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Together with the Foundation Hilfe mit Plan and Plan International in Zimbabwe, we support specifically young girls and women to prevent child marriage and strengthen their rights. We strengthen girls„ rights: through youth clubs at all project schools, which build on the “Champions of Change” model developed by Plan International: girls learn how they

Dr. Michael Hoppe, Hamburg-based entrepreneur and foundation founder, talks in “6 Questions for Dr. Michael Hoppe” about his biggest lessons learned, his vision for steps for children and which moments of success still inspire him today. What is the biggest difference between your years as a successful entrepreneur and your work as a board member of your own foundation? As an entrepreneur, you had

6. wph Charity Golf event in support of steps for children With great pleasure, wph Wohnbau und Projektentwicklung Hamburg GmbH has already organized the 6th Charity Golf event in support of steps for children — and the company’s targeted donation goal was exceeded by far. Through activities such as the „€50 per birdie“ and the „€150 per eagle“ campaigns, as well as further

From guardian angel child to student in Namibia In Okakarara, a small place in Namibia, Clenda was born 20 years ago. She grew up there with her single mother. But Clenda has by no means been raised alone by her mother — she lived together with her entire family in Okakarara: with her grandmother, her uncles and aunts, her

Your Birthday Fundraising Campaign Starting a campaign for a good cause on your birthday is a wonderful experience. Together with their guests, people get involved, as in the case of Ms Birgit Janssen and Mr Alex Buma, with steps for children, thereby promoting educational opportunities and future prospects for our children and young people in Namibia and Zimbabwe. The birthday campaign of

How does a social leave in Namibia work? Here you can find out how to best spend a vacation with steps for children in Namibia while also having a clearer conscience – it is then called social leave, and for a week you have the opportunity to help out a little at one of our projects. First of all, you have to

On 17 May 2022, the members’ meeting of our support association steps for children e.V. took place. In addition to the association members, numerous guests and interested parties also attended. We would like to thank all participants very sincerely and are delighted that we were able to record this year’s presentation, delivered by Michael Hoppe. In this video, you can experience the current project development first hand. https://vimeo.com/712223002

On Saturday, 18 June 2022, the Festival of Foundations will take place at Planten un Bloomen as part of the Hamburg Foundation Days — it’s worth stopping by. This time, we’ll also be there with an information booth. You’ll find us in the afternoon in front of the music pavilion — our volunteer helpers, who this year will look after the stand and present steps for children,

The rise in criminal activity in Namibia is significant – on the one hand, this is reported by the country's newspapers, while on the other hand, we are experiencing it at our locations. The situation is particularly critical in Namibia's capital, Windhoek. Reasons for the rise in crime in Namibia After 6 years of recession, a heavily overindebted state with