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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-011-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss Namibia's independence, democratic elections, and emergence from colonial rule by South Africa. The episode aired on Friday, December 1, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-037-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for United Nations (UN) action in response to guerrilla warfare that is threatening the peace agreement in southwest Africa. The peace plan called for Cuban troops to withdraw from Angola, for South Africa troops to withdraw from Namibia, and for independence for Namibia. The episode aired on Tuesday, April 11, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-033-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss the new agreement between Cuba, Angola, and South Africa on a timetable for the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, and the agreement on the independence for Namibia. They comment on the Reagan administration's role in achieving these peace accords. The episode aired on Monday, January 9, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-092
Joann Munoz served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia from October 1998 to November 2000 in the education sector. She was trained in-country and assigned to work as a teacher trainer in primary schools. Her language training was in Oshikwanyama, a dialect of Oshiwambo, which is spoken by the largest tribe in the country. Munoz experienced and adapted to many challenges during her time in Namibia, including having to evacuate from her first assignment to another location because her village was too close to the border of a neighboring country where a civil war was taking place. She also discusses difficulty in being accepted by some of the local people and how she became ill due to a Lyme-like disease near the end of her term and had to be medically evacuated to a hospital in South Africa. Interviewed and recorded by Stanley (Stan) Laser, May 30, 2019. 1 digital audio file.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2018-007
Cedar Wolf served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia from 2006 to 2008. He joined the Peace Corps as he wanted to experience the "rawness of humanity." His training was held with 67 volunteers in Okahandaja, Namibia, and during this time he also made a YouTube video to welcome new Peace Corps Volunteers. Wolf initially worked in math education, and later switched to science education. He taught grades 8 through 10 in Kayengona, a village east of Rundu. During his service, Wolf became friends with am orphaned 3rd grade boy, Matjayi, and people began referring to him as "Cedar's small boy." Wolf also participated in Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World). One 9th grade student, Pontianus Mukiski, came to Denver for three weeks in 2017 to learn and stay with Wolf. After returning to the U.S., Wolf became a Peace Corps recruiter in the Denver area and stated, "Peace Corps is my moral compass" and that he believes in "the power of a story." Interviewed by Barbara Kaare-Lopez, December 8, 2017. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).