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Student company “Küchenzauber” active for steps for children

[:de] The commitment of the vocational entry class in home economics (student company “Küchenzauber”) at BBS II in Delmenhorst seems tireless: Following their “African Buffet” campaign (as we reported – see the article “An enjoyable fundraising campaign”), their second fundraising campaign took place in downtown Delmenhorst. On a Saturday, the young people met with self-made poster hangers at Delmenhorst marketplace to raise donations for

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Great help: Supplies for our solar oven production

[:de] The printing company NEEF + STUMME premium printing has, through its socially responsible business commitment, ensured that solar oven production in our carpentry workshop in Gobabis is progressing speedily. The donation of several hundred used printing plates from offset printing provides, for our income-generating step and the carpentry workshop, an important basis for the oven production,

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A birthday helps children in Namibia

[:de] For her celebration of her 60th birthday, Susanne-Kathrein Bern had a special wish: „My birthday wish is for donations to disadvantaged children in Namibia! I have so much and would now like to give something back.“ Her 110 guests were happy to grant this wish: the donation box decorated with pictures filled up quickly, and at the end of the party the couple counted the total

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Newly furnished guest house

[:de] Our new guest house in Okakarara is getting more and more beautiful both outside and inside: There are now curtains for the windows and showers, and a small tea corner with a kettle. Why not come and visit us – here is a small preview:       [:en] Our new guest house in Okakarara is outside and inside more beautiful:

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Our steps kids discover the camera

Our two weltwärts volunteers, Luise Berkholz and Paula Scharfe, in Gobabis keep surprising us with their great ideas and activities. This time, they planned a photo workshop for children in Grade 5 under the motto „One Saturday by the lake“. Luise and Paula report on their workshop: „The weekend before last, we went with the children to the dam

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Solar ovens for all steps projects

I’m now back in Germany, but I would like to report on an event afterwards. Henk Olwage, project manager in Gobabis, demonstrated at the project managers’ meeting in Okahandja the use of the solar ovens produced in the carpentry workshop in Gobabis.   Each steps project now receives a solar oven for testing. On the one hand, this is intended to save energy costs, and on the other, to use the solar ovens

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New school building for Otto Gamseb – meeting with project manager Josephina Kene

[:de] During my project visit to Rehoboth, we discussed the further collaboration with the head of our partner project, Otto Gamseb, together with Stefan Schultheiss (National Coordinator) and Melvyrine Bock (coordinator for the projects in Rehoboth). vl. Dr. Michael Hoppe, Melvyrine Bock, Josephina Kene, Stefan Schultheiss Since the start of our support in 2013, the project

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An enjoyable fundraising campaign

[:de] This school year, students in the home economics vocational entry class at BBS II in Delmenhorst have been looking into the question of what food waste in Germany has to do with hunger in Africa. Through contact with an au pair girl from Cameroon, they learnt, among other things, that very few children in Cameroon go to school.

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Showcase step vegetable garden

[:en] During my tour through Namibia to the various steps projects, it was a particular pleasure to see the vegetable garden in Okakarara. Thanks to our advisor Gal Sirten and his foreman Paulus Marunga, but also especially thanks to the efforts of the five women from the community who work in the garden every day and grow the vegetables for their own income and the

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