The first volunteers in Okakarara are back again Hello, I’m Johanna, one of the volunteers in Okakarara. I arrived here together with Julius on 08 January 2022, so the following Monday was our first day of work. What I liked right away was that here a „Hello“ always comes with a „How are you?“—
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In conversation with bestselling author Florence Brokowski-Shekete The first and only African-German school district director, Florence Brokowski-Shekete, bestselling author of the book “Mist, die versteht mich ja!”, published by Orlanda Verlag, as well as consultant and coach for intercultural communication, had an Instagram LiveTalk with Michael Hoppe on 19.12.21 about the background to the founding of the steps for children foundation and projects. All
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An institution at steps for children in Gobabis that has been involved on site since the beginning of the project—today we’d like to introduce it to you. First, it was active as a cleaner for the premises at steps, but after a short time, the children and young people trusted her because of her empathy and her ability to
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Passed with distinction In Gobabis, we can congratulate: our long-standing educator and pre-school teacher Stephanus Santiago Narib from our partner project Light for the Children, who attends to the steps Schutzengel and steps homes children in the afternoon with a wide range of tasks, has passed the „Junior Primary Education“ exam with distinction! This means he has received his teaching diploma for primary school
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Gobabis Guesthouse Sustainable Travel in Namibia Sleeping soundly with a clear conscience – the guesthouse, renovated in 2019 and now expanded with an extension, is located 200 km east of Windhoek. Through the income from the guesthouse, the preschool and afternoon classes of steps for children in Gobabis are co-financed. The guesthouse has 10 rooms with different amenities.
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From Child to Child – Aid Campaigns for Schoolchildren in Namibia The steps for children Foundation was actively supported again in 2021 by schools from Hamburg and the surrounding area. With creative fundraising campaigns, classes, project groups, parents’ councils, school administrations and teachers campaigned for children on the other side of the world (12.000 km away). The donations from the schools
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Education as the Key to Change Today is the “International Day of Education”. I still remember the beginning of my education very well: starting school. I would like to use this day to remind us of the following figures – realities: Around 263 million children and young people do not attend school. Worldwide, there are approx. 750 million young people
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In Okahandja, 16 children can be especially happy this year—they were newly added to our guardian angel program through our partner project Ileni Tulikwafeni. The 16 new guardian angel children are going into Grade 2 and, in the afternoon, are lovingly cared for and encouraged by the teacher Bettina Gaebuseb. She is also the one who maintains contact with the parents
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Selma is looking for a guardian angel Who Selma is and how you can help her and other children is something you can find out here. Selma comes from a small slum area in Rehoboth, Namibia. Here the six-year-old preschooler lives with her mother and her four younger siblings in a small tin shack, without running water and without electricity. Four months ago
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15 years steps for children Dear steps friends, we’d like to celebrate with you: steps for children is turning 15! I (Dr. Michael Hoppe) still remember very well how, 15 years ago, I decided to give something back. The vision—to empower people on site from within—
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