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Boost for the steps office

From:de-DE To:en-GB JSON:[„[:de] The steps office in Hamburg has gained reinforcements: The student Regina Schmitz has begun her almost three-month internship with the steps for children Foundation on 20 April. She introduces herself and her expectations for the internship in her own words: “I am a Master’s student in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies and I applied here for an internship […]"]

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Read is fun

[:de] On Monday of the last school week before the holidays, Luise Berkholz and Paula Scharfe took their pre-school class to the new library in Gobabis. Many of the children had never been there before, so it was the first time they had ever entered such a large building. And there were soooo many children’s books! The staff

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School holidays in Namibia

[:de] We wish our steps children a wonderful holiday break and look forward to the start of the second trimester from 19 May! Happy Holidays for everybody! [:en] We wish our steps children happy holidays and look forward to the start of the second trimester from 19 May! Happy Holidays for everybody! [:]

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Successes in the mushroom harvest

[:de] Last year, Henk, project manager in Gobabis, and the staff responsible for our mushroom cultivation exchanged ideas with a similar project near Windhoek about cultivation methods. The suggestions from the meeting are now flowing into the new cultivation with lots of time and care. First results can even be seen already.      

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Winter preparations

[:de] At the moment, we are making the cabins of our steps homes families weatherproof for the cold months. Our volunteer Lars Diettrich, senior expert Harald Sandner, and the family supervisor, Jacob Bartman, repaired walls, windows and doors so that wind and rain can’t get into the cabins. [:en] Currently, we make the cabins of our steps homes

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Namibia impressions at Atelier Vineta

Helga Zaddach invited people to a Namibia evening at the Vineta Atelier in Berlin on 25 March 2015. The insights she shared with her visitors about her voluntary placement in January/February 2015 at the steps for the children project at the Gobabis site were both informative and very personal. The small items and photos she brought along quickly led to an inspiring conversation

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Toothbrushing in Gobabis

Daily hygiene is one of our pre-schools for curriculum and so the diligent brushing in Gobabis will continue this school year on.     [:en] Daily hygiene is one of our pre-schools for curriculum and so the diligent brushing in Gobabis will continue this school year on.     [:]

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International Day of Happiness

[:de] The children in the Stiftung steps for children projects in Namibia enjoy the support, holistic learning, and balanced nutrition. Cared for and guided by qualified educators, they take their path, step by step, toward a better future. There’s no doubt that learning is fun at steps. It’s not uncommon to have moments, yes,

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