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Tjitendero Catalogue Tjitendero, MP PA 3 THE TJITENDERO COLLECTION: 1962-1994 DR MOSE PENAANI TJITENDERO: 1943-2006 Historical background Dr Mose Penaani Tjitendero was born in Okahandja, Namibia in 1943. He left the country on voluntary exile in 1964 for Tanzania to the SWAPO office there. He became involved in radio broadcasts from Dar es Salaam to Namibia. He was also active in youth politics, rising to a leadership role on the youth executive. He enrolled at the Kurisini International School in Dar es Salaam, a high school created by the refugee students themselves. After high school, he was awarded a scholarship for undergraduate studies at Lincoln University in the United States, where he read history and political sciences. He followed this with a Masters in History from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a doctorate in education from the same University. The young and well educated Tjitendero returned to Lusaka, Zambia in 1976 to share his knowledge, as a Senior Lecturer at the new UN educational institute for Namibians, and later as Head of Teacher Training and Assistant Director of UNIN. Just prior to Namibia's independence, he moved to Luanda, Angola as Director of the UN Vocational and Training Center in 1988-89. At Namibia's independence in 1990, he became the first speaker of the National Assembly. He contributed to the drafting of the constitution of the Republic of Namibia. He was active in SADC, and he became the vision, inspiration and driving force for the establishment of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. He died in Windhoek on 26 April 2006 and is buried at the National Heroes Acre. The Collection Summary Because of Tjitendero's intensive work with UNIN, most of this collection is UNIN related. It holds various publications (books, serials, SWAPO papers, conference papers, news papers, news paper cuttings, personal papers, government publications and UNIN publication) The collection consists of 144 boxes or 36 cubic feet. Arrangement of documents The arrangement in this finding aid is an adaptation of the previous listing done to the collection which was also used for data entry into WINISIS. This was done in order not to upset the original arrangement, which seemed usable. Thus the biggest change to this finding aid is the added archival references which previous listing did not have. Thus, some file descriptions are repeated unnecessarily, but for the reasons cited above, the archivist decided to leave it in that order. 1 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 References PA 3 (Private Archives 1) – this is the reference to the whole Tjitendero collection. The Papers Donated to UNAM by xxxx Processed Finding aid prepared by Mercia Katjiveri in June 2010. 2 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 DESCRIPTION OF ARCHIVES SUMMARY OF SERIES [Adopted from previous listing] 1 UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR NAMIBIA 1 Organization (MISSING) 2 Research 3 Training 4 International co-operative projects 2 UNITED NATIONS 1 Centre against apartheid 2 Committee on the elimination of racial discrimination 3 Centre on transnational corporations 4 Centre for human rights, Geneva 5 Centre for human settlements (UNHCS Habitat) 6 Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment 7 Department of economic and social affairs 8 Department of political affairs, trusteeship and decolonization 9 Department of public information 10 Development programme (UNDP) 11 Division of human rights, Geneva 12 Economic and social council 13 Education and science council (UNESCO) 14 Economic commission for Africa (ECA) 15 Food and agriculture organization (F AO) 16 General assembly 17 UN High commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) 18 UN Information centre 19 International covenant on civil and political rights 20 International labour office (ILO) 21 UNICEF 22 World health organization (WHO) 23 United Nations Association 24 Unclassified UN agencies 25 Conferences, workshops, seminars 3 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 3 SWAPO PAPERS [SWAPO-organized conferences at PA3/8] 1 Monographs 2 Serials 3 Correspondence 4 PERSONAL PAPERS 5 BOOKS/PAMPHLETS 1 Namibiana 2 Africana 3 Other 6 SERIALS [Alphabetically by title] 7 STATUTORY BODIES 1 SWA/Namibia 2 Other countries 8 CONFERENCES [1. Conferences organized under UN auspices are PA3/2/25. All other conferences are in this series. 2. Conferences are arranged by year, from 1967-1992. Conferences, the date and context of which is unknown, follow after 1992] 9 GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS 01 Botswana 02 Cuba 03 Germany 04 Ghana 05 Great Britain 06 Ireland 07 Kenya 08 Korea 09 Namibia (including SWA and SWA/Namibia) 10 South Africa 11 Sweden 12 Tanzania 13 United States of America 14 USSR 4 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 15 Zambia 16 Zimbabwe 10 NEWSPAPERS, NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS 1 Newspapers 2 Press reviews 3 Newspaper cuttings 11 BIBLIOGRAPHIES 12 SALES CATALOGUES / PROMOTIONAL MEDIA 5 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 DESCRIPTION OF ARCHIVES PA 3/1 UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR NAMIBIA 1. ORGANIZATION (MISSING) 1. Reports of the Senate of the Institute