Kein ganz normaler Spendenlauf Die Schülerinnen und Schüler des Hamburger Gymnasiums Christianeum haben sich vor den Sommerferien etwas ganz Tolles überlegt. Da ein großer Spendenlauf mit allen gemeinsam und viel Trubel durch die momentane Situation natürlich nicht in Frage kam, haben die Kinder und Jugendlichen dezentral und nach eigenen Vorstellungen ihren Spendenlauf veranstaltet: Sie sind […]
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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 honey melons, as well as pumpkins, have been sown or are currently being transplanted. The employees who look after and tend the vegetable garden in Ongombombonde are highly motivated and are facing the biggest challenge right now: large swarms of quelea red-billed finches flying over the fields in huge flocks and
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Becoming more independent through project progress Together with the Help with Plan Foundation, steps for children supports the foundation at two locations in Zimbabwe—helping communities build and construct ECCD centres and with income-generating measures. „Triple challenge“ The situation in Zimbabwe has deteriorated dramatically too, similarly to Namibia. Also here
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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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They were actually planning to dance We always feel very happy when, for example, we receive a donation from the Stadtteilschule Bergstedt (district secondary school). The graduating class naturally wanted to celebrate properly and hold a prom. But this year everything was different. So the students decided to donate the money they had 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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