This Strategic Plan outlines a game plan to achieve the aims and objectives of the Ministry of Land Reform (MLR) during the 2017-2022. It was developed as a broad unifying document which will serve as the center point around which all other ministerial activities revolve and at the same time provide direction to the different units within the Ministry of Land Reform. This Plan clarifies the mandate as the core service area in which the Ministry of Land Reform has to perform as "to manage, administer and ensure equitable access to Namibia’s land resource." This Mandate specifies the core functions and responsibilities of the Ministry to the public and stakeholders. Based on the mandate, the Ministry developed a mission statement that justifies it reason of existence "to ensure that Namibia's land resource is equitably allocated, efficiently managed and sustainably used for the benefit of all Namibians".