steps in Gobabis

[:de] Many children in the communities where our steps projects are located do not get breakfast at home and also don’t receive warm meals regularly. In our soup kitchens, the steps children are provided with warm meals every day so that they are healthy, supported in their growth, and have the energy they need for learning, as well as for sport and play. Help one

[:de] Svenja Lais supported steps for children in Gobabis from 10.08. to 09.10.2015, particularly the preschool of the partner project Light for the Children. During this time, she experienced what she herself described as “a very enriching and rewarding time”. Below, Svenja reports on a few experiences at steps: “The first three weeks of my stay were still school holidays. During this

Michael Hoppe is back on the road in Namibia. For 12 days, he will visit our steps projects with a film crew and also meet potentially new partners. Here are a few impressions from Gobabis. A computer course for kids      © Lina Zangers Daily food distribution from the soup kitchen      © Lina Zangers steps homes       © Lina

[:de] […] Wednesday lunchtime gets dramatic! For several weeks now, we have been doing theatre with some older girls from the Afternoonclass. The aim is to put on a short play, which is to be performed at the graduation ceremony at the end of November. The girls are enthusiastic when they are asked to imagine that they are walking across hot sand

A perfectly normal week [:de] The volunteers Janna, Barbara, Lisa and Carolin have already got quite a lot up and running at the project site in Gobabis, Namibia. In the final term of the school year, they support the teaching team wherever needed—and their report makes it clear how much heart and fun they bring to everything: „For the final sprint

[: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

[: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!

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

[:de] The holidays are now almost over, and in Gobabis the ‘Holiday Club’ organised by our new volunteers and some teachers is coming to an end. Svenja, Barbara, Janna and Lisa played, did crafts and took part in sports every day with enthusiastic teachers and up to 80 children. Here they report on their impressions and experiences:     Play,