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{{Short description|Namibian politician}}
{{Short description|Namibian politician}}
'''Venomuinjo Victorine Kavetu "Veno" Kauaria''' (24 October 1960 – 30 July 2021) was a [[Namibia]]n politician, member of the national assembly, member of parliament and a founder of the National Information Workers Association (NIWAN) formerly known as Namibia Information Workers Association (NIWA). Kauaria was an archivist and educationalist who worked to build quality library services and education for all Namibians. She was head librarian and archivist, and as a National Archivist directed the National Archives in [[Windhoek]], and was responsible for all public archives in the country.
'''Venomuinjo Victorine Kavetu "Veno" Kauaria''' (24 October 1960 – 30 July 2021) was a [[Namibia]]n politician who served as a member of the[[National Assembly (Namibia)|National Assembly of Namibia]] from 2020 till her death in 2021.<ref>https://www.parliament.na/dt_team/kauaria-veno-2/</ref>


Kauaria served as a deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture; deputy chairperson of the Namibian National Commission for [[UNESCO]] as well as deputy director for lifelong learning in the ministry of education.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shelleygan|first=Petersen|date=2021-07-30|title=Namibia: Deputy higher education dies|work=The Namibian|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/103949/read/Deputy-higher-education-minister-dies|access-date=2021-08-18}}</ref>
Kauaria served as a deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture; deputy chairperson of the Namibian National Commission for [[UNESCO]] as well as deputy director for lifelong learning in the ministry of education.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shelleygan|first=Petersen|date=2021-07-30|title=Namibia: Deputy higher education dies|work=The Namibian|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/103949/read/Deputy-higher-education-minister-dies|access-date=2021-08-18}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:46, 1 April 2022

Venomuinjo Victorine Kavetu "Veno" Kauaria (24 October 1960 – 30 July 2021) was a Namibian politician who served as a member of theNational Assembly of Namibia from 2020 till her death in 2021.[1]

Kauaria served as a deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture; deputy chairperson of the Namibian National Commission for UNESCO as well as deputy director for lifelong learning in the ministry of education.[2]

Education

In 1979 Kauaria left Namibia for the United Kingdom and the United States of America to study for a masters degree in Library and Information Sciences. She obtained her masters degree at Long Island University.[3]

Professional career

From 1991 to 2007 Kauaria worked as a founder director of the Information and Resources Centre at the United States embassy in Windhoek.[4] She also represented different countries within the International Council on Archives (ICA), where she chaired ESARBICA (The Eastern and Southern Africa Branch) from 2009-2011. She served on ICA’s Executive Board, and was an active member of their section for the Archives of Literature and Art (SLA) Diasporic Archives: Preserving & Promoting access to Literary Archives.[5] She worked for the Academy Library and the United States Cultural Centre in Windhoek. From 2016 to 2019, Kauaria served as a deputy executive director in the ministry of Basic Education, Art and Culture.[6]

Political career

Kauaria was a SWAPO member of 7th national assembly from 2020 until her death.[7] before she was appointed a deputy minister of higher education, training and innovation by president Hage Geingob in April 2021, the position she held until her death.[8]

Remembrance

She died at the age of 60 from Covid-19 complications.[9][10]

Kauaria has been remembered as a nationalist and a real educationalist, who served the interests of all Namibians. She had also engaged Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) on the re-grading of education officers from grade 9 to grade 8. Moreover, Kauaria was remembered as an exceptional, dedicated colleague as well as a tried and tested educator.[11]

References

  1. ^ https://www.parliament.na/dt_team/kauaria-veno-2/
  2. ^ Shelleygan, Petersen (2021-07-30). "Namibia: Deputy higher education dies". The Namibian. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  3. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF NAMIBIAN PERSONALITIESin alphabetical order". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ Niwan, Niwan (18 August 2021). "Tribute to a passionate librarian". The Namibian. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Diasporic Archives: Preserving & Promoting access to Literary Archives". www.diasporicarchives.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. ^ Namibia Broad Cast News-8, NBC (12 August 2021). "NBC News - 8". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Members of 7th National Assembly". Namibian Parliament. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  8. ^ "Geingob appoints new ministers". Retrieved 2021-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Nakale, Albertina (2021-08-02). "Kauaria remembered as 'real educationalist". Retrieved 2021-09-02. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/202107300467.html
  11. ^ Nakale, Albertina. "Kauaria remembered as 'real educationalist'". {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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