With the help of the two kindergartners, our volunteer Christina Gintenstorfer organised a very special visit: a visit by two police officers who carried out road safety education with all the children in the preschool and the kindergarten. Christina says: „The children were totally excited. After a short introduction, we went onto the street and followed the flashing police car, practising with […]
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[:de] Birgit Eckert, educator at the Kita Himmelblau in Hamburg, didn’t just arrive well in Okakarara—she also quickly found her place among the smallest steps children, who conjure up a creative Lego-brick installation from her. The Tiger children at Kita Himmelblau will be amazed more than once. And that’s not all: Already before
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[:de] The founders of the first German charity bag label beliya have been sponsoring the children in the steps projects for many years. Currently, they are in Namibia and visiting our preschools in Rehoboth and Okakarara. On their Facebook page, they tell you more about their experiences! With their first crowdfunding campaign on oneplanetcrowd.com, they want to support the construction of a school in Rehoboth and
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[:de] The eleven children of the Tiger group from Kita Himmelblau, Duvenstedter Markt, set off on 10 March on the long journey to the steps office in Markusstraße, accompanied by their educators Birgit Eckert, Tina Vonderheiden-Klinger, and Marc Görlitz. They had an important gift with them. Together with the adults, they counted the donation box, which was kept under great
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[:de] Ivondia, 42 years old, has worked as an educator at the steps preschool in Okakarara since 2007. She is especially caring, looks after the children’s hygiene, and provides first aid. Ivondia is married to a teacher and has four daughters—three of them are still at school, while one is already working. Besides her
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Our volunteers in Namibia regularly report on their experiences from the projects. Since the beginning of February, the trained preschool teacher Christina Gintenstorfer has been supporting the kindergarten and afternoon care in Okakarara. During the two weeks of active work on the project, Christina has already experienced a lot: „With a Namibian colleague, I look after a group. There are different topic focuses (z.
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The construction work in Okakarara are in full swing. The new guest house grows and prospers, so that the first guests can stay
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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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In the steps preschool in Okakarara, children learn and play every day—up to 80 children aged 5 to 7. A good preparation for the subsequent primary school is extremely important for the children’s further educational path. Holding a pen, drawing, and writing the first letters is practiced here too. With a donation
Kicking for brains! Play, fun and also sport are all part of holistic education for our children. That's why we would like to build football goals for our project partner Otto Gamseb in Rehoboth. To do this we need beams as well as nets – and of course a few balls! For €500, you get the ball rolling. [:en] Kicking for brains! Fun,
