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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The property sector for steps for children A proud five-figure sum was raised at this year’s charity golf event organised by wph Wohnbau und Projektentwicklung Hamburg GmbH. For the fifth time, golfers of all handicaps played together for a good cause. The tournament took place at Golfpark Weidenhof in Pinneberg and, instead of a registration fee, wph
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If CSR is lived out After our appeal for help, the CSR team at Brother International GmbH quickly got in touch with former employee Jochem Ihmig and provided support in times of need with a generous four-figure contribution. Thanks to the donation, steps distributed food parcels to more than 10 families from the Informal Settlements. The parcels were enough for around three
Donation campaigns by the Christianeum – a secondary school in Hamburg For the second time, the students at the Christianeum came up with a sponsored run: decentralised and independently, they once again sailed on the Alster, rode many kilometres in a forest, ran a few laps around a pond, explored the canals on a stand-up paddleboard and
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Small, fine Alafia – indoors this time The Alafia Africa Festival took place again this year. After a one-year break due to the well-known restrictions, it was possible for steps this year only at very short notice and not in the usual manner in Altona to set up a small but fine indoor information stand. The festival was subject to the 3G rules to ensure the safety of the participants
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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
