CLOSING EVENT. Our last event of this year's campaign for the 16-days of activism against GBV will be in Katutura at Hope Initiatives Southern Africa- Namibia (HISA) Join us a noon for the official event. From 1pm onwards, you will be able to see performances by the OYO dance

Something is brewing. Are you ready for the Cabaret tonight - at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre, hosted by Lize-Leandra Ann Ehlers. We are visiting a different era - a different culture - and amazing songs from France - with a Namibian flavour. Make sure not to miss this

CAMPAIGN FINISHED: on 05 December we concluded our 16-days of activism against GBV campaign. The campaign saw us traveling the towns of Okahandja, Usakos, Karibib, Omaruru, Keetmanshoop, Rehoboth and Windhoek (both Otjomuise and Katutura). During the campaign we reached 5,363

What a night! French cabaret was on at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre last week Friday, and it was a visual feast. Mary Jane Andreas and Sydney Farao seduced the audience with a French Cancan. Sydney, Desmond Kamerika and Ethan brought some Charleston with 'j'ai deux

EXCITING NEWS: the recording of our amazing production 'Remembering Johnny' staged in 2023 at the National Theatre of Namibia is now available on OYO's YouTube channel. Subscribe to our channel and watch the production on youtube.com/watch?v=86Ai94… Featuring the amazing OYO dance

FLASHBACK on our third ||Kharas Youth Performing Arts Festival that took place in May, with youth groups from Ariamsvlei, Karasburg, Keetmanshoop, Koes and Noordoewer. The festival is a chance for youth people to meet, network, express their creativity and jointly prepare a

FLASHBACK on our U=U project. Thanks to this project, we produced our video clip U=U with the OYO dance troupe, developed an interactive three days workshop for secondary school learners and organised a school competition in Windhoek. A MASSIVE WORDS OF THANKS to our partner

Our production at the National Theatre of Namibia, 'discovering Michel', is now available on OYO's YouTube channel at youtube.com/watch?v=dxOa-P… Please subscribe to our channel and watch our productions for free. We know recording of performances are not as exciting as live

FLASHBACK on our production 'A little prince in Namibia' at the National Theatre of Namibia in August. This massive production involved the OYO dance troupe, actors, singers, a youth choir. Extremely well received, we even managed the feast of having a full house on the second

The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) Board, Staff and Dancers wish you all a Merry Christmas. May this time of the year represents Love and Hope to you all. May we all use this time to promote goodwill, peace, charity and renewal. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you and to your

FLASHBACK on all the amazing opportunities we had to perform: a fusion Namibia/Schuhplattler for the German Day of Unification, the Piring for a night of Indonesian Arts at the National Theatre of Namibia , French Cancan for the 25th anniversary of the FNCC, new creations for the

The Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) Board, Staff and Dancers wish you all a wonderful 2026. May this year be full of wonderful memories. May you enjoy each and every minute of it. May this be a year to remember. We would like to take a minute to thank you all for following

EXCITING NEWS: we are continuing our trip back to memory lane. Do you remember 'Teddy bear love'? We did this project in 2010 with amazing young talents such as Jessica Augustus The film is now available on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/watch?v=zR688I… Have a look at the work

FLASHBACK on our 16-days of activism against Gender-Based Violence during which we visited the towns of Okahandja, Karibib, Usakos, Omaruru, Keetmanshoop, Rehoboth and Windhoek, mobilising communities and working alongside partners such as Orange Babies Namibia Foundation Walvis

EXCITING NEWS: Our dance production 'A picassiana dance' produced thanks to support from Embajada de España en Namibia / Embassy of Spain in Namibia is now available on YouTube channel at youtube.com/watch?v=ITbvqv… Entrance to the National Theatre of Namibia and screening of this

SOMETHING IS ALREADY COOKING! The OYO dance troupe is back rehearsing and preparing for the Best Of 2025 show. When and when? Well, stay tuned: a big announcement is coming next week. We are also excited to announce that this year, thanks to support from various partners, we

NEW VIDEOS RELEASED. We continue our trip down to memory line and are proud to inform you that you can now see our short films 'Left alone' and 'stinky boy' on our YouTube channel: Best interest ep. 1 – Left alone: youtube.com/watch?v=vl_AHf… Best interest ep. 2 – Stinky boy:

The OYO dance troupe is returning to schools! From 26 to 30th January the dance troupe will visit schools in Windhoek to address teenagers at the beginning of the year. They will present a repertoire looking at teenage pregnancy, GBV, alcohol and drug abuse and encourage learners

As part of our 16-days of activism campaign, we asked participants to voluntarily answer a questionnaire. The idea was for us to gain some insight on what happens in the communities. Some of the results obtained surprised us: this information will now help us conceptualise

The OYO team, led by director Dr Philippe Talavera, with Trustee @Hans.e.karon, OYO staff Karolina Katumbo and OYO dancer Sydney Farao had the privilege to visit H.E. Lucia Witbooi , Vice President of the Republic of Namibia. During the visit, OYO could introduce its methodology,