Sophie has already seen, experienced and learnt a lot in the short time she has been with steps in Okakarara. In this article, she describes her everyday life at steps and what it is like to come to Namibia and stay there for just a few months. Hello from Okakarara! I am Sophie, 19 [...]
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Who is Johanna? One of the first to start studying thanks to the support of steps for children in Windhoek. In „Who is Johanna?“ she introduces herself once again and talks about her life so far. Johanna was born in Okakarara, Namibia and grew up with her parents. She has two younger sisters. „It's
Little guardian angels from Hamburg The Schule an der Gartenstadt, a primary school in Hamburg's Wandsbek district, is getting involved: Many pupils in the first and third grades become little guardian angels! The Schule an der Gartenstadt from Hamburg was a great help to our Guardian Angel children last year too. We were very pleased that the pupils
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Significant shortcomings in Namibia's schools! More than ever, children and young people need our support through the guardian angel programme at steps for children. On International Education Day, we want to draw attention to the serious shortcomings in Namibia's education system. Some factors that influence the shortage in the Namibian education system: Only now, after almost three pandemic years, is the actual,
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Many children do not know their own country Many children in Namibia who grow up on the outer fringes of society in informal settlements hardly have the opportunity to explore their own country due to their living conditions. Some children have never been to the capital Windhoek, others have never even been to the next largest town. Only our numerous guardian angels from
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ox8 Corporate Finance is an independent corporate finance boutique that offers advisory services focussing on M&A and growth capital in the areas of software/ Saas, digital commerce, technology/ IT services, healthcare and consumer & retail. We are delighted that ox8 Corporate Finance supports the steps for children foundation in its projects and would like to thank them for their great commitment.
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A successful event On 29 November was our general meeting of the steps for children e.V. support association and our first hybrid event. Because we decided to open the event to interested parties and friends of steps for children who are not members of the support association or who could not come directly to the event. It was an evening
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We are building dormitories in Zimbabwe and thus safe sleeping places for girls Safe sleeping places for girls: We want girls to have a safe place to sleep and are therefore building girls' dormitories in Zimbabwe with Plan International and the Hilfe mit Plan foundation. We describe here how these are equipped and what we are achieving. Would you also like to get involved and
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Moro Moro (= hello in Otjiherero) from Okakarara, Namibia! I am Magali, 34 years old, an educator and in 2021 I successfully completed my Bachelor's degree in Social Work. I have decided to support the steps for children project in Okakarara as a short-term volunteer from September to December 2022. In the project in Okakarara I have
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Career prospects Together with Plan International and the Hilfe mit Plan foundation, we want to create career prospects for young people in Zimbabwe - in other words, economic youth empowerment! Through vocational training and support in gainful employment and self-employment As part of another joint project with the Hilfe mit Plan Foundation and Plan International in Zimbabwe, we are promoting vocational training for young people.
