Draft:Kleopas Kondjela Nghikefelwa

Kleopas Nghikefelwa,a Namibian Theologian,history documentary film maker,visual artist, Museum curator, technician and Administrator, Youth Activist, Cultural tourism activist,was born on 26 January 1987. In 2006, when I obtained first diploma in Theology at the age of 22 at United Lutheran Theological seminary-Paulinum. I decided to continue my study in Visual Arts/culture at the University of Namibia.Here Obtained a higher Diploma in Visual art, majored in Visual culture, in 18 April 2008.I decided to dedicate myself to the development of arts and cultural activities in Northern Namibia.

I was fortunate to be awarded a three-month cultural exchange programme in Berlin, Germany in 2009. This inspired me to choose a career in arts and culture because I have seen the whole Western world value, appreciate, and acknowledge art and culture even more. On my return to Namibia, I joined the Desert Research Foundation (in LIPROSAN) Livelihood Project for San People), to promote San People’s Art and cultural activities in the Okongo community. Later I was hired by the National Heritage Council of Namibia to serve as a curator officer, at Eenhana Shrine National Heritage Site, from 2009 to 2014. Late minister of youth, sport, arts and culture, Kazenambo Kazenambo, appointed me to serve as a member of the board of trustees of the National Arts Gallery of Namibia from 2011 to 2013.

In 2015, I moved to Windhoek, where I have been working as a museum technician, at the Office of the Vice President/Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, which documents the history of Namibia Liberation Struggle Heritage. In 2021, my dream to study further encouraged me to resign from my full-time job and I enrolled for a Bachelor of Arts in History and Arts at the University of Namibia, in 2021. In 2022, I have been involved in multiple museum, film making, cultural research projects that promotes Namibian arts, heritage, cultural tourism and museum development.In December 2023-March 2024, I was appointed by Oniipa Town Council to serve as a Museum Curator and Administrator in Oniipa Town Council, stationed at Onandjokwe Medical Museum.