Namibia is situated along the southwestern coast of Africa. It has a population of 3,022,401. The rural population is 1,527,409, while the urban population is 1,494,992. The population of females is 15,481,777, while the males account for 1,474,224. Between the years 1904 and 1808, Namibia was a victim of a genocide committed by the German soldiers who targeted to wipe out the Ovaherero and Nama of Namibia for resisting the robbery of their land, cattle and, by implication, their livelihood. Many people were displaced, with thousands dead and their remains scattered in the sea and the desert, and many unaccounted for to this date. Although this major life event happened a century ago, the Genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama ethnic groups of Namibia remains alive in Namibian history, especially in the memories of the generations of its direct victims. Not only is the genocide history taught in schools, but it is also transferred from generation to generation in the form of oral history, folk tales and commemorations. Over the past two decades, a strong genocide movement emerged, consisting of committees of the two groups directly targeted for extermination by the order of General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha. These developments further contribute to the teachings about the genocide and the seeking of justice for the descendants of the victims. The movements raise further advocacy and introduce another level to the history passed on from generation to generation: seeking reparation. This implies that the younger generations get to engage their minds in what happened in the past and what should happen now to bring justice and restore peace to the affected communities, thus reducing the reproduction of intergenerational trauma. In this chapter, we will focus on the role education can play in justice-seeking and the restoration of the people.

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Perceived Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma on Gender Relations in Namibia: Seeking Justice in the Shadow of Colonialism

  • Martha Akawa,
  • Cynthy K. Haihambo

摘要

Namibia is situated along the southwestern coast of Africa. It has a population of 3,022,401. The rural population is 1,527,409, while the urban population is 1,494,992. The population of females is 15,481,777, while the males account for 1,474,224. Between the years 1904 and 1808, Namibia was a victim of a genocide committed by the German soldiers who targeted to wipe out the Ovaherero and Nama of Namibia for resisting the robbery of their land, cattle and, by implication, their livelihood. Many people were displaced, with thousands dead and their remains scattered in the sea and the desert, and many unaccounted for to this date. Although this major life event happened a century ago, the Genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama ethnic groups of Namibia remains alive in Namibian history, especially in the memories of the generations of its direct victims. Not only is the genocide history taught in schools, but it is also transferred from generation to generation in the form of oral history, folk tales and commemorations. Over the past two decades, a strong genocide movement emerged, consisting of committees of the two groups directly targeted for extermination by the order of General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha. These developments further contribute to the teachings about the genocide and the seeking of justice for the descendants of the victims. The movements raise further advocacy and introduce another level to the history passed on from generation to generation: seeking reparation. This implies that the younger generations get to engage their minds in what happened in the past and what should happen now to bring justice and restore peace to the affected communities, thus reducing the reproduction of intergenerational trauma. In this chapter, we will focus on the role education can play in justice-seeking and the restoration of the people.