Help fund transport for OYO to reach schools

As you know, the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) is a Namibian NGO that uses Arts to create social awareness.

End of 2023, we started a campaign to try and raise fund for a much-needed car. If you know us, you know we work tirelessly to reach young people, especially in remote area. However, to be able to reach students in school or young people in the field, we need transport. 

2025 has been a difficult year for us – as we lost over 40% of our funding when two contracts with institutions receiving USAID-funds got canceled. 2026 however is off to a better start. Thanks to old and new partners, we have this year projects in the Kavango East and West regions (teenage pregnancy), the ||Kharas region (GBV and youth development), the towns of Gobabis and Rehoboth (helping young people in schools to remain in schools), the towns of Ongwediva, Eenhana and Windhoek (working with young people with disabilities).

While this is great news, it means that transport is more than ever vital. As you know, we could buy one Isuzu, our only car, in 2024 by taking a loan. It means that every month we need to secure Euro 500 to repay the loan. This is not an easy task. Our two quantums have celebrated 10 years and almost 300,000km. While we hold onto them, we know that sooner or later we will face another challenge. 

We will keep this page opened for as long as it takes to pay for the new car – the loan is for 5 years. If you know anybody who can support us, please do share with them. We still struggle with transport, but we are grateful for the support we receive. In those times of uncertainty, we know that every donation is precious. We do appreciate you. 

Together, we know we can make a difference.

With many thanks and warmest regards

Philippe

Links:

• OYO's website
• OYO's Facebook page

As you know, the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) is a Namibian NGO that uses Arts to create social awareness.

End of 2023, we started a campaign to try and raise fund for a much-needed car. If you know us, you know we work tirelessly to reach young people, especially in remote area. However, to be able to reach students in school or young people in the field, we need transport. 

Since the beginning of the year, the situation has been made more difficult for us. Many of you know that we had two contracts with two institutions receiving USAID money. Mid-January 2025 all USAID-funded projects were put on hold with immediate effect. Mid-March, those projects were officially terminated. In January, there was not warnings: overnight, we lost 60% of our budget. It has been a terrible blow to the organization. 

Unfortunately for us, payments such as the reimbursement of the loan have not been paused. Since end January, we are really struggling to make month end meet. But we are trying our best and even launched in February a more intensive fundraising campaign. We truly thank all of you who participated. To date, we have managed to keep up with our payments, so the car we got a loan for is still with us. 

We will keep this page opened for as long as it takes to pay for the new car – the loan is for 5 years. If you know anybody who can support us, please do share with them. We still struggle with transport, but we are grateful for the support we receive. 

Together, we know we can make a difference.

Links:

• OYO's website
• OYO's Facebook page