steps in Okakarara

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In Okakarara, (renovations) were carried out: Alongside a new greenhouse that provides the vegetable garden with new plants, a new chicken enclosure has also gone into operation. The expansion of the steps that generate income is an important step for the further development of the entire site. The small plants are sprayed… Young bean plants… …vines… …and roses! Paulus Marunga

[:de] In Namibia… 10 years of steps for children—we would like to celebrate at the place where everything began, with a soup kitchen and a preschool for 30 children: on 11 March 2016 in Okakarara. Join us there, where our first steps took place, and see for yourself the development at our other project sites as well. If you are interested

[:de] The two volunteers, Katharina Wagner and Sophia Eckerth, not only organized an eventful holiday care programme for the children; at the start of the school year, the two are also actively involved with a lot of commitment and new ideas.  After the successful holiday care with plaster masks, face painting, colouring Christmas pictures, running parcours, building sand castles in the sandbox, Bobbycar races, football, etc., where we provided the same amount

[:de] Today the new school year begins in Namibia—we wish all new and returning students a great start and, above all, lots of success in their learning! The entire steps team is looking forward to working with the many motivated children and young people at all locations. [:en] Today in Namibia starts the new school year

Today, our diligent team in Germany is taking its well-deserved Christmas break. From 4 January, we’ll be back for you. You’re welcome to send us a message at info@stepsforchildren.de. In urgent cases, you can also use our answering machine.

Shortly before her departure back to Germany, Ulrike Kösters held another first-aid course for the staff in Okakarara: The last three days of the school year were used in Okakarara to refresh our staff’s first-aid knowledge a little. Ulrike Kösters, who was there for three months

[:de] Since there are fewer and fewer children towards the end of the school year because many parents send their children to the villages for the holidays early, our graduation celebration has already taken place on Thursday, 19 November. There was a lot to organise in advance: every child received a small bag with pens, writing materials, a toothbrush and—paste, a washcloth and small gifts

The guest house in Okakarara is also getting plenty of work done by our „caretaker for a while“, Michael Steinbach. What new additions his help has brought to the guest house, he writes in the second part of his report: „For „warming up“, a Braai was built in September at the new steps guest house. It’s a kind of grill table that’s packed with wood or charcoal. The „Braaien“”