Olufuko festival

Olufuko (from an Oshiwambo word meaning wedding) is an annual festival held in Outapi, Namibia.

It was officially opened on 23 August 2012 by Sam Nujoma, former founding President of the Republic of Namibia.

Olufuko is a process where girls between the age of 15 and 20 are prepared for womanhood.

[2] This means they are taught how to do traditional chores at home, such as pounding omahangu, cooking, cultivating and understanding the roles of men and women in society and recently the impact of HIV/AIDS, STDs and other diseases in society.

Several speakers at the Olufuko Official Opening Ceremony have used the occasion to urge all girls to go back to school and none of the girls were ever handed over to a man to get married after the initiation ceremony.