{"id":130,"date":"2019-11-14T06:36:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T06:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niwan.org\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:00:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/niwan.org\/?page_id=130","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About us<\/h2>

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Our Vision<\/h6>

Empowering the Nation through information and knowledge.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our Mission<\/h6>
To promote equitable access to quality information knowledge to support social-economic, scientific and cultural development.\u00a0<\/div>
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OUR\nOBJECTIVES\n<\/h6>

To unite all information workers in Namibia in an autonomous and representative body.<\/p>

To make and maintain contact with relevant international and national organizations.<\/p>

To raise the level of expertise of information workers by offering training seminars, workshop and other relevant activities.<\/p>

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NIWAN History<\/h5>

NIWAN was formed in 1990 and strives to promote information services throughout Namibia. NIWAN is open to all information workers and information institutions in Namibia. Join NIWA and collaborate with others to strengthen the association and enjoy the benefits of working with a dedicated and like-minded network. Become a personal or institutional member today.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"Melba<\/div> <\/div>\n
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Melba Mabuku Sitwala<\/h4>\n

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Letta Shivute-Kooper<\/h4>\n

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Victoria Isaaks<\/h4>\n

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\"Mr.<\/div> <\/div>\n
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Martin Hipangwa<\/h4>\n

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\"Helena\"<\/div> <\/div>\n
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Helena Namibia<\/h4>\n

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Rachel Maswahu<\/h4>\n

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