Auf den ersten Blick Auf den ersten Blick könnte man meinen, die Bewohner Okakararas hätten grundsätzlich gute Augen, weil man praktisch keine Brillenträger sieht. Dieser Eindruck täuscht jedoch.Dass so wenige Menschen Brillen tragen, liegt daran, dass im staatlichen Gesundheitswesen, durch das namibische Bürgerinnen und Bürger versorgt werden, keine Brillen ausgegeben werden und die meisten Menschen […]
Progress in Zimbabwe is evident Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the projects are active. Support for Zimbabwe from the steps for children Foundation together with the Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan and Plan International is bearing fruit. To prevent further waves of infection, the on-site team worked to carry out planned activities earlier than agreed.
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Die Immobilienbranche für steps for children Eine stolze 5-stellige Summe ist bei dem diesjährigen Charity-Golf-Event der wph Wohnbau und Projektentwicklung Hamburg GmbH zusammengekommen. Bereits zum fünften Mal haben Golferinnen und Golfer aller Handicaps gemeinsam für die gute Sache gespielt. Das Turnier fand auf dem Golfpark Weidenhof in Pinneberg statt und anstelle einer Anmeldegebühr hat wph
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If CSR is lived out After our appeal for help, the CSR team at Brother International GmbH quickly got in touch with former employee Jochem Ihmig and provided support in times of need with a generous four-figure contribution. Thanks to the donation, steps distributed food parcels to more than 10 families from the Informal Settlements. The parcels were enough for around three
Stories of 3 women who give hope How women fight for a better future. For the most part, they came from dire poverty, from the so-called Informal Settlements in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Now the 3 women who give hope can feed their families and send their children to school. The stories are about women who
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A Namibia fan from Hamburg Some of you may be wondering – what exactly are Tracks4Africa? There’s a forum on the internet, namibia-forum.ch, that deals with Namibia, southern Africa and travel there. This is where in particular interested Namibia fans gather. One member also found their way to us – Tews Koll. He
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A new purpose for the sewing room We’ve found a new purpose for the sewing room from Okakarara. You’ll find out what it is and where it will be set up again in our post. The sustainable idea of reusing materials that already exist is a key part of this. Thanks to a generous donor, we’re able to build a new sewing room in Okakarara.
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Vegetable growing at steps in Namibia At our project location in Okakarara, in the neighbouring village of Ongombombonde there has been a vegetable growing area of more than 1,000 sq m since 2014. Mostly under shade nets, but also outdoors there is all sorts of produce grown here: carrots, cabbage, beetroot and spinach. Peppers and chili are also included, along with melons and onions. But chili in particular thrives here. The wages
Friendship Day Today is Friendship Day. Since February of this year, three of our children of the protective angels – one should by now really be talking about young adults – have been living together in a small apartment in Windhoek. Visit to the apartment When steps for children founder Michael Hoppe was in Namibia on a project trip in June, he worked together with
IN DEEP SORROW With deep sorrow, we bid farewell to Milly Bock, our project manager in Rehoboth. With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, we must tell you that Melvyrine Bock passed away on 28 June 2021 following a severe Covid illness. We are devastated and mourn our project manager from Rehoboth, who was with her husband, her children
