Aroab Village Council is situated 172 kilometers south of Keetmanshoop in the Karas Region. The council serves a population of at least 4,200 residents. It is one of Gender Link’s seven Centres’ of Excellence for Gender Mainstreaming in Namibia, and has completed all stages of the Coe process. In 2012, the Aroab Village council participated in the first National Gender Summit and won the Award of Coe for Local Government. The village council previously had a big challenge of informal settlements and unemployment. With very little economic activity, the council was left to provide for almost all residents, and at the same time sustain itself.