In Conversation with Namibian Author Erika von Wietersheim “My greatest wish is that young people in Namibia do not lose hope.” How did you come up with this book title, what inspired you to do so? Erika: The book ends in 1990, on the day of independence. This day was a new beginning, an early morning,
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Organic Farming in Namibia From a simple garden to organic production – the transition to organic farming in Namibia at steps for children has begun. A place for learning and exchanging practical experience for steps for children and the surrounding community. We take you to the garden in Ongombombonde. Holistic Management International (HMI) has been working since
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A successful event On 29 November was our general meeting of the steps for children e.V. support association and our first hybrid event. Because we decided to open the event to interested parties and friends of steps for children who are not members of the support association or who could not come directly to the event. It was an evening
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We are building dormitories in Zimbabwe and thereby creating safe sleeping places for girls Safe Sleeping Place for Girls: We want girls to have a safe place to sleep and are therefore building girls' dormitories in Zimbabwe with Plan International and Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan. We describe here how these are equipped and what we are achieving with them. Would you also like to support this cause and
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Moro Moro (= hello in Otjiherero) from Okakarara, Namibia! I am Magali, 34 years old, an educator and in 2021 I successfully completed my Bachelor's degree in Social Work. I have decided to support the steps for children project in Okakarara as a short-term volunteer from September to December 2022. In the project in Okakarara I have
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Career Prospects For young people in Zimbabwe, together with Plan International and Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan, we want to create career prospects – in other words, economic youth empowerment! Through vocational training and support in employment and self-employment As part of another joint project with Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan and Plan International in Zimbabwe, we promote vocational
Hello from Namibia! Pauline says hello from Namibia! Since August 2022, for one year she has been coming to us in Namibia through the worldwärts programme from volunta gGmbH, to look after children and young people with great commitment at steps Okakarara. Pauline tells us here about her first tasks and experiences: I’m Pauline
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Dear steps friends and supporters, after we’ve been receiving more and more enquiries from within our community of supporters about what the current situation in Namibia looks like in view of the many crises, we’ve decided to open the Förderverein (support association) members’ event of steps for children e.V. to all interested parties. You can expect an up-to-date situation report, as well as a reading by
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Why should I become a guardian angel? Our guardian angels are an enormous support for particularly motivated children and young people in Namibia who are socially excluded and threatened by poverty. For this, we thank all our guardian angels very much. We are convinced that education is not only a right, but also the key to breaking the cycle of poverty with strength of your own. However, due to several
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What does your FSJ in Namibia look like? What does your FSJ in Namibia look like? We asked this question of the two volunteers from Rehoboth who came to Namibia together in August 2022 and began their voluntary service with steps for children. They describe what their daily tasks are, what they in
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