Petronella the “guardian angel child” passed her A-levels in 2021—she was the 4th best student of the year. Overall, only 4% of students from this school year passed. We attribute this to the close support structure enabled by the Guardian Angel Programme in Okakarara. Petronella has been with our steps Guardian Angel Programme since 2010, and in this short interview she tells us about herself. Hi, […]
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We asked Julius a few quick questions in Okakarara to give you an insight into the project work in Namibia. If you’re also interested in doing a FSJ or spending time abroad with steps for children, you can find out more HERE. Since when have you been in Okakarara? Johanna and I have been in Okakarara since 08.01.2022 and
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Hi! My name is Paula and I’ve been in Okakarara for a month (since 19.01.2022). Together with Julius and Johanna, my fellow volunteers, I’ll be working for the next six months with steps for children in Okakarara. Okakarara is a very cozy place. People greet you on the street and ask how you’re doing. Because of that,
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The first volunteers in Okakarara are back again Hello, I’m Johanna, one of the volunteers in Okakarara. I arrived here together with Julius on 08 January 2022, so the following Monday was our first day of work. What I liked right away was that here a „Hello“ always comes with a „How are you?“—
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A new purpose for the sewing room We’ve found a new purpose for the sewing room from Okakarara. You’ll find out what it is and where it will be set up again in our post. The sustainable idea of reusing materials that already exist is a key part of this. Thanks to a generous donor, we’re able to build a new sewing room in Okakarara.
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Where there was red soil not long ago… …the maize is now growing wonderfully! Where there was red soil not long ago, the maize is now growing wonderfully. The so-called 90-day maize is grown here and can soon be harvested. This is due in part to the good weather conditions that are currently prevailing in Namibia. In Ongombombonde, a small village all
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Weeding Now, in the north, it’s also time again to start growing the first plants. Later, when it gets warmer outside, you can put them on the balcony or, if you’re lucky enough to have a garden, transplant them into a bed. And then it’s time for weeding—just like Gody from the garden team
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Power of Locals This is the plan: to hand over responsibility for steps projects in Namibia to local people to an ever greater extent, so that we and our National Coordinator can then only be available as advisors and points of contact. Gobabis site management Gobabis Jackie Sanjath Welcome Jackie! We’re lucky to
Watching the vegetables grow! Vegetable garden in Ongombombonde Watching the vegetables grow in Namibia - when news like this reaches us from Namibia, including pictures, we are incredibly happy! The peppers in red and green already look very tasty, the field has been plowed, the corn sown, Henrik and Phillip are in good
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Bakkie purchased for selling vegetables Thanks to our call for donations in the newsletter, we were able to find some donors who could provide the bakkie—that is, a pickup—for selling vegetables. This makes it possible to sell the truly very good and, compared to previous years, more bountiful harvest from nearby places. With a pickup, in Namibia you don’t need
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