Ohangwena Regional Library
{{Short description|Regional library in Ohangwena, Namibia}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Ohangwena Regional Study and Resource Center
| formation = 2014 September 22
| headquarters = Helao Nafidi, Ohangwena Region, Namibia
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| leader_name = Ms. Cathrine Ndeshipanda Shikuni
| website = https://www.facebook.com/ohangwenaregionallibrary
| image = Ohangwena Study and Resource Center.jpg
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| caption = Ohangwena Regional Study and Resource Center
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Ohangwena Regional Study and Resource Center (ORSRC) is a library at the Helao Nafidi town council.{{Cite web |title=REGIONAL STUDY & RESOURCE CENTRES extended {{!}} Nina Maritz Architects |url=http://www.ninamaritzarchitects.com/regional-study-resource-centres-extended/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.ninamaritzarchitects.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ohangwena gets mobile community library unit |url=https://neweralive.na/posts/ohangwena-mobile-community-library-unit |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Truth, for its own sake. |language=en}} The library opened in 2014, and it was officially opened by then-president of the Republic of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba.
The library is one of three regional libraries (the other two are in Oshakati, Oshana; and Gobabis, Omaheke). These libraries are also known as Regional Study and Resource Centers (RSRCs), and were funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (Namibia Account) at a cost of N$167 million{{Cite web |title=Namibia Regional Library Evaluation {{!}} Technology & Social Change Group |url=https://tascha.uw.edu/projects/namibia-regional-study-resource-center-evaluation/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=tascha.uw.edu}} A majority of learners in the townships of Eenhana and the surrounding areas make use of this library to study and research.Shaxula,2023
Funding
This library was made possible by the funding from Millennium Challenge Account in partnership with the National Library and Archives service (NLAS), a division of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC){{Cite web |title=New library for Ohangwena |url=https://neweralive.na/posts/library-ohangwena |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Truth, for its own sake. |language=en}}
Services
The RSRC provides a wide range of services from computer training and business programs to printing services and study spaces to the diverse clienteles from Ohangwena Region and beyond{{Cite web |title=Ohangwena community urged to make use of regional library |url=https://www.nampa.org/index.php?model=featured&function=display&id=154658 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.nampa.org}}
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Category:Government of Namibia
Category:Libraries established in 2014
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