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2nd wph Golf Tournament – 18 holes for a good cause

wph – Wohnbau- und Projektentwicklung Hamburg GmbH – is not only committed to the city’s urban development in Hamburg, but already supported our foundation for the second time with a charity golf tournament at Golfpark Weidenhof in Pinneberg. Among the participants – employees, friends, families and business partners of wph – our foundation’s founder was also actively involved. […]

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Alafia in Altona was so lovely

The ideal stand: a small, stable, waterproof tent where three tables, a pinboard and a few boxes could fit in place was quickly set up. But barely had our information brochures been laid out when the sewing products were neatly arranged and the lucky wheel for the little visitors was positioned at the perfect distance from the brochures—then the first shower of rain came down on us.

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Elmar the Elephant

With an idea for an art project, Karin Meyer-Wilmes approached the steps for children foundation: at the start of 2018, the woman from Wertheim devoted almost three months to the steps children in Okakarara and developed a baby elephant with them made of wire and papier-mâché. Elmar—so the elephant was already named during its creation—has

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A footprint that lasts

Two young people went straight from Germany to Namibia after finishing their Abitur—one from a small village and the other from a lively city. For a year, they lived together under the roof of a roundhouse in a very simple setting, alongside two local families whose culture they didn’t know. Together

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Housewarming celebration „Bridge of Hope“ with police and dancing

In July, it was finally time and the official opening of the education project „Bridge of Hope“ was celebrated. Many figures from different ministries and educational institutions were in attendance. The girls and boys aged between 1 and 15 performed small items, which had been rehearsed with the teachers for months in joyful anticipation of the event. Project manager

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Farewell to Anneke and Tabea

On Friday, 27 July 2018, the Farewell for our worldwärts volunteers Tabea and Anneke took place in Okakarara. They were bid farewell with great love and heavy hearts. Over a relaxed get-together with homemade cake, Anneke and Tabea looked back on their year in Okakarara with steps for children and talked about how much

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steps on stage at NfH Day 2018

„However slowly you walk, you outdo everyone who stays at home.“ That was the message with which founding member Professor Dr. Michael Zacharias addressed visitors on 24 June at the Networker for Humanity Day in Fellbach. He enriched the program, which was engaging and full of inspiration—and not only for the individual projects, but for everyone

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