All income-generating steps are closed Since 27 March, Namibia has also banned travel within the country, gatherings and street markets are prohibited, and informal places such as pubs or tobacco shops are also closed. People are being asked to stay at home and are only allowed to leave their homes to go shopping or to the doctor, as is the case in Germany.
Some children have the opportunity to stay on a farm in the countryside and are provided with meals here. But the others still need to be fed. In this situation, complying with the government's regulations: virtually impossible. Because… …teaching children to keep their distance from one another and monitoring implementation is hardly feasible. At the latest after the meal, they play
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Henk Olwage Project Manager Gobabis „Our city was a bit unsettled before the lockdown and we had to find various ministries to liaise with. It's about feeding the children continuously while acting safely and within government guidelines. A letter to the government has so far gone unanswered.“ We are pleased
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…for our female volunteers who worked in the projects at steps. Soon, there were no return flights left that could be booked. After Namibia closed its borders, the female volunteers remained in Okakarara at the guest farm of Sonja Schneider-Waterberg and her family, while the volunteers in Gobabis were able to find refuge in Windhoek, just like Rebecca and Lisa,
How impaired are our social steps in Namibia? Our crèches, kindergartens, pre-schools and after-school care centres are closed. This means that the children cannot officially come to our facilities and some children in rural areas such as Okakarara have been taken in by their relatives on farms and receive their meals there. In other locations
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Our steps homes are families who take orphaned children into their family unit, take care of nutrition and regular school attendance, and care for them lovingly. They too must cope with more difficult conditions due to the crisis. Here we see the food packages distributed to our families in Gobabis. Further information!
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This donation reached steps for children and was immediately distributed to our soup kitchens. Because even if the projects are closed, the children who appear irregularly and hungry at our soup kitchens will still get something to eat. The cabbage was also distributed to our steps homes families. The donation was so large,
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With very few exceptions, our short-term volunteers have flown back to Germany or are planning their departure. Our partner organisation for the „weltwärts“ volunteers, Volunta gGmbH, has launched a repatriation campaign following a decision by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The volunteers are currently waiting to hear how and when this will happen. We very much regret that the
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The coronavirus has become a pandemic and we have to deal with the situation as best we can, both in Germany and, of course, in Namibia. We have never experienced this situation before. We will keep you regularly informed about current developments regarding our projects in Namibia. What does the work at steps for children
Right now, work is being done to ensure that each of the teachers and all other carers can be equipped with protective face masks, gloves and disinfectants. Further, we need to provide information for our guardian-angel children and in the steps homes. People from the medical field should also help to educate the parents of our steps children—this is the idea. We will be the
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