People and the River Image Gallery

Women and children collecting water in the Kunene River basin.

Himba craftsmanship in making jewellery is just one expression of the rich culture in the Kunene basin.

Boat on a river in Angola around 1800.

People crossing a bridge around 1800.

Former guard at Huambo train station.

Houses destroyed during the civil war.

Preparing independence: The first constitutional conference took place in the Turnhalle.

Angolan and Namibian river basin managers at Calueque dam.

Himba girl in the Lower Kunene basin, Namibia.

The Khoi and the San are the earliest known inhabitants of southern Africa.

Using local materials for construction purposes is part of the basin people´s traditional knowledge.

The environment has inspired story telling since ancient times.

Periods of drought require special surviving strategies.

"I arrived in Epupa."

Villagers fetching water at a traditional hand-dug well.

Cattle drinking from the Kunene River.

Green covered Serra Cafema after rainfall.

Himba graves.

Dams and weirs make water available for different socio-economic uses within the basin (Matala weir).

Roads are important drivers of socio-economic activities.