Passionate about documenting national heritage

Climbing up the leadership ladder, with a love for the nation’s origins, Ndamian Hangula has been a binding force in ensuring the country’s documentary heritage is preserved and continues to tell the story of the country’s history.Although he now serves as chief of the National Archives of Namibia (NAN), his journey stems from humble beginnings. In 2016, he began his tenure at the NAN as an archivist responsible for preservation and restoration, serving in this position for eight years before being promoted to lead the institution in mid-2024.Hangula’s roles at the NAN have been to preserve archival materials in all formats, ranging from paper records, such as maps and photographs, to media-based records like films, microfilms and cassette tapes.He describes his time at NAN as wonderful, with so much to learn. He is proud that NAN consistently serves visitors from all corners of the world with archival information and guides public institutions in records management-related issues. “I am proud of my work as a chief archivist, and leading NAN to safeguard Namibia's rich documentary heritage,” he said.Hangula hopes the institution will continue serving the public to the best of its ability.Encouraging the youth, he advised that they take their education seriously, uphold discipline, embrace high morals and most importantly, never stop learning. “The small seed grows into a big tree,” Hangula said, adding that this is an African proverb he lives by.

Passionate about documenting national heritage

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