On 1 June, it’s World Children’s Day! Together with our supporters, we work in Namibia and Zimbabwe to support children and young people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds. Together with our local project partners, we reach many children in the community.
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Kemue ist seit 2013 Schutzengelkind bei steps for children in Okakarara. Und nun hat sie es durch eine Leidenschaft, in der sie sehr erfolgreich ist, nach Windhoek geschafft. Hier lebt sie nun – warum genau und wie sie ihren Alltag verbringt, was sie besonders vermisst? Das hat sie uns hier beantwortet. Liebe Kemue, du bist aus Okakarara
In Okakarara and Gobabis, several hundred new books have arrived and have been catalogued by our staff and volunteers. The children and young people in the steps projects are looking forward to new, interesting topic books and stories that are read to them in preschool and kindergarten. left, preschool children in Okakarara look at books together with their teacher and Julius
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The development of the first income-generating project. In Okakarara, the first children’s support project initiated by Dr. Michael Hoppe was established by the steps for children foundation. As part of the project, the first steps sewing workshop was founded in 2006. With the support of the “Augsburger Freunde Namibias”, the sewing workshop was able to be implemented as an income-generating measure. Who sews here? #handmadeby In
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Wir freuen uns, Euch in diesem Jahr zu unserem ersten Livebericht aus Namibia einzuladen. Zurzeit bin ich gerade wieder in den steps for children Projekten unterwegs – von der Coronakrise spürt man aktuell zum Glück überhaupt nichts mehr. Die Auswirkungen des unmenschlichen Krieges in der Ukraine mit den damit verbundenen Einschränkungen vieler Ressourcen jedoch sind
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German schlager star Peter Wackel is supporting the construction of a school for the education of the poorest children and young people in Namibia. The school building is inaugurated on 8 April 2022. The school building was built for the community project Ileni Tulikwafeni of the Namibian town of Okahandja, 65 km north of the capital Windhoek. Peter Wackel has
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Dream house in Namibia A dream house in Namibia – that would be great, right? During the afternoon lessons in Gobabis, some dream houses were brought to life and awarded. Since 2021, we at steps for children in Gobabis have had a new teacher, Manfred Haoseb—he is responsible for the steps homes and the Schutzengel children, as well as for the afternoon classes. He comes up with all sorts of new ideas,
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Das Schutzengelkind Petronella hat 2021 ihr Abitur bestanden – als 4. Beste der Stufe. Nur insgesamt 4% haben aus dieser Schulstufe bestanden. Wir führen das auf die enge Betreuungsstruktur durch das Schutzengel-Programm in Okakarara zurück. Petronella ist seit 2010 in unserem steps Schutzengel-Programm und in diesem kleinen Interview wird sie uns von sich erzählen. Hi,
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We asked Julius a few quick questions in Okakarara to give you an insight into the project work in Namibia. If you’re also interested in doing a FSJ or spending time abroad with steps for children, you can find out more HERE. Since when have you been in Okakarara? Johanna and I have been in Okakarara since 08.01.2022 and
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Hi! My name is Paula and I’ve been in Okakarara for a month (since 19.01.2022). Together with Julius and Johanna, my fellow volunteers, I’ll be working for the next six months with steps for children in Okakarara. Okakarara is a very cozy place. People greet you on the street and ask how you’re doing. Because of that,
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