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Birgit Eckert has been a long-time volunteer at steps for children in Germany. With various activities at her nursery and practical help at stands, she supports us! Now the nursery teacher would like to get to know the projects on the ground and will fly to Namibia at the beginning of next year. The project trip is also being discussed in her nursery group:
„Since I found out that I will be flying to Okakarara in March/April 2015 to help at the preschool there, Namibia and the foundation steps for children have been a current topic in my daycare group. I work at the Himmelblau daycare centre in Duvenstedt, in a group of 3–6-year-old children. The children there are doing quite well, and they find it difficult to imagine that children elsewhere in the world are not as fortunate.“
On 7 November 2014, we held a lantern festival and a mother from my group, Bianca Preuß, had the wonderful idea of selling cakes that evening, baked by the parents. With the support of Kirstin Hebbel, she was very active and raised 350€ in just one hour! Some parents did not buy a cake, but donated.
Ein ganz besonderer Augenblick aber war es für mich, als mein Sohn Fabian auf mich zukam. Er sagte mir, wie stolz er auf mich sei. Ich würde mich so sehr für die Kinder in den Projekten von steps for children engagieren und viel dafür tun, damit es in den Köpfen der Menschen ankommt. Dann steckte er 50€ in die Spendendose als Zeichen seiner Verantwortung. Nun weiß ich noch mehr, dass es richtig ist, was ich tue und werde genauso weitermachen!“
Birgit Eckert is a long-time volunteer at steps for children in Germany. With various activities at her day-care centre and active help at stands, she supports us! Now the teacher would like to get to know the projects on the ground and will be flying to Namibia early next year. The project trip is also being discussed in her day-care group:
„Since I found out that I will be flying to Okakarara in March/April 2015 to help at the preschool there, Namibia and the foundation steps for children have been a current topic in my daycare group. I work at the Himmelblau daycare centre in Duvenstedt, in a group of 3–6-year-old children. The children there are doing quite well, and they find it difficult to imagine that children elsewhere in the world are not as fortunate.“
On 7 November 2014, we held a lantern festival and a mother from my group, Bianca Preuß, had the wonderful idea of selling cakes that evening, baked by the parents. With the support of Kirstin Hebbel, she was very active and raised 350€ in just one hour! Some parents did not buy a cake, but donated.
„One particularly special moment for me, however, was when my son Fabian came up to me. He told me how proud he was of me. I am so committed to the children in the steps for children projects and do a great deal to ensure that this reaches people’s minds. Then he put 50€ into the donation box as a sign of his responsibility. Now I know even more clearly that what I am doing is right, and I will carry on just as before!“
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