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September in Namibia is full of exciting events, especially with the start of Spring, and more so with Heritage Week from the 17th to 23rd. The motto for this year’s National Heritage week, “Tu ruganeni kumwe,” means “Let’s work together” in the Kavango’s Rukwangali dialect.
Have a look at the activity schedule below for a look at the many cultural events taking place around the country and be sure to take part.
Heritage Week 2018 Team Activities:
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Name of Organisation |
Name of Activity |
Date (s) |
Time (s) |
Venue (s) |
Audience |
Entrance fee |
Description |
Contact person and details |
Additional information |
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Otjozondjupa Region |
National Heritage week of Otjozundnjupa Region. |
17th -21stSeptember 2018 |
17th-20th,8am-5pm Cultural festival, 9am-3pm. |
GrootfonteinTown |
Schools. |
none |
Heritage tours and storytelling with learners at the Hoba meteorite, Oshikoto lake and Tsumeb museum, cultural attire day, cultural festival. |
Boysen Ngondo 067304871 fmatladi@yahoo.com |
The office will send out correspondences to schools to encourage them to celebrate Heritage Week. |
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Swakopmund Museum. |
Waste management and culture |
17th -21st September 2018 |
To be communicated. |
Swakopmund Museum, Ludwig Kochstr |
School children |
Museum entrance fees apply to the public. |
Workshop for children(traditional handicraft from recycled material), Lecture film about rubbish, Excursion for the pupils to the Rent-a-Drum plant outside Swakopmund. |
Workshops and excursions are free to pupils that have registered, Museum guided tour is free to pupils that have registered. |
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Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre
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Heritage Week 2018 Launch |
17 September 2018 |
5:30 pm to 7 pm
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FNCC Simon Lumbu Terrace |
Public |
FREE |
Opening of Heritage Week 2018 |
Advertising will be done in the FNCC FRANCO booklet, Facebook page and website. |
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Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre
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Special Screening: Kukuri with cast Q&A |
19 September 2018 |
7 pm to 9 pm |
FNCC Terrace |
Public |
N$40 ADV N$50 DOOR |
Heritage movie on child marriage with Q&A session with the cast |
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Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre
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Lusata Festival Society Talk |
21 September 2018 |
10 am to 11 am
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FNCC Cinema |
Public |
FREE |
Discussion on the Mafwe tribe from Zambezi region. |
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Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre
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Heritage Week Food Market |
21 September 2018 |
3 pm to 9 pm |
FNCC Terrace & Parking |
Public |
N$60 Adults N$30 Children under 12 [includes entrance to LusataFestival] |
Heritage of Namibian cuisines |
Quota of stalls per region/culture Sample plate “special” |
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Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre
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Lusata Festival Teaser |
21 September 2018 |
6 pm to 8 pm |
FNCC Cinema |
Public |
N$60 Adults N$30 Children under 12 [included in the fee for Heritage Week Food Market] |
Public lecture, fashion show, exhibition and two dance groups and performing sketch |
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Kavango Museum
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Living our Heritage Artwork workshop. |
22 September 2018 |
9 am – 1 pm |
Rucaracombined school, NdiyonaCircuit |
public |
none |
Learners will participate in a short art workshop. |
Culture groups to entertain the crowd (Martin Nduba junior school, Kapata Cultural group, Shakar Muntu culture group and choir performance by Kavango youth choir) |
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City of Windhoek
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Heritage Night in the Park |
17th September to 21st September 2018 |
4 pm -9 pm |
UN Plaza, Windhoek |
Grade 10-12 social science/history learners. |
none |
Participants will be required to do a 10-15 minutes PowerPointpresentation on their school’s historical icon or heritage site. |
There will be random questions about the presentations and individual prizes will be won. |
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National Heritage Council of Namibia |
National Heritage Week Kunene |
18th, 20th and 21st September 2018. |
-18th at 9 am (invitation only). -21st at 9 am-4 pm.
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Eddie Bowe School, Khorixas |
Outjo and Khorixas learners |
none |
There will be the launch of the SCCD NPG as well as excursions for learners to heritage sites on the 20th. There will also be culture day on the 21st at Eddie Bowe primary school field. |
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Keetmanshoop Museum
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Language sharing |
18th,19thand 20th of September 2018 |
2 pm -4 pm |
Keetmanshoop Museum |
Learners /out of school youth and community |
none |
Language sharing whereby and Oshiwambo speaking teacher will teach basic Oshiwambo to Nama/Herero learners. |
Event to be publicised in the local radio stations and posters. |
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National Earth Science Museum
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Climate Change Debate |
17th to 21st September 2018. |
9am-11am |
National Earth Science Museum, Windhoek |
Grade 7-10 pupils |
none |
Learners will participate in a debate about climate change in front of a panel of four judges from the Geological Survey. |
Two schools will debate daily. |
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Onanjokwe Medical Museum
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Oniipa heritage week celebration |
17th-23rdSeptember 2018 |
Mon-Fri 8 am-5pm Sat-Sun 9 am – 3 pm |
Onanjokwemedical museum, Oniipa |
public |
none |
Temporary exhibition and cultural performance, storytelling on Oshiwambo Heritage, public tour guide to the historical site, traditional food braai |
Activities will be advertised in newspapers and various radio stations |
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COSDEF Arts and Crafts |
Scientific Society of Swakopmund |
17th-201th September 2018 |
10.30 am -11.15 am each day |
Swakopmund Scientific Society. |
learners |
none |
Traditional handicraft from recycled materials. |
Event will be publicised on social media, radios and newspapers |
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Nakambale Museum
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Okulonda Heritage Week Celebrations. |
17th-23rdSeptember 2018 |
Mon-Fri 8 am -5 pm Sat-sun 9 am – 2 pm |
Nakambale Museum, Olukonda |
public |
none |
Demonstrations on how to make Oshiwambotraditional beer, how to make Odjove, traditional music, basket weaving, demonstrations and how to make butter out of milk. |
Event will be advertised in the New Era, the Namibian Sun and the Republikein and radio stations. |
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Oshikoto Region. |
Oshikoto Cultural Heritage Week |
17th – 21st September 2018. |
17th September, 1 pm The rest is 10 am -3 pm. |
Oshapapacombined school, OnathingeCircuit |
public |
none |
Traditional skills demonstrations, temporary exhibitions. |
Oshiwambo services radio, banners, posters letters to constituencies. |
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NAGN |
Live Art Demonstrations. |
18th-21st of September 2018 |
8 am -5 pm |
National Art Gallery of Namibia. |
public |
none |
Live art demonstrations. |
The NAGN logo. |
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Zambezi Region
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Motion Culture Debate |
17th and 18th September 2018 |
17th September from 8 am – 5 pm 18th September, 9 am – 5 pm. |
Kamunu village hall, in Katima Mulilo. |
public |
none |
Motion culture debate, cleaning campaign, a performance by local cultural groups |
All 10 Senior Schools in the Zambezi region will be invited to participate in the debate. |
