustainable population
growth. Even though the document is flexible, the main themes of
realising the country's long term vision are to reduce inequality and
improved social welfare, and promote human resources development and
institutional capacity building, macro-economic issues, population,
Health and development, the natural resources sector, acquiring
knowledge in Information Technology, and factors of the external
environmental.
One major principle upon which Vision
2030 is based is partnerships. This is a prerequisite for the
achievement of dynamic, efficient and sustainable development, and
will ultimately involve all members of the Namibian society.
The driving force for realising the
objective of Vision 2030 are, Education, Science, Technology, Health,
Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Peace, Social Justice, and
Gender equality.
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