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Abbreviations

ASDSE	Adult Skills Development for Self-Employment
BAF	Business Advisory Forum
Canamco	Canada Namibia Cooperation (Programme)
CBN	Commercial Bank of Namibia
CISP	Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli
COSEDA	Community Small Enterprise Development Agency
CRIAA SA-DC	Centre for Research Information Action for Development in Africa – Southern Africa Development and Consulting
CRS	Catholic Relief Services
CSIB	City Savings and Investment Bank
DABE	Directorate Adult Basic Education
DBSA	Development Bank of Southern Africa
DFID	Department for International Development (British)
DFN	Development Fund of Namibia
DLO	district literacy officer (National Literacy Programme)
ELCIN	Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
FES	Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Finnida	Finnchurchaid + SIDA
FNB	First National Bank
GTZ	Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit
HIVOS	Humanistic Institute Voor Ontwikkelung Stigtung
IMLT	Institute for Management and Leadership Training
JCC	Joint Consultative Committee
KAP	Katutura Artisans’ Project
KAYEC	Katutura Youth Enterprise Centre
K-Rep	Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme
MBEC	Ministry of Basic Education and Culture
MTI	Ministry of Trade and Industry
NACCUL	Namibia Co-operative Credit Union League
NDC	Namibia Development Corporation
NEPRU	Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit
NLP	National Literacy Programme
NNCCI	Namibia National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
NNRCCI	Northern Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
NORAD	Norwegian Agency for Development
NPA	National Property Academy (see JCC contact list)
NPC	National Planning Commission
NPOSB	Namibia Post (NamPost) Savings Bank
NRDP	Namibia Rural Development Project
NYC	National Youth Council
OHA	Okutumbatumba Hawkers’ Association
PSF	Private Sector Foundation
READ (Project)	Reaching Out with Education to Adults in Development
SBN	Standard Bank Namibia
SIDA	Swedish International Development Agency
SMEs	small and micro enterprises
USAID	United States Agency for International Development
WVTC	Windhoek Vocational Training Centre
MLS	Micro Loan Scheme (Lisikamena)
ILS	Individual Loan Scheme (Lisikamena)