[:de] Join in! Create your own H(s)ELFIE as a photo or video – share your “Smile for kids” on your and our Facebook page and help children in Namibia gain better educational opportunities with 10 euros! Our H(s)ELFIE clip: Sharing is so easy: A SMILE for an H(s)ELFIE – forward the clip to
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[:en] The annual meeting of the members of the steps for children e.V. support association will take place on 4 November 2015. This year, members and guests will be able to use the event rooms of Sydbank in Hamburg's harbour city. Dr Michael Hoppe will provide information about current projects and present planned expansions of the foundation's activities in Namibia. Reports from volunteers about their work in
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[:en] Our volunteer supporters are a cornerstone of the work of steps for children. With their individual skills, they enrich our team and help us to realise our goals professionally and enthusiastically. We are looking for support in the field of graphic design (m/f) (Hamburg and surrounding area) For the conception and creation of our anniversary brochure we are looking for a creative person with immediate effect,
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[:en] A group of pupils from Eppendorf High School are spending their autumn holidays in a very admirable and unusual way: Together with teachers from the grammar school and board members of the Hege Helping Hands association, they have travelled to Gobabis in Namibia and are hammering, drilling, painting and sanding for all they're worth in temperatures of up to 50 degrees. For the children
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[:de] Ulrike Kösters is currently in Okakarara with her husband for 3 months and is involved in the steps project, among other things through “art lessons”. As a trained art teacher and art therapist, she draws on a wealth of experience. She reports: “No, I wouldn’t call them art lessons…. I paint and draw here in Okakarara with the children, who
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[:de] Our three new volunteers Sophia Eckert, Judith Schork and Katharina Wagner take care of the sports programme for the children in Okakarara and also promote daily learning through board games. This is how they organise the day: Our day starts with a sports lesson with one of the two pre-school classes, the two kindergarten groups or the toddler group. The kiddies
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[:en] A week ago Friday, a sports and games day was on the programme at the Gobabis project location. The barbecue was already prepared in the morning, the children were colourfully made up, the potatoes were cooked and 3 kilos of mayonnaise were waiting to be processed. Volunteers Lisa, Janna, Barbara and Carolin report enthusiastically about this eventful day: „The whole day was great!
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[:de] Give beliya your vote and help steps help! The best concept wins 50.000 euros. With the 1. prize, beliya would, among other things, support the construction of the new school building of our cooperation project “Otto Gamseb” in Rehoboth. Since 2013, beliya has been a sponsoring partner of the steps for children Foundation and supports through its philosophy of social entrepreneurial responsibility
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[:de] The steps team in Hamburg is receiving valuable support from Kristina Suesse, who is happy to introduce herself: “My name is Kristina Suesse, I am 25 years old and come from Hamburg. In the spring of this year, I completed my degree in “Fashion and Design Management” with a Bachelor’s degree and am now looking forward to a 5-week internship at the
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For the eighth time today, on 15 October, is International Handwashing Day, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO). As many infectious diseases are transmitted via the hands, the WHO is urging people even more strongly today to make sure to wash their hands in particular before and after meals and after going to the toilet
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