Weeding now: Now, in the North as well, it’s the time when you can start raising the first plants. Later, when it gets warmer outdoors, you can put them on the balcony, or, if you’re lucky enough to have a garden, plant them in a bed. And then it’s time to weed. Just like Gody from the garden team […]
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Foster children spread their wings Ndapeua, Clenda, and Johanna are going to Windhoek. Our foster children are spreading their wings and are now going to Windhoek. Ndapeua and Clenda had already completed their matric in 2019 in Grade 12, but their scores were not sufficient to begin studying at a university. So they used the last year to study in order to end
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Even laughter is contagious In February, some children and their parents were treated to a fantastic show: the Boomerang kindergarten in Windhoek, in the Katutura district, welcomed Fun Factory Namibia! The clowns’ group led by initiator Jana Marie Backhaus-Tors had the whole audience bursting into loud laughter and pushed everyday coronavirus worries a little into the background
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A corner for being happy Martha is one of our steps homes children. At the age of 14, due to a lack of prior schooling, she was initially placed in 2nd grade and didn’t feel comfortable at all. Now she has left school and is a trainee at our guesthouse in Gobabis. Here she feels at home, understood—and she does a
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Power of Locals This is the plan: to hand over responsibility for steps projects in Namibia to local people to an ever greater extent, so that we and our National Coordinator can then only be available as advisors and points of contact. Gobabis site management Gobabis Jackie Sanjath Welcome Jackie! We’re lucky to
The chicken coop in Okahandja, Namibia Location: Suburb of Okahandja, NamibiaPartner project: Ileni TulikwafeniLeader: Meme Kauna Kauna looks after the solar-powered incubator here. She has experience with chickens because she also breeds chickens privately. Income supports education The project……was founded in 2006 by Kauna as a community project. The name „Ileni Tulikwafeni“ means „Come all and let’s“
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The fastest advertising steps has ever had. A few days ago we were given an advert! Prominently displayed is the steps for children logo on a racing car, which Matthias Lüthen is currently driving in Dubai in Formula 3. We wish him a safe journey and lots of success! I’d like to thank our long-standing supporter most sincerely
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School starts in Namibia At the start of the school year—which in Namibia, unlike in Germany, doesn’t happen in the middle of the year but at the beginning—everything is prepared in the projects. The steps students pick up their materials early: exercise books, pens, parchment paper for art lessons, craft supplies, and school rucksacks are all arranged. The first children could already pick up their things before
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What worries us Pregnancies among girls of school age have risen, according to official reports, to more than 3,600 cases in Namibia over the past year. Especially during the period from March to September, while schools were closed, the number increased drastically. However, this is by no means primarily about same-age boys who
How we support people in Zimbabwe In this post, you’ll find out how we, as the steps for children foundation, support people in Zimbabwe. In particular, we support the income-generating measures and training for people on site. Since 2017, the steps for children foundation has been working together with Plan International and the Stiftung Hilfe with Plan. Here
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