by Mari Serebrov | May, Sat, 2026 | Mama Namibia
“I’m Jahohora, the daughter of Mutihu and Tutejuva of the Omukuatjivi clan. I will never lose who I am. And I will always remember the ancestors. I don’t want any bad luck!” She’s a little girl. She’s sitting by the kraal with her... 
by Mari Serebrov | May, Fri, 2026 | Mama Namibia
In 2021, Germany officially recognized the Herero and Nama genocide for the first time. The word “genocide” was finally, formally used. That moment didn’t come from nowhere. “Mama Namibia will always be remembered as the book that opened the... 
by Mari Serebrov | May, Thu, 2026 | Mama Namibia
“Child, save yourself. Run as far from here as you can.” Someone said those words to a child in 1904. Knowing they might not follow. Hoping they would. Jahohora ran. She stumbled through the Omaheke Desert for nearly two years. She was starving. She was... 
by Mari Serebrov | May, Wed, 2026 | Mama Namibia
Tomorrow, May 28, is Namibia’s Genocide Remembrance Day. 🇳🇦🇩🇪 Tonight — on the eve of remembrance — In Namibia and across the world, we stand alongside the Herero and Nama peoples to honor the memory of what was taken – not just lives, but entire worlds.... 
by Mari Serebrov | May, Tue, 2026 | Mama Namibia
This Thursday, May 28, is Namibia’s Genocide Remembrance Day. I want to sit with this tonight: “I shut my eyes. I don’t want to see my death.” That is Jahohora. Twelve years old. Alone in the Omaheke Desert. Already beyond anything a child... 
by Mari Serebrov | May, Mon, 2026 | Mama Namibia
The Nama don’t always get the same recognition as the Herero in conversations about this genocide. I want to change that today. “Those memories drove the Herero and Nama … to fight for freedom.” Hendrik Witbooi was a Nama leader who resisted...