[:de] In February, the children of Rehoboth looked forward to a special guest. Reiner Meutsch, founder of the eponymous Reiner Meutsch Foundation FLY & HELP, and other guests from his foundation visited our two partner projects there. In recent years, the foundation played a decisive role in ensuring that “Heart for the Children” and “Otto Gamseb” each got a new
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[:de] On 06/03/2018, the volunteer board members Ute Pichorner, Guy Loretan, Christoph Möller, and Michael Hoppe gathered for the annual board meeting of the Schweitzer Stiftung steps for children. The chairwoman Ute Pichorner opened the meeting and went into detail about a number of activities in 2017. For example, two golf tournaments and a
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[:de] In a joyful gathering with 55 guests, Ursula Kuckuk from Kaltenkirchen celebrated both her birthday anniversary and her husband Dr. Henning Kuckuk’s promotion at the end of February. The couple used this special occasion to collect generous donations for steps for children. Mrs. Kuckuk was inspired by a friend for steps for children, who has already volunteered several times in our project in Okakarara
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[:de] Dr. Jürgen Reinert used a personal milestone, his 50th birthday, as an opportunity to support steps for children with donations instead of gifts. The board of SMA Solar Technology AG had invited 70 guests, 16 of whom came from Namibia and five had traveled specially for the occasion. “I was born and raised in Namibia and would like to
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Juliane Scheller volunteered for two and a half months with us at steps for children in Okakarara (Namibia). The 26-year-old speech therapist from Hamburg vividly describes the experiences and insights she gained during her time with the people in Africa. So I packed my bag and took a few usual items with me such as
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[:de] An eventful year in 2017 shaped our work at steps for children. On 29 November 2017, we were able to present a wide range of activities to our support association steps for children e.V. at the 11th general meeting in Hamburg. In addition to our support association members, numerous guests attended and received information not only about the latest news from all project locations but also about our programs and partners.
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The Hamburger Gymnasium Christianeum held a Christmas bazaar for a good cause on 30 November. Each of the 1,100 students had previously made all sorts of homemade items or brought something to sell. In the evening, the bazaar shone thanks to its variety and the creations of the students from the grammar school. From a mix of handmade items to popular
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[:de] A donor trip to our project areas gives supporters the opportunity to look at the work on site in a concrete way. Up close, nine of our supporters from Germany were able to experience different project locations in Namibia in mid-November. For some, it was not their first project trip, as was the case for Anton Rathgeb, who has been providing a wide range of support for steps for nine years. For him
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[:en] At the beginning of November, Michael Hoppe travelled to our new project country Zimbabwe. During the trip, which lasted several days, he visited communities around the Mutasa and Mutare regions. Together with our partner Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan, we started our collaboration there for the next three years at the beginning of August 2017. The aim of the projects is to promote early childhood education for children,
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[:de] Once again, a group of 14 female students and pupils from the Hamburg Gymnasium Eppendorf travelled to Namibia during the autumn holidays. For years, students and teachers have been getting involved through their association Hege Helping Hands at our Gobabis location. Even in 2017, they were actively there and provided valuable support for our steps projects and our partner project
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