[:de] As part of political education for officers, a full-day seminar on Africa was held in Garlstedt in March 2017. Various aspects of the current situation were presented by political scientists and embassy staff. Here, not surprisingly, a bleak picture of Africa was presented. In contrast, the positive picture stood out pleasantly, presented by steps ambassador […]
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[:de] We have received good news from our partner project Boomerang: to the great joy of the smallest children, three new baby cots were purchased. After a few unsuccessful attempts to break out, the toddlers quickly grew fond of the new beds. Even the older children took a close look at the beds with great curiosity and soon enthusiastically used them as a new hiding place.
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[:de] We are pleased that the SPIEGEL has become aware of the work of Michael Hoppe. For us, this is both an honour and a privilege. Five months ago, SPIEGEL journalist Fiona Ehlers traveled with Michael Hoppe to Namibia and accompanied him to the various steps projects. Benedicte Kurzen was there with her camera for DER SPIEGEL. 21 March
Michael Hoppe as a swallow in SPIEGEL CLASSIC Read More »
[:de] On 01.03.2017, the volunteers of steps for children and the steps team met for a relaxed dinner at Salat Paradies in Barmbek—our thank-you to our committed supporters for the work they carried out in 2016. At around 18:30, the information booth team began with an evaluation of the deployments from the past year and a preview of possible activities in 2017.
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[:de] Yesterday, on 14 March 2017, the board of trustees of steps for children Switzerland met in Zurich. Christoph Möller was admitted to the board as a new member—welcome! Afterwards, the expanded group of all those involved in the Swiss foundation came together. Since the past two years, Ute Pichorner, Guy Lorétan and Karin
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[:de] During their trip through Namibia, the Sprung-Wildenhain family also visited our steps project in Okakarara. Impressed by the atmosphere and the commitment, the two girls, Alina and Jule, came up with the idea of starting their own small fundraising event. What began as the Advent season turned into a productive crafting time during which they, among other things, made candles, bead stars, and folded stars out of translucent paper
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[:de] Since mid-February, our steps office has once again been greatly supported by an intern—here she introduces herself: Hello, my name is Abigail Edele and I started my internship at the steps for children foundation in mid-February 2017. I’m looking forward to supporting the team in the next two months with its
Abigail Edele works and writes poetry for steps Read More »
[:de] Even in the new school year, art classes in Okakarara should not be neglected. Our two weltwärts volunteers, Doro and Leonie, now once again take care every day of a different kindergarten and/or preschool group, and paint and craft with them all kinds of things. Last week, they painted cardboard plates in bright colours and made elephant heads out of them. This week, they made flowers with
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[:de] Caspar Grimme has been a volunteer at the project site in Gobabis for three weeks now and has already settled in well: „From the very beginning, everything worked out smoothly and I was received and taken in very warmly in the project. Celine (since August 2016 as a weltwärts volunteer in Gobabis) and I find new small tasks and projects every day. In the first two
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[:de] Our tried-and-tested information booth team was on hand again last Sunday at Aktivoli, giving many interested people the chance to ask questions and get answers. They provided competent information about steps for children’s activities in general and about special opportunities to get involved in particular—support is urgently needed for this. Our heartfelt thanks go to Isabel Arent, Wolfgang Kuckelt, Birgit Eckert, Connie Richter,
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