Einige Kinder haben die Möglichkeit auf einer Farm auf dem Land unterzukommen und werden hier mit Mahlzeiten versorgt. Aber die anderen müssen weiterhin ernährt werden. In dieser Situation den Vorgaben der Regierung zu entsprechen: schier unmöglich. Denn… …Kindern den Abstand zueinander beizubringen und die Umsetzung zu kontrollieren ist kaum umsetzbar. Spätestens nach dem Essen spielen sie […]
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Henk Olwage Project Manager Gobabis „Our city was a bit unsettled before the lockdown and we had to find various ministries to liaise with. It's about feeding the children continuously while acting safely and within government guidelines. A letter to the government has so far gone unanswered.“ We are pleased
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...for our volunteers who worked at steps in the projects. There were soon no more return flights that could be booked. After Namibia closed its borders, the volunteers in Okakarara stayed on the guest farm of Sonja Schneider-Waterberg and her family, the volunteers in Gobabis were able to find refuge in Windhoek, as were Rebecca and Lisa,
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How impaired are our social steps in Namibia? Our crèches, kindergartens, pre-schools and after-school care centres are closed. This means that the children cannot officially come to our facilities and some children in rural areas such as Okakarara have been taken in by their relatives on farms and receive their meals there. In other locations
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Our steps homes are families who take orphans into their family circle, take care of their nutrition and continuous school attendance and provide them with loving care. They also have to cope with difficult conditions due to the crisis. Here we see the food parcels that are distributed to our families in Gobabis. Further information!
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This donation reached steps for children and was immediately distributed to our soup kitchens. Because even if the projects are closed, the children who appear irregularly and hungry at our soup kitchens will still get something to eat. The cabbage was also distributed to our steps homes families. The donation was so large,
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The coronavirus has become a pandemic and we have to deal with the situation as best we can, both in Germany and, of course, in Namibia. We have never experienced this situation before. We will keep you regularly informed about current developments regarding our projects in Namibia. What does the work at steps for children
With very few exceptions, our short-term volunteers have flown back to Germany or are planning their departure. Our partner organisation for the „weltwärts“ volunteers, Volunta gGmbH, has launched a repatriation campaign following a decision by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The volunteers are currently waiting to hear how and when this will happen. We very much regret that the
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Momentan wird daran gearbeitet, dass jeder der Lehrerinnen und Lehrer sowie alle anderen Betreuungspersonen mit Schutzmasken, Handschuhen und Desinfektionsmitteln ausgestattet werden können. Weiter muss Aufklärung bei unseren Schutzengelkindern und in den steps homes erfolgen. Menschen aus dem medizinischen Bereich sollen zusätzlich mithelfen, die Eltern unserer steps Kinder aufzuklären – so die Idee. Wir werden den
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Durch den verhängten Einreisestopp aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie in Namibia bleiben die Touristen aus. Die letzten in Namibia gestrandeten Touristen suchen ihre Wege zurück in die Heimat, so auch unsere Volontär*innen. Namibia ist sehr abhängig vom Tourismus. Daher hat, wie auch in anderen Ländern, das Ausbleiben der Touristen katastrophale Folgen. Die Stornierungen häufen sich und für
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