steps in Gobabis

Successes in the mushroom harvest

[:de] During the past year, Henk, the project manager in Gobabis, and the staff responsible for our mushroom cultivation exchanged ideas with a similar project near Windhoek regarding cultivation methods. The suggestions from the meeting are now being incorporated into the new growing operation with a great deal of time and care. Initial results can even already be seen. […]

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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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Namibia’s strong women – Lindie Maria from Gobabis on International Women’s Day

Since 2008, Lindie Maria has worked in the preschool of Light for the Children in Gobabis, the partner organisation of steps for children. She is a founding member of the education facility and helped lay the first stones of the school. She began in the soup kitchen at first and later took over her own class. In addition to the 30 pupils she teaches,

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New volunteers in Gobabis

New volunteers in Gobabis [:de] steps welcomes three new volunteers in Gobabis. Since the end of January, for the first time we have also had two female volunteers in the project via the weltwärts programme: Paula Scharfe and Luise Berkholz teach the children in the mornings. They show the little ones and the older ones how to sing, take part in lots of sports activities, and learn the basics of writing and arithmetic. Since

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We have big plans!

An exciting year 2015 lies ahead of us – we have a lot planned! The guest house in Okakarara is growing, a new school building in Rehoboth is planned, a newly formed team in the carpentry workshop in Gobabis is looking forward to the many different tasks, and more besides… Experience the steps for children year 2015 together with us! Wishing you all

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24 December

We currently support 4 steps homes families in Gobabis. In the slums, women who already care for their own or other people’s children also take in additional orphaned children. For 2015, we still need support for two steps homes families. With €1,740 you pay for a family for one year for the food, medical care

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17 December

For the family care of orphaned children, the steps homes were created in Gobabis. We support women in the slums who are willing to take in additional orphaned children. In addition to medical care and the children’s school supplies, steps for children also pays for food for the whole family. For our steps homes families, we need

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