[:de] Eine besondere Freude während meiner Tour durch Namibia zu den verschiedenen steps-Projekten war es, den Gemüsegarten in Okakarara zu sehen. Dank unseres Beraters Gal Sirten und seines Vorarbeiters Paulus Marunga, aber auch insbesondere durch den Einsatz der fünf Frauen aus der Gemeinde, die täglich im Garten arbeiten und das Gemüse für ihr eigenes Einkommen und die […]
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[:en] The children and teachers of our Heart for the Children cooperation project welcomed me and our National Coordinator, Stefan Schultheiss, with beaming eyes and thanked us warmly for the new school building. They are very much looking forward to learning and playing there soon and to welcoming new children. The two new classrooms will soon be ready
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[:en] It's winter in Namibia at the moment and sometimes it's very cold. When I was in Gobabis, the temperatures dropped to -5°C at night and there was no heating. At least I had a thick jumper, thermal clothing and blankets. How the people in the poor neighbourhoods manage without blankets and sometimes without a mattress on the cold floor of their homes?
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[:en] For a few days now I have been travelling through Namibia to our steps projects and looking at the latest developments and buildings, having detailed discussions with the employees and being happy about our bright steps children. Last Monday, the first meeting took place at which the heads of all steps projects, or the projects with which steps for
Dr Michael Hoppe on a project trip to Namibia in 2015 Read More »
[:en] We are delighted that the children's advisory board of the BürgerStiftung Hamburg steps for children has approved funding for the construction of a playground for our co-operation project „Otto Gamseb“ in Rehoboth/Namibia. The BürgerStiftung Hamburg and the children's aid organisation Children for a better World e.V. pursue the goal of working together with young people to improve the situation of children and young people.
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[:en] Every two years, the extended von Trotha family organises a family reunion. This year, this reunion was not only used for a nice and joyful reunion, but also as an opportunity to organise a charity run for the benefit of steps for children. The children and young people looked for up to five sponsors, who donated an amount per lap run.
Family reunion with sporting commitment Read More »
[:en] During the May holidays, Selma Mukuve, Desiree Shunyuni and Agnes Naibas, the three preschool teachers of the steps for children - Johanniter PrePrimary School, took part in a training course of the “Amos Meerkat skool” Namibia. The Johanniter Home Khoaeb Otavi made its premises available for the course and Mrs Susan du Toit, project manager in Otavi, and her staff ensured that the course was a success.
[:en] Today you have the last opportunity to visit the online art exhibition of the German-Japanese artist Mitsue Kono, the proceeds of which will be donated to the steps for children projects. The artistic works impress with their expressive colour accents and fascinating structural compositions. 20% of the proceeds will go to the steps for children foundation. So you can show your love
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Since 1972, the „International Day for the Environment“ has been observed every year on 5 June. All over the world, a wide variety of events, talks, actions and measures take place on this day in order to raise awareness, among other things, of the importance of handling natural resources in a sustainable way. Sustainability is also a key topic for steps for children in carrying out our work.
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The steps for children foundation is delighted to be able to announce the charity art exhibition by German-Japanese artist Mitsue Kono, which is online until 7 June. The artistic works impress with expressive bursts of colour and with their fascinating structural compositions. 20% of the proceeds go to the steps for children foundation. This way, you can share their love for
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