Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO)

Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) is a Namibian Welfare Organisation (WO 199) established in December 2002, and officially launched in March 2003. It registered as a trust with the High Court of Namibia in 2009.

The organisation’s values are:

• To be a listening and responsive organisation;
• To lead by example, striving for the highest standards;
• To be inclusive, regardless of race, gender, religion, ability, HIV status or sexual orientation;
• To retain our freedom to give accurate and relevant information, and to do so to the best of our ability;
• To behave in an ethical manner and to fight corruption and dishonesty;
• To support and encourage all people to assert their right to a voice;
• To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn;
• To promote creativity and innovation;
• To promote human rights for all;
• To promote excellence and pride in success; and
• To be apolitical, secular and non-judgmental.