Namibia
| ACHPR | African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CEDAW-OP | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CBO | Community-based organization |
| CLB | Communal Land Board |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GR&AP | Gender Advocacy and Research Project |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| LAC | Legal Assistance Centre |
| LEAD | LAC’s Land, Environment and Development Project |
| MAWRD | Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development |
| MLRR | Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation |
| NDT | Namibia Development Trust |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NHAG | Namibia Housing Action Group |
| NNAWIB | Association of Women in Business |
| SDFN | Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia |
Sources: numbers in brackets (*) refer to sources displayed in the Bibliography