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Opening of the new classrooms at Heart for the Children in Rehoboth

[:de] Am 8. Juli wurde bei unserem Kooperationspartner „Heart for the Children“ das mit finanzieller Hilfe der Stiftung steps for children und weiterer Unterstützer gebaute neue Schulgebäude von den Behörden offiziell abgenommen. Es fehlt noch das Inventar, doch sobald Tische und Stühle angeschafft sind, kann das Projekt doppelt so viele  Kinder aufnehmen und fördern. Die […]

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Student company „Kitchen Magic“ active for steps for children

[:de] The commitment of the vocational entry class in domestic science (student company „Küchenzauber“) from BBS II in Delmenhorst seems tireless: After their „African Buffet“ event (we reported—on the article „A tasteful fundraising initiative“), their second fundraising event took place in the city center of Delmenhorst. On a Saturday, the young people met at the Delmenhorst marketplace with self-made poster hangers to raise funds for

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Great help: Replenishment for our solar oven production

[:de] The printing company NEEF + STUMME premium printing has, through its socially responsible business commitment, ensured that solar oven production in our carpentry workshop in Gobabis is progressing speedily. The donation of several hundred used printing plates from offset printing provides, for our income-generating step and the carpentry workshop, an important basis for the oven production,

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A birthday helps children in Namibia

[:de] For her celebration of her 60th birthday, Susanne-Kathrein Bern had a special wish: „My birthday wish is for donations to disadvantaged children in Namibia! I have so much and would now like to give something back.“ Her 110 guests were happy to grant this wish: the donation box decorated with pictures filled up quickly, and at the end of the party the couple counted the total

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Newly established guesthouse

[:de] Our new guest house in Okakarara is becoming more beautiful both outside and in: There are now curtains for the windows and showers, as well as a small tea corner with a kettle. Why not come and visit us sometime—here’s a little preview:       [:en] Our new guest house in Okakarara is outside and inside more beautiful:

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Solar ovens for all steps projects

I’m now back in Germany, but I would like to report on an event afterwards. Henk Olwage, project manager in Gobabis, demonstrated at the project managers’ meeting in Okahandja the use of the solar ovens produced in the carpentry workshop in Gobabis.   Each steps project now receives a solar oven for testing. On the one hand, this is intended to save energy costs, and on the other, to use the solar ovens

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New school building for Otto Gamseb – meeting with project manager Josephina Kene

[:de] During my project visit to Rehoboth, we discussed the further collaboration with the head of our partner project, Otto Gamseb, together with Stefan Schultheiss (National Coordinator) and Melvyrine Bock (coordinator for the projects in Rehoboth). vl. Dr. Michael Hoppe, Melvyrine Bock, Josephina Kene, Stefan Schultheiss Since the start of our support in 2013, the project

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An enjoyable fundraising campaign

[:de] This school year, students in the home economics vocational entry class at BBS II in Delmenhorst have been looking into the question of what food waste in Germany has to do with hunger in Africa. Through contact with an au pair girl from Cameroon, they learnt, among other things, that very few children in Cameroon go to school.

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