‘Kapana’, one of the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO)’s films, has just been selected to be part of the prestigious Pan African Film Festival 2021 in Los Angeles. From 100 million dollar...
‘KAPANA’ MOVIE HITS THE LOCAL CINEMAS WILL GETTING INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) is a Namibian Trust aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts. OYO’S latest offering ‘Kapana’ successfully premiered at Ster Kinekor, Groove Mall, on Thursday 6...
‘THE MOIRAI’ – NAMIBIAN DANCERS AND ACTORS STANDING AGAINST GBV
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO), a Namibian Trust aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts. Gender-Based Violence has made the headlines lately, with the #shutitalldown movement. People from all walks...
‘KUKURI SELECTED AT THE GARDEN ROUTE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
While preparing the premiere of its latest film, ‘Kapana’, the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) - a Namibian Trust aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts – just received the news...
PREMIERE ‘KAPANA’ MOVIE – A RED CARPET EVENT
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) is a Namibian Trust aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts. Over the years it has developed award-winning movies such as ‘Salute!’ (winner Sotigui Award...
OYO has been selected as an essential service provider
OYO just received its certificate as an essential service provider. We will therefore resume work with half the team, producing easy to understand short clips on COVID19. However, as we are...
LAUNCH ‘AN EVENING WITH YOU’ INITIATIVE
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO), a Namibian Trust aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts, launched its new platform ‘An evening with YOU’ on Wednesday 11 March 2020 at the...
MEDIA STATEMENT: KNOCKING OUT GBV WITH A PIROUETTE
The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO), a Namibian Trust aiming at creating social awareness using the Arts, is currently in Oranjemund, ||Kharas region. MTC knock-out project started with a boxing competition that...
OYO’s DVD ‘Kukuri’ nominated as Best Film Southern Africa at the AMVCA awards 2020
The AMVCA – Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards – are spearheaded by MultiChoice to celebrate the best of films in Africa. There are different categories and ‘Kukuri’ is one of the...
Child marriage in Kunene north
As part of our ‘New narrative/ new beginnings’ project the OYO dance troupe visited the Kunene north sub-region and performed its repertoire on child marriage. It took this chance to distribute...
Creating demand for HIV related services in the Erongo Region at the beginning of the festive season
In December 2019 the OYO dance troupe had a chance to perform in the Erongo region. OYO has developed a unique approach to community mobilization. In this case, while OYO was...
ADRIANO VISAGIE WINS THE SOTIGUI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR SOUTHERN AFRICA IN BURKINA FASO FOR ‘SALUTE!’
Adriano Visagie stepped on the stage on Saturday 30 November 2019 at Canal Olympia Ouaga 2000, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to collect the Sotigui Award for Best Actor Southern Africa for...