By Joe-Chintha Garises
BETHANIE, July 24 — The House of Hope Project that was started by Jörg Gaugler in 2018 in Bethanie has given homes to 16 beneficiaries in the town.
The project is aimed at giving low-income earners affordable houses.
“It is possible to build houses that people can afford and if it is possible to do in Bethanie, then it is possible to also do in the whole Namibia,” Gaugler said.
The pilot project was started in Bethanie where the project plans to build the first 100 houses where low-income earners only pay a once amount of N$15 000 and then a house will be built for them.
Gaugler said each beneficiary should have an erf already where the house would be built for them after paying the N$15 000.
“We want to start with 100 houses in Bethanie so people can see and know that the project is successful and then we will move on to other smaller towns/villages in the south.
“I have silent partners on this project and I am always looking for possible investors,” he added.
One of the beneficiaries Sanna Mugunda (79) expressed gratitude to Gaugler for making it possible for her to own a house. The pensioner was one of the 16 beneficiaries of the project.
To qualify for the house, beneficiaries must be Namibian, have an erf in their name and not have a brick house elsewhere.
“The idea is to remove the shack and build a proper brick house,” Gaugler explained.
“No one should ever feel too cold in winter or too hot in summer or rain should not leak into the house that is why we need to eliminate shacks in Namibia” he added.
Gaugler and his team will start their 17th and 18th houses in August.
