With your support we have helped over 27,500 animals - so far!
Give a Dog or Cat a Healthier Tomorrow - One Spay at a Time.
At Have a Heart Namibia, we believe every animal deserves a chance at a healthy life. We provide free spay and neuter services and basic emergency medical care to dogs and cats belonging to low- and no-income families throughout Namibia.
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Together, we create healthier animals, stronger communities, and a kinder future.
Supported by Animal-Kind International!
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We Make our Work Transparent
Supported by the Brigitte Bardot Foundation
What We Do
Have a Heart is a Namibia (21/2014/0378) and Germany registered non-profit organisation working across Namibia with one clear purpose: saving lives through sterilisation.
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We provide free spay and neuter services, along with basic medical care, to dogs and cats belonging to low- and no-income families. By preventing unwanted litters, we reduce suffering, improve animal health, and work toward a sustainable future with fewer stray animals and less strain on animal shelters.
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Why It Matters
Our goal is simple but powerful: healthier animals, stronger communities, and humane, long-term solutions. Through prevention and care, we help eliminate the need for mass euthanasia and address the root causes of animal overpopulation.
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Impact So Far
Every dog and cat sterilised by Have a Heart also receives essential vaccinations and parasite control. This not only improves the lives of the animals themselves, but also benefits the people and environments they live alongside.
Together we are making a difference!
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How You Can Help
With your support, we can close the gap in access to veterinary care and give less fortunate pets the chance every animal deserves: a happy, healthy life.
Why is this Work necessary?
In many low-income areas of Namibia, dogs and cats are not a luxury — they are part of the family. Our surveys and public census data show that every fourth person owns a dog and every fifth person owns a cat in these communities. Yet for many owners, basic veterinary care is simply out of reach.
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Have a Heart provides free spay and neuter services, along with vaccinations, parasite control, and basic medical care, to pets belonging to low- and no-income families. By preventing unwanted litters and improving animal health, we help reduce suffering, ease pressure on shelters, and support healthier communities. Every animal we treat is recorded and followed up, ensuring transparency and long-term impact.
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The need is clear: with over one million people living in extreme poverty in Namibia, we estimate that at least 250,000 dogs and 200,000 cats qualify for free support. Our spay days are often fully booked within hours, and waiting lists continue to grow. Have a Heart works where help is needed most — in townships, informal settlements, rural villages, and remote areas — reaching animals that would otherwise receive no care.
2025 Counter - Last years hero numbers!
That’s thousands of unwanted litters prevented this year alone!
How we work - with your support
Have a Heart Namibia works with around 30 veterinarians and mobile clinics to bring vital care to communities where it’s often out of reach.
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With donor support, we run spay and neuter campaigns in townships, villages, and remote areas, tackling the root cause of suffering — uncontrolled breeding - and reducing the need for euthanasia. We also provide basic medical care to sick or injured animals, supported by Animal-Kind International.
Every donation helps cover surgery, medication, vaccines, transport, and follow-up care - without it, these clinics couldn’t happen.
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When you donate, you’re not funding an idea - you’re making real, hands-on veterinary care possible, one animal, one community, and one spay at a time.
To ensure lasting impact, we follow the six internationally recognised principles of Dog and Cat Population Management (DCPM) as defined by ICAM: humane practices, local adaptation, sustained programmes, evidence-based design, continuous monitoring, and addressing root causes.
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By working ethically, transparently, and alongside communities, veterinarians, and supporters like you, Have a Heart creates meaningful, long-term change for animals and the people who love them.
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Woof?
Have-a-Heart is the first and only registered non-profit organisation in the country dedicated to mass sterilisation in townships.
Since 2013, our volunteers have worked alongside low- and no-income families in townships, informal settlements, and rural communities. We know the challenges they face and build long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and education.
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Our teams don’t just provide veterinary care — they take the time to answer questions, explain the benefits of sterilisation, vaccination, and parasite control, and do so with compassion and clarity. This human-centred approach ensures every intervention has real, lasting impact.
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Your support makes it all possible. It helps us reach the most vulnerable areas, empower responsible pet owners, and continue a programme that saves lives — today and for generations to come.
Funding
Have-a-Heart Namibia is a registered non-profit organisation and receives no government funding. Every spay, every vaccination, every outreach visit is made possible entirely through donations and grants from people who believe, like we do, that every dog and cat deserves a healthy life.
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Your support allows us to reach communities where veterinary care is otherwise unavailable, preventing suffering before it starts, reducing unwanted litters, and improving the wellbeing of both animals and people. Simply put: without donors, our work would not exist.
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If you would like to become part of this life-saving mission and make a real, lasting difference for Namibia’s dogs and cats, you can support Have-a-Heart through any of the options below:
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Have a Heart | Bank Windhoek | Acc: 2000266940 | Outjo 481 673 | SWIFT BWLINANX | Savings
Ewallet: 0811249033 | PayToday: Have a Heart Namibia | PayPal.Me/HaveaHeartNamibia
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Have a Heart Namibia | Sparkasse Südholstein | DE 74 2305 1030 0511 5558 07 | BIC: NOLADE21SHO