Hannah Russ and Lasse Schneider are our new weltwärts volunteers in Gobabis and have been supporting the project since August for one year. We’re delighted by their wonderful commitment and want to share with you their first impressions: Although we’ve only been here for a few weeks, it feels like half an eternity – at least from […]
The first months in Namibia – Lasse and Hannah in Gobabis Read More »
[:en-GB] My name is Celine Brill, I’m 19 years old, and I lived in the beautiful Namibia for the last 12 months. My partner organisation steps for children accompanied me throughout the year through the highs and lows. For me, it was always clear that I wanted to go abroad after school—ideally to see other conditions and perhaps work on a project
Rollercoaster ride Namibia – One year with weltwärts at steps in Gobabis Read More »
[:de] 3 October was not only the Day of German Unity, but also a symbolic day for steps for children. In Stuttgart on this day, Martina Pracht met Ms Kerstin Thiele, board chair of the Ernst Prost Foundation for Africa, at which we thanked her for the outstanding support. The Ernst Prost Foundation for Africa provided support in 2016/2017
A cooking spoon for Gobabis Read More »
[:de] Die Stiftung steps for children freut sich, zu den Hamburger Stiftungstagen 2017, die vom 9. bis 13. Oktober stattfinden, einen Beitrag zu leisten. Gemeinsam mit Anuschka Lichtenhahn-Pense (Stiftung WAS TUN!) und Andreas Bartmann (Globetrotter Stiftung) wird Michael Hoppe an einem Dialog zum Thema „Warum stiften Stifter?“ teilnehmen. Moderiert wird das Gespräch am 12.10.2017 um
Michael Hoppe at the Hamburg Foundation Days 2017 Read More »
[:de] Am Wochenende des 15. bis 17. September 2017 folgten zahlreiche Stifterpersönlichkeiten und Spender der Einladung der Stiftung Hilfe mit Plan zu ihrem 4. Internationalen Stiftertreffen – ein willkommener Anlass, um 80 Jahre Plan International mit vielseitigen Angeboten zu feiern. Das großartige Ambiente der Elbphilharmonie bot den Rahmen für ein exzellentes Samstagprogramm, das sehr informativ
A great party - steps at the 4th International Donors' Meeting of Plan International Read More »
[:en-GB] At the sunny Airport Race around Hamburg Airport on 3 September 2017, former steps volunteers covered 16 kilometres for steps for children. The race was joined by David and Viktoria Drabe together with Barbara Atorf (2014 and 2015/16 voluntary helpers in Gobabis/Namibia) and some of their friends. The run proved to be a platform for a
Step by step towards your goal for steps Read More »
[:de] Zahlreiche passionierte Golfspieler und Anfänger trafen sich auf Einladung der wph Wohnbau und Projekt- entwicklung Hamburg GmbH am 07.09.2017 zum Charity-Golfturnier zugunsten von steps for children im Golfclub Weidenhof in Pinneberg. Für Simon Vollmer, Geschäftsführer der wph Wohnbau und Projektentwicklung Hamburg GmbH in zweiter Generation, ist es eine Herzensangelegenheit, notleidenden Kindern zu helfen. So
A matter close to our hearts: charity golf tournament for children in Namibia Read More »
[:de] Anderen Menschen zu helfen das stand im Mittelpunkt des 12. Networker for Humanity- Tages am 10. September im Kongress-Zentrum Harmonie in Heilbronn. Hier kamen viele Networker aus verschiedenen Branchen und Firmen zusammen, die alle das gemeinsame Ziel verfolgen, humanitäre Hilfsprojekte zu unterstützen. Dabei stellte Michael Hoppe zusammen mit Dirk Jakob, Initiator und 1. Vorsitzender
Networking for a good cause Read More »
[:de] On Friday, 4 August 2017, Mr Wolfgang Brune from Lilienthal showed pictures and videos of his two trips to Namibia and Botswana (from 2014 and 2016) in the summer garden of the guest house „Bahnhof Neu St. Jürgen“ in Worpswede. On his second trip in May 2016, he also visited the kindergartens of steps and his project partner in Windhoek and
Africa traveller sparks curiosity – about Namibia and the STEPS projects Read More »
[:de] At a weekend in July 2017, Felice Lohmann, Chiara Corleis, and two other committed helpers collected donations for steps for children in Hamburg’s city centre. As Felice and Chiara later reported, it wasn’t only that donations were collected enthusiastically—interesting conversations also came about. The volunteer efforts of the students of Walddörfer Gymnasium
From Girls' Day, fundraising campaigns were launched Read More »
