Thank you for the warmth! One important need that we brought to the attention of our supporters was warm woollen blankets and winter clothing. Namibia has cold temperatures in July and warm blankets are usually full of holes and dirty or disappear. We would like to thank all our supporters and friends for their warming donations. https://youtu.be/4v6HyP-P70ohttps://youtu.be/Vx2vA6sQIMohttps://youtu.be/goXfkXkZcnw
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What does Regina from Gobabis do? The steps homes child Regina is staying. She feels at home with her steps homes family in Gobabis. In the meantime, she has completed her matric, which is comparable to the Abitur in Germany, and is currently improving this in courses at NamCol (Namibian College, which is a state further education programme) in order to be able to
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The marathon chickens move in In Okahandja, the almost 100 square metre chicken coop was completed in the last few days before the coronavirus pandemic. Eggs are hatched using an incubator, some of the chicks are then sold, some are reared as laying hens or sold as larger chickens. As soon as the border to South Africa is open again, a larger incubator and
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Happy vegetables ask for help with sales The vegetable garden at this location in the immediate vicinity of our preschools has previously supplied the soup kitchens there with vegetables. The vegetables were only sold when there was a short-term surplus of one type of vegetable. Setbacks in agriculture, as many will know, are not uncommon. The extremely dry air, the drought of the
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The implementation of the necessary hygiene measures in lockdown phase 3 has begun successfully. Take a look at the almost routine procedures that take place every morning in all steps and steps partner projects. The children and young people have now also got used to the procedure. Above all, they are happy that a bit of normality is returning to their everyday lives
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My name is Vincent Rothe. I am 19 years old and was a volunteer for 3 months at steps for children in Namibia. My assignment lasted from 7 January 2020 to 5 April 2020. The project I was involved in is located in Okakarara, a small town near the Waterberg. I worked there together
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Carina, weltwärts volunteer 2019/20 in Okakarara, talks here about her almost full year in Namibia and answers our questions in a short interview. How did you feel the day after your arrival? A mixture of disbelief, respect, excitement and confusion moved me. However, I only really realised that I had returned a few weeks later. Quite
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Half a year does the trick When Dominik arrived in Namibia, he was on holiday. Enough time to settle in and get to know the project. „At the beginning of the regular school term, we had the opportunity to take a look at the other areas. Together with the project leaders, a plan was developed for us to take turns with different teachers in class.
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For our steps children, as here in Gobabis, there are lots of healthy side dishes, such as apples today. On other days, the children are given carrots or oranges for an extra vitamin boost.
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In Gobabis ist die Essensausgabe für unsere steps Kinder im Rahmen der gesetzlichen Richtlinien endlich möglich: Lehrer*innen und Erzieher*innen helfen mit, den Kindern spielerisch Abstand beizubringen. Vor dem Essen müssen sich alle Kinder die Hände gründlich waschen und dann in einer langen Schlange für ihre Mahlzeit anstehen. Das Essen nehmen sie getrennt voneinander ein. Soziale
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