Cynthy Kaliinasho HAIHAMBO

• Masters in Philosophy of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, 1996.
• Bachelor of Education (Honours) University of Namibia 1994.
• Higher Diploma in Education (Upper –Primary to Secondary), Khomasdal College of Education, 1989.

Lecturer

Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek
Block X, Room X051

+264 61 206 3785

chaihambo@unam.na

Ms. C. K. Haihambo Ya-Otto  is a Namibian citizen.  After completion of her secondary school career in Windhoek, Ms. Haihambo joined the then Khomasdal College of Education and obtained a Higher Education Diploma leading to a career that later became a passion: teaching and learning from the youth.  In 1994, she completed a Bachelors of Education (Hons.), from the University of Namibia.  In 1996, she completed the M.Phil. (Special Needs Education) Degree, University of Oslo.  She is currently pursuing doctoral studies through the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Ms. Haihambo is currently a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education.  She has done research and consultancies in the areas of Special Needs and Inclusive Education; Gender Issues, HIV and AIDS; Street Children and Other Marginalised Children and Orphans and Vulnerable Children as well as Early Childhood, Care and Development.
Ms. Haihambo has published widely in these areas.
She has served the University and country at various levels.  These include among others having served on the first National Sport Commission; having served on the Council of the Windhoek College of Education; having been the first President of the Namibia Special Olympics Committee; having been Namibia National Representative on the World Forum on Early Childhood Care and Development for two terms; currently serving on the Board of Women Leadership Centre.  At the University, Ms. Haihambo Ya-Otto has coordinated the Gender and Community Development Diploma Programme , the Specialized Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs Education and serves on HIV and AIDS Steering Committee.

She teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Post resume/vita document

• Inclusive Education and Specific Learning Difficulties (ESP 3400)
• Visual Impairment I (ESP 4100)
• Visual Impairment II (ESP 4200)
• General Special Needs Education (ESP 4111)
• Introduction to Special Needs Education Research Methodologies (ESP 4222)
• Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties I (ESP 4180)

Inclusive Education; Gender and Education; HIV and AIDS and the Education Sector;  Early Childhood Care and Devlopment; Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

Articles:

2004  Jacqueline Hayden , Cynthy K. Haihambo, Barnabas Otaala & Roderick F. Zimba. Young Children Affected or Infected by HIV/ IADS: A Comparison of Living Situations for Children 0 -8 Years in Windhoek Namibia. Journal of Early Childhood Development Vol. 2 2004 50 – 68.

Books:
Haihambo C.K., Hayden J., Otaala B., Zimba R.F. (2004), An Assessment of Services Provided to Children Affected and Infected with HIV/AIDS in Windhoek, Namibia, University of Namibia Press.

Haihambo C. K. & Hengari J. U. (2004). Introduction to Inclusive Education and Specific Learning Difficulties (ESP 7409), Study Guide for Bachelors of Education, University of Namibia, Center for External Studies.

Haihambo C. K., Mushaandja J., Hengari J. U. (2005). A Situation Analysis of Integrated Early Childhood Services in the Karas, Kavango and Omusati Regions. Windhoek, John Meinert Printers

Conference Papers:

• 1998 Children Living and Being on the Streets, A SADC Project, Radda Barna South Africa.
• 2000, Children Lining and Being on the Streets in Namibia, UNESCO Namibia.
• 2001, Children in Difficult Circumstances: The Case of Namibia, UNESCO Namibia.
• 2001-2002, The Kavango Girl Child Project, Ministry of Basic Education, Sport and Culture and UNICEF Namibia.
• 2006, A Narrative Study of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Culture amongst the Nama and Ovambo of Namibia. SAFAIDS
• 2007: A Study of Orphans and Vulnerable children in Namibia.

Consultancy Project:

2004, A Study on Orphanhood, Child Labour and Street Children, UNICEF in collaboration with Ministry of Woman Affairs and Child Welfare.  I was contracted by Namibia Integrated Development Consultants CC to collect data in Omusati Region.
2006, A Narrative Study of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Culture amongst the Nama and Ovambo of Namibia. SAFAIDS
2007: A Study of Orphans and Vulnerable children in Namibia.
2008: Participated as co-consultant of People in Need Assessment, a Programme sponsored by the Chech Republic to support women affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in the Karas Region.

Zimba R. F., Haihambo C. K. & February P. J. (2004). Situation Analysis on the Provision of Special Needs Education in Namibia. Ministry o f Education, Republic of Namibia.

Haihambo C. K., Kalomo E. N., Ashton D. (2006). Namibia Global Fund Programme Evaluation Report: The Comprehensive Care and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, University Central Consultancy Bureau.

Von Wietersheim E. & Haihambo C. K. (2007), Training Manual for Teacher Educators for the training of Student Teachers in Window of Hope and My Future is My Choice. Ministry of Education and UNICEF Namibia.