At the beginning of June, Michael Hoppe and the project manager from Okakarara, Sonja Schneider-Waterberg, received a four-figure donation from the Bickbargen pupils. The children, together with their parents and teachers, collected money at the flea market, which they organized themselves at the school. 15 classes were involved. A major event in support of the children in Okakarara – one that will remain in everyone’s memory. As will Sonja’s reports from her day-to-day work in the project. She handed over the baton, the idea of steps – one of her former students is now a teacher at Bickbargen.

© Frauke Heiderhoff

The pupils, who had already taken part in an Africa project week, already knew quite a bit about the lives of children in the poverty districts. However, they were not yet familiar with the greeting of the Herero, which Michael Hoppe taught them: „Morro, morro“. Now they can say the first words in an African tribal language, which quickly became a catchphrase in classrooms and hallways.

Thank you to Bickbargen Primary School for the great commitment – for our children in Okakarara!