Oshikoto MICT to conduct rural film screenings
ONGWEDIVA – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) in the Oshikoto region will this week conduct rural film screenings in six constituencies as part of efforts to bring government information, educational content and national programmes closer to underserved communities. Oshikoto MICT senior officer Josephina Mwashindange said that the initiative aims to disseminate information,... The post Oshikoto MICT to conduct rural film screenings appeared first on New Era .
ONGWEDIVA – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) in the Oshikoto region will this week conduct rural film screenings in six constituencies as part of efforts to bring government information, educational content and national programmes closer to underserved communities.
Oshikoto MICT senior officer Josephina Mwashindange said that the initiative aims to disseminate information, create awareness and promote national programmes, policies and services through accessible visual content.
“The whole purpose is to disseminate information to the masses and also create awareness in those communities and, in the same vein, promote national programmes, policies and services through visuals and accessible content to our grassroots people in the villages. We try to educate them on important social, cultural and developmental issues,” she said.
Mwashindange said that this week’s screenings will be held in commemoration of Heroes’ Day, which honours the heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives during Namibia’s liberation struggle.
The film to be screened is ‘Where Others Wavered: The Autobiography of Sam Nujoma (2001)’, which chronicles the life and political journey of Namibia’s founding president and first president, Sam Nujoma. Nujoma, who served as president from independence in 1990 until 2005, died in Windhoek on 8 February 2025 at the age of 95.
Mwashindange said the film provides insight into Namibia’s liberation history and highlights events linked to Independence Day, Heroes’ Day and Human Rights Day.
“We take this initiative to the community to educate them on the history of the country and how the liberation of the country came about and the events that led to independence. We want to instil history into the young ones,” she said.
She added that the screenings will help community members, particularly school-going learners, understand the sacrifices made by Nujoma and other freedom fighters during the struggle for independence.
“We are promoting local content and thus strengthening the awareness of communities to know movies done by Namibians for Namibians,” she said.
The screenings will take place at Tsintsabis Hall in Guinas constituency, Oshamakaka village in Nehale Lya Mpingana constituency, Elambo Centre in Eengodi constituency, Omakango village in Okankolo constituency, Ozizi village in Oniipa constituency and Oshangwena Centre in Omuntele constituency.
The initiative forms part of MICT’s broader efforts to decentralise national commemorations, strengthen collective memory and promote intergenerational dialogue about Namibia’s liberation history.
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