Today, our diligent team from Germany has set off for their well-earned Christmas holidays. From 4 January we will be back for you. You are, of course, welcome to send us a message at info@stepsforchildren.de. In urgent cases, you can also use our answering machine.
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[:de] How you can read in the report on the Holiday Club, our teachers are important points of reference in the steps projects. They care lovingly for the girls and boys in the crèche, kindergarten, pre-school and after-school care, laying the foundation for lifelong learning. At home, many children experience little
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The holiday club in Gobabis this year, organized by the volunteers, had its last day yesterday. Here are a few impressions from the last two weeks: [:en] This year organized by volunteers Holiday Club in Gobabis had his last day yesterday. Here are some impressions of the last two weeks: [:]
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Since November, we have had a new partner project in Windhoek. „Love your neighbour“ is located in the Katutura shanty town and was founded in 2001. Six teachers and the headmaster look after around 300 children in the crèche, kindergarten and pre-school. The entire buildings of the project were destroyed by fire on 28 July 2014 and were only hastily rebuilt. To support around 60
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[:de] The Holiday Club in Gobabis is in its second week. Here is an up-to-date look at what the volunteers have been putting together: „Not only in Germany is „upcycling“ a trend, it has also been turned „waste“ into fantastic kites, stylish milk-carton purses, papier-mâché hot-air balloons and Christmas cards decorated with designs from used tea bags in the Holiday Club #2 in Gobabis. The motivated
Egg cartons, milk cartons, tea bags… and Jingle Bells Read More »
[:de] At our project sites in Gobabis and Otavi, steps for children has expanded its social support by setting up so-called steps-homes. This helps mothers or families who, in addition to their own children, also raise several orphan children. The children who otherwise live on the streets are given a home, care, and are provided for. We want to provide every steps-homes family with a
to equip steps homes with solar cookers Read More »
After the ceremonial end of the school year, the holiday programme is back on the agenda. Our volunteers and teachers have received strong support from Georgene, a senior pupil from Walvis Bay, who lends a hand in Gobabis during the Christmas holidays. Here is a report from our volunteers on the first week: „Time-tested favourites, like the Olympic Games and a Science Experiment Day, as well as something new, like shell necklaces.
Holiday Club December 2015 Read More »
Today is the International Day of Human Rights. steps for children would like to take this opportunity to draw particular attention to the right to education. The right to education addresses the human right to free access to education, equal opportunities and the right to schooling. We pursue these aspects with our work in Namibia as well, because education
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Christmas Light Opening by Tobias Meixner on the second Sunday of Advent was this year under the theme: raising donations for steps for children. The organiser was delighted to report: „We had bratwurst, home-baked waffles, mulled wine, children’s punch and much more. There was also an additional donation table set up with information material from steps
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Shortly before her departure back to Germany, Ulrike Kösters held another first-aid course for the staff in Okakarara: The last three days of the school year were used in Okakarara to refresh our staff’s first-aid knowledge a little. Ulrike Kösters, who was there for three months
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