Education as the key to change

Today is the “International Day of Education”.

I still remember the beginning of my education, starting school. I would like to use this day to remind us of the following figures – realities:

• About 263 million children and young people do not go to school.
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  Worldwide, there are approximately 750 million young people and adults who cannot read and write.
  2/3 of them are women.
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  60% of girls in southern Africa have dropped out of secondary school. Often due to early pregnancies, domestic violence and a lack of education.

The pandemic has made the numbers even higher. More children who do not attend school, more young people who drop out and schoolchildren who cannot participate in “homeschooling” without a laptop or other technical means either… The children we support mostly live in small huts without water, without electricity and often with more than 10 people in one room. No one has access to the internet, and the teachers do not have the necessary skills to make “homeschooling” continuously possible for the children. At the beginning of January, schools in Namibia started again and began a new school year – I am pleased that we 16 new Schutzengel children in our partner project Ileni Tulikwafeni in Okahandja. 

Guardian Angel children

The steps for children Foundation enables over 3.500 children and young people in Namibia and Zimbabwe to attend preschool, kindergarten or afternoon classes.  steps gives children and young adults in Namibia and Zimbabwe a future through education and training and empowers them to break the cycle of poverty through their own efforts. The first Guardian Angel children have already graduated from high school and are studying in Windhoek. This is sustainable education and gives them the chance of a self-determined future.  Become a Guardian Angel now and join us in supporting severely disadvantaged children on the International Day of Education .I wish you a successful day, with one or two lovely memories from your school days.
 
Warm regards
Dr. Michael Hoppe
Founder steps for childre

Become a Guardian Angel on the Day of Education