After a difficult year, OYO is proud to announce it is back on track. It is starting the year with various projects: • Thanks to board members of’ the Horizon Trust,...
CELEBRATING THE 16-DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10...
OYO premiered ‘a little prince in Namibia’ at the National Theatre of Namibia
This year, thanks to support from the French Consulate in South Africa and in partnership with the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) and the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) OYO staged ‘a...
Best of OYO – a success
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation, foundly known as OYO, is a Namibian NGO aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts . One if its projecs is the renown OYO dance troupe,...
WE NEED YOUR HELP
The beginning of the year is always quite hectic for OYO - as most grants end in December and we usually don’t hear about new grants till March/ April. This year,...
CELEBRATING THE 16-DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN WINDHOEK AND OKAHANDJA
‘What I will see as violence, the other culture sees as belief.’ Since end 2021, OYO has developed tools to help young people understand constructs around masculinity and femininity and reflect...
ALEJANDRO COOPER WIND BEST YOUNGEST AFRICAN ACTOR AT THE SOTIGUI AWARDS 2024 – BURKINA FASO
In a lavish ceremony taking place in Burkina Faso on Saturday 16 November, Alejandro Cooper who plays young Lukas in Philippe Talavera’s film ‘Lukas’ scooped the award for Best Youngest African...
‘PEACE GIRL’ – THE FIRST NAMIBIAN COMIC BOOK FEATURING A DEAF HERO
Today the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) launched the comic book ‘Peace Girl’ at the National Institute for Special Education in Khomasdal, in the presence of ministry officials, ambassadors, various guests and...
‘A PICASSIANA DANCE’ – AN OYO DANCE TRIBUTE TO ICONIC ARTIST PABLO PICASSO
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (born October 25, 1881, in Spain – died April 8, 1973, in France) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and...
‘LUKAS’ TO MAKE HISTORY AS THE FIRST NAMIBIAN FILM TO SCREEN IN CINEMAS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Following its successful premiere at Ster Kinekor Grove Mall on 01 February 2024 ‘Lukas’, the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) latest film, will make history as being the first Namibian film to...
Bringing services to Katutura
Since 2020, people have focussed on COVID-19 and forgotten about HIV. When interviewing young people, OYO found out that they know little about HIV and often don’t know their HIV status. ...
‘Lukas’ to premiere on 01 February
Over the years, it has produced internationally acclaimed movies such as ‘Salute!’ (first ever Namibian film nominated as Best Film Southern Africa at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards), ‘Kukuri’ and...
