Charity events from Christianeum – a grammar school in Hamburg Already for the second time, the students from the Christianeum have come up with a fundraising run: decentralised and self-responsible, they have again made their way along the Alster, ridden many kilometres through a forest, run a few laps around a pond, explored the channels with stand-up paddleboards and […]
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Small, fine Alafia – this time indoors The Alafia Africa Festival took place again this year. After a one-year pause due to well-known restrictions, for steps this year it was very short notice and not possible in the usual way in Altona to set up a small but fine indoor information stand. The event followed the 3G rules to ensure the safety of those taking part
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At first glance At first glance, one might think that the inhabitants of Okakara have good eyesight, because there are practically no spectacle wearers. The reason why so few people wear glasses is that the state healthcare system, which provides Namibian citizens with care, does not issue glasses and most people do not wear glasses.
Progress in Zimbabwe is evident Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the projects are active. Support for Zimbabwe from the steps for children Foundation together with the Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan and Plan International is bearing fruit. To prevent further waves of infection, the on-site team worked to carry out planned activities earlier than agreed.
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Die Immobilienbranche für steps for children Eine stolze 5-stellige Summe ist bei dem diesjährigen Charity-Golf-Event der wph Wohnbau und Projektentwicklung Hamburg GmbH zusammengekommen. Bereits zum fünften Mal haben Golferinnen und Golfer aller Handicaps gemeinsam für die gute Sache gespielt. Das Turnier fand auf dem Golfpark Weidenhof in Pinneberg statt und anstelle einer Anmeldegebühr hat wph
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Stories of 3 women who give hope How women fight for a better future. For the most part, they came from dire poverty, from the so-called Informal Settlements in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Now the 3 women who give hope can feed their families and send their children to school. The stories are about women who
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A Namibia fan from Hamburg Some of you may be wondering – what exactly are Tracks4Africa? There’s a forum on the internet, namibia-forum.ch, that deals with Namibia, southern Africa and travel there. This is where in particular interested Namibia fans gather. One member also found their way to us – Tews Koll. He
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A new purpose for the sewing room We’ve found a new purpose for the sewing room from Okakarara. You’ll find out what it is and where it will be set up again in our post. The sustainable idea of reusing materials that already exist is a key part of this. Thanks to a generous donor, we’re able to build a new sewing room in Okakarara.
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Vegetable growing at steps in Namibia At our project location in Okakarara, in the neighbouring village of Ongombombonde there has been a vegetable growing area of more than 1,000 sq m since 2014. Mostly under shade nets, but also outdoors there is all sorts of produce grown here: carrots, cabbage, beetroot and spinach. Peppers and chili are also included, along with melons and onions. But chili in particular thrives here. The wages
Friendship Day Today is Friendship Day. Since February of this year, three of our children of the protective angels – one should by now really be talking about young adults – have been living together in a small apartment in Windhoek. Visit to the apartment When steps for children founder Michael Hoppe was in Namibia on a project trip in June, he worked together with
