At the beginning of June, Michael Hoppe and the project manager from Okakarara, Sonja Schneider-Waterberg, received a four-figure donation from the students of the Bickbargen school. Together with their parents and teachers, the children collected money at the flea market that they organized themselves at school. 15 classes were involved. A major event for the children in Okakarara—that
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Our garden in Ongonbombonde near Okakarara (Namibia) is growing and thriving wonderfully. The first hot chili peppers were already laid out in the sun to dry shortly after harvesting. The newly planted eggplants are also a great success and are selling very well in Otjiwarongo. Even the Herero like them. Meanwhile, among other things, baby spinach, chard, onions,
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[:de] In mid-May, our steps ambassador Cornelius Herstatt held the first „steps goes Yoga“ at the Kulturbahnhof in Holm-Seppensen near Buchholz (Nordheide). The yogi, who has been enthusiastic for years, organizes Hatha yoga once a month for 2 hours for interested parties, friends and supporters of steps for children. The next course takes place on 15.6.2018 and all beginners as well as advanced participants are
In keeping with the spring-like temperatures, visitors were invited to the African Spring African market in Hamburg-Barmbek. In addition to a lively open-air stage, the festival over the weekend of May 12 and 13 offered other lovely, useful and culinary delicacies from Africa. Thanks to the support of seven volunteers and our new intern Insa Franzmann, steps for children
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[:de] From mid-April, the two steps for children board members Michael Hoppe and Stefan Wolfschütz visited our projects in Namibia. The trip also gave Stefan Wolfschütz the opportunity to start a video blog project. In short video sequences, he reported on the project activities. On his Youtube channel: Stefan Wolfschütz – he gives us an up-close look at the current
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At the beginning of April, the two Ottersberg choirs „Open-Ears“ and “Groove it“ gave a benefit concert in Fischerhude, the proceeds of which benefited steps for children. Our volunteer supporter Wolfgang Brune presented the work of steps for children to the audience in a talk. The Liebfrauenkirche was filled to the last seats with musically interested listeners and
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The 19-year-old Tabea Schmitz from Baden-Württemberg has been working for steps as a volunteer in Okakarara (Namibia) since August 2017. In an interview, she spoke about her experiences in the project. How did you become aware of steps for children? Tabea Schmitz: During the interview at my sending organisation, various placements were presented, including steps for children. The
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With the start of the new school year in 2018, a new steps preschool and kindergarten opened their doors in Ongombombonde in January. The place is located at the end of a tarred road, 8 kilometers east of Okakarara, and has a few hundred inhabitants. There, an old and unused building was converted thanks to the generous support of the Futura Foundation and through
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Worldwide to Gobabis Hannah Russ from Hesse has been volunteering at our Gobabis location since August 2017 through the BMZ weltwärts program, together with Lasse Schneider from Düsseldorf. She also made friends among the children and young people in the afternoon care program, where she and Lasse helped with homework or provided tutoring in math and English. But Hannah did not learn
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[:de] In February, the children of Rehoboth looked forward to a special guest. Reiner Meutsch, founder of the eponymous Reiner Meutsch Foundation FLY & HELP, and other guests from his foundation visited our two partner projects there. In recent years, the foundation played a decisive role in ensuring that “Heart for the Children” and “Otto Gamseb” each got a new
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