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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...

OTJITUUO PRIMARY SCHOOL WINS THE BEST SAN FRIENDLY-SCHOOL COMPETITION 2019

The San population is spread across many regions, including Otjozondjupa, Omaheke, Ohangwena, Kavango East and Zambesi. According to the OSISA Group report “Rethinking Indigenous Education,”-        only 67 % of San children...

OYO DANCE TROUPE PREMIERES ‘ILITHYIA GONE MAD’ WITH INTERNATIONAL GUEST EVELINE CASTELEIN

The 10-members dance troupe of the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) on Thursday 22 August 2019 premiered ‘Ilithyia gone mad’ with international guests Eveline Castelein from the Netherlands. The premiere took place...

MEDIA STATEMENT

WHEN INMATES LEAD THE PATH 20/07/2019  For several years now the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) has been working with offenders in various correctional facilities in the country. Dr Philippe Talavera, OYO’s...

OYO becomes a Recognized Partner of GlobalGiving

Ombetja Yehinga Organisation announced today that they have graduated from the GlobalGiving Accelerator program, gaining entry into the GlobalGiving marketplace and becoming a recognized partner of GlobalGiving. As part of the...

The OYO dance troupe tour Otjozondjupa region

As part of our ‘San Matter’ project, funded by the Embassy of Germany, the OYO dance troupe had the opportunity to visit 12 schools in the Otjozondjupa region, performing to 5,206...

OYO is crowdfunding

We all know the situation in Namibia is getting harder. On the one hand Namibia has been classified as upper-middle income country, which means that much less donor funding if coming...

Karasburg Youth Group goes on tour

The Karasburg Youth Group has been trained thanks to support from the Horizon Trust. Fifteen young people just toured the Karas region to give a strong message to learners in the...

‘Well Wish Ya’ Trailer

On 27 March 2019, the OYO Dance Troupe premiered ‘Well Wish Ya’ at the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN), featuring the work of Internationally Acclaimed visual artist Kevork Mourad. Elliott Augustine,...

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