A wonderful success For a long time, it was unclear whether the participants in our steps Charity Golf Tournament in Switzerland would be able to take part at all, or under what conditions. But, to our great delight, it was indeed able to take place in the summer, on 19 July 2020. 30 golf enthusiasts played in the history of the Swiss steps Charity Golf Tournament for the first time in torrential rain
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A dynamic change in Gobabis At a virtual meeting with the team of steps for children Gobabis and the board members in Germany, Henk Olwage, founder of Light for the Children and a cooperation partner of steps for children since 2010, explained that he is shifting his focus to operational and organizational board work at the Trust Steps for Children Namibia
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Eva Keretic is a singer-songwriter. In 2016, she first came to Gobabis and recorded the steps song together with the children. She also supported our food campaign in April by singing, and now reports on her motivation and her experiences with the children in Gobabis. Dear Eva, many heartfelt thanks for you
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An Update on the steps Vegetable Garden The winter vegetables are coming to an end. Tomatoes, peppers, watermelons and honeydew melons, as well as pumpkins, have been sown or are currently being transplanted. The staff who tend and cultivate the vegetable garden in Ongombombonde are highly motivated and facing the biggest challenge at the moment: large flocks of red-billed queleas, which fly over the fields in huge flocks and
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Becoming more independent through project progress Together with Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan, the steps for children Foundation supports communities at two locations in Zimbabwe in their development by constructing ECCD centres and implementing income-generating measures. The “triple challenge” The situation in Zimbabwe has also deteriorated dramatically, as in Namibia. Here too
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Donating tooth gold for steps for children, like the Mannherz team from Miltenberg More and more dentists are supporting steps for children. This includes the dental practice Dr. Mannherz, which set up a tooth gold container. A three-digit amount was raised thanks to the generosity of patients. On behalf of the entire steps team, we would like to say a big thank you for this donation. You also
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Small learning groups in the afternoon The steps homes and Schutzengelkinder give us a small insight into the daily tutoring sessions in Gobabis. At the beginning of the school year, they were still having problems, but in the meantime they are steadily improving. In particular, maths causes some heads to scratch. But with a variety of learning methods, including on the computer, good explanations, and plenty of practice, it works too.
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Actually they wanted to dance We are always very pleased when we receive a donation from Bergstedt district school. The graduating class naturally wanted to celebrate properly and hold a prom. But this year everything turned out differently. So the graduates came up with the idea of donating the money collected through various activities – and
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Block Foundation and steps for children create spaces A new home for work and education in Gobabis, Namibia At one of our locations in Gobabis, a new building—a multifunction centre—was completed just in time before the start of the coronavirus crisis. The Hamburg entrepreneur Eugen Block can not only run catering with a system or a hotel, but is also
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There was a lot to do even before Corona Christine Leege, a social educator and director of her own day care centre in Norderstedt, awarded as „KITA21 – makers of the future“, was back in Gobabis before the start of the coronavirus crisis and worked here as a social educator. In her report she describes her impressions and the developments on the ground. Yes, what does it look like here, this year…
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