to the United Nations Council for Namibia and the Secretary-General of the United Nations: 1977-1987 2. Revised staff regulations: 1980 3. Report of the evaluation team on training and research activities of the Institute to the Senate (Nov 1981): 1982 4. Executive direction and management bulletins, internal circulars; interoffice memoranda: 1983/84 5. Comments & suggestions on the proposed prospectus [undated but early] / Tjitendero/Thomas: [n.d.] 6. Restructuring: restructuring of the UNIN programmes: report of the subcommittee of the Director and senior staff, submitted to the Senate Committee on Restructuring of UNIN programmes: 1987 7. Restructuring: restructuring of the UNIN programmes: report of the technical coordinating committee, submitted to Mr. Hage G. Geingob, the Director, UNIN on 6th March, 1987 [together with] Appendix II, III, IV, V, VI and VII: 1987 8. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments. - Lusaka: 1987 Contents: 1-7 files 9. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments: 1987 Contents: 2-7 files 10. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments: 1987. Contents: 3-7 files 6 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 PA 3/1/1 ORGANIZATION (Cont.) 11. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments: 1987. Contents: 4-7 files 12. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments: 1987 Contents: 5-7 files 13. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments: 1987 Contents: 6-7 files 14. Job descriptions; job analyses; proposed posts; proposed departments: 1987 Contents: 7-7 files 15. Proposal to extend SWAPO Kindergarten into a lower primary practice school affiliated to UNIN's Department of Education and Teacher Training: 1988/89? 16. Transition plans for the Institute: 1988 PA 3/1 UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR NAMBIA 2 RESEARCH 1 Comprehensive Study on Namibia: Rapporteurs report: brainstorming meeting on the comprehensive study - "Namibia: perspectives for national reconstruction and development", Lusaka, March 14-19: 1985 2 Comprehensive study on Namibia: international seminar on "Namibia: perspectives for national reconstruction and development", 28 June-5 July: 1985 3 Comprehensive study on Namibia: draft chapters of the book (incomplete), Lusaka: [1985] 7 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 PA 3/1/2 RESEARCH (Cont.) 4 Comprehensive study on Namibia: a development strategy for the housing and construction sectors in developing Namibia: [n.d.] 5 Comprehensive study on Namibia: loose papers - pieces of various chapters? : [n.d.]. 6 Research publications by the Institute: Namibia studies series: manpower estimates and development implications for Namibia based on the work of R.H. Green / N.K. Duggal. (Namibia studies series; 1) 7 Research publications by the Institute: Namibia studies series: constitutional options for Namibia: a historical perspective, based on the work of M.D. Bomani and C. Ushewokunze / N.K. Duggal: 1979 (Namibia studies series: 2). 8 Research publications by the Institute: Namibia studies series: Toward agrarian reform: policy options for Namibia, based on the work of S. Mushonga / N.K. Duggal: 1979 (Namibia studies series; 3) 9 Research publications by the Institute: Namibia studies series: education policy for independent Namibia: some fundamental considerations, based on the work of Mose P. Tjitendero / N.K. Duggal: 1984. (Namibia studies series; 8). 10 Research publications by the Institute: Research: UNIN prospectuses. - Lusaka: 1979-1986 11 Research publications by the Institute: Research: UNIN news. - Lusaka: 1980-1990 12 Research publications by the Institute: Namibia abstracts: guide to selected literature on Namibia and other Southern African countries: 1984-1985 13 Research publications by the Institute: Trade and development: some policy considerations for independent Namibia based on the work of Wilfred W. Asombang / N.K. Duggal: 1985 (Occasional paper 1) 8 Tjitendero, MP PA 3 PA 3/1/2 RESEARCH (Cont.) 14 Research publications by the Institute: Graphics: [n.d.] (ill. - Communicating in English series 1) 15 Papers by UNIN staff: examination of an alternative: a book at the primary and secondary education in Namibia / presented by Mose Penaani Tjitendero [to the University of Massachusetts: 1976 16 Papers by UNIN staff: a descriptive list of United Nations reference documents on Namibia (1946-1978) / compiled by A.O. Evborokhai, Archivist: 1979 17 Papers by UNIN staff: texts of United Nations resolutions on Namibia (1946-1978), Part 1: General Assembly / compiled by A.O. Evborokhai, archivist: 1980 18 Papers by UNIN staff: texts of United Nations resolutions on Namibia (1946-1978), Part 2: Security council and economic and social council/compiled by A.O. Evborokhai, archivist: 1980 19 Papers by UNIN staff: Education policy planning for independent Namibia, based on the work of M.P. Tjitendero, working paper (2; one containing in addition, a preface and table of contexts): 1980 20 Papers by UNIN staff: towards economic development strategy: options for independent Namibia (working paper) / by H. S. Aulakh & Wilfred W. Asombang: 1982 21 Papers by UNIN staff: administration system and establishment needs for an independent Namibia (working paper) / Adalbert A.
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