[:en-GB] A donor trip to our project areas gives supporters the opportunity to see the work on the ground in concrete terms. Up close, nine of our supporters from Germany were able to experience different project locations in central Namibia in mid-November. For some, it wasn’t their first trip to the projects—so it was for Anton Rathgeb, who has been providing a wide range of support for steps for nine years. For him […]
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[:de] Once again, a group of 14 female students and pupils from the Hamburg Gymnasium Eppendorf travelled to Namibia during the autumn holidays. For years, students and teachers have been getting involved through their association Hege Helping Hands at our Gobabis location. Even in 2017, they were actively there and provided valuable support for our steps projects and our partner project
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[:de] Hannah Russ and Lasse Schneider are our new weltwärts volunteers in Gobabis and have been supporting the project since August for one year. We’re very excited about their wonderful commitment and want to share with you their first impressions: Although we’ve only been here for a few weeks, it feels like half an eternity – at least from
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[:en-GB] My name is Celine Brill, I’m 19 years old, and I lived in the beautiful Namibia for the last 12 months. My partner organisation steps for children accompanied me throughout the year through the highs and lows. For me, it was always clear that I wanted to go abroad after school—ideally to see other conditions and perhaps work on a project
Rollercoaster ride Namibia – One year with weltwärts at steps in Gobabis Read More »
[:de] 3 October was not only the Day of German Unity, but also a symbolic day for steps for children. In Stuttgart on this day, Martina Pracht met Ms Kerstin Thiele, board chair of the Ernst Prost Foundation for Africa, at which we thanked her for the outstanding support. The Ernst Prost Foundation for Africa provided support in 2016/2017
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[:en-GB] At the sunny Airport Race around Hamburg Airport on 3 September 2017, former steps volunteers covered 16 kilometres for steps for children. The race was joined by David and Viktoria Drabe together with Barbara Atorf (2014 and 2015/16 voluntary helpers in Gobabis/Namibia) and some of their friends. The run proved to be a platform for a
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[:de] Since the beginning of the year, we have been able to take in additional orphan children into new steps homes families in both Gobabis and Otavi. In the meantime, we support a total of 12 steps homes families – 3 in Otavi and 9 in Gobabis – with more than 25 orphan children in total. We are delighted that this gives the children a new home, enough
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[:de] Caspar Grimme has been a volunteer at the project site in Gobabis for three weeks now and has already settled in well: „From the very beginning, everything worked out smoothly and I was received and taken in very warmly in the project. Celine (since August 2016 as a weltwärts volunteer in Gobabis) and I find new small tasks and projects every day. In the first two
Swing, numbers and lots of fun Read More »
Just in time for the new school year the new sanitary house in Gobabis is completed with 10 new sinks and toilets and the finishing paint. Also, the drainage system was already taken by the authorities. Thank you again from the heart to all donors and especially the Rotary Club Hamburg-Haake, who organised a Charity
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In October, Silke and Frank Schoder didn’t just make holidays in Africa—they also packed a few days into our project in Gobabis with at. Silke Schoder took care of the garden, helped in the afternoon session and the soup kitchen, and practised with the children, „We are the World“ one. Frank Schoder is well
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