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Albertina Nakale
WINDHOEK – A final memorial service for the late Ottilie Grete Abrahams will be held on Sunday.
Abrahams, a Namibian social and political activist, educator died at the age of 80 at the Paramount Private Hospital in Windhoek due to poor health
His final memorial service will have Place at Gateway Center, corner of Florence Nightingale and Hans Dietrich Genscher Street, Sunday at 10:00.
The nieces of Abrahams, Esi and Afra Schimming-Chase confirmed the final memorial service at New Era yesterday. A church memorial service will be held at Congregation Martin Luther, MU Greeff Street Khomasdal Wednesday at 7:00 pm
A memorial service to honor his contributions to the social fabric of the Namibian community will be held in high school Jan Mohr, Aries Street, Friday at 2:00 pm
Abrahams, who was the sister of the late Norah Schimming-Chase, became politically active while she was studying in high school and at the University of Cape Town, Africa from South. later became active in the union of Cape Peninsula students and the movement of non-European unity.
She and other activists formed the club of Yu Chi Chan, a secret Maoist organization. In 1985, Abrahams founded the Jacob Marengo Tutorial College in Katutura
Abrahams was part of SWAPO from 1960 to 1963.
She returned from exile in 1978 and immediately formed the Namibian National Nationhood Program, a consortium of Non-governmental organizations. Organizations working in the fields of education and agro-ecology
Active in Namibian politics, Abrahams also held for several years the position of President of NANGOF, representing the Khomasdal Burger Vereeniging [19659008]. In 1945 she founded the Jacob Marengo Tutorial College, a liberation school of the principles of Paolo Freire, which she continued to head as a director until two weeks before her death. In 1996, she represented NAWA at the first United Nations Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China.
Upon her return from China, she created the Namibia Girls' Movement (GCM), believing that decolonization of the spirit and freedom from slavery must begin at an early age. In 2000, the CWM expanded to South Africa and continues to operate in both countries.
In recent years, Abrahams has realized the importance of early training of boys to gender equality. His South African partners
His children, grandchildren, extended family and many political children and grandchildren that she has actually raised across Namibia survive her.
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