steps in Okakarara

From left to right: Emilly Katjivena – 5 years old, Cleydes Rongee Kaaronda – 5 years old, Sonja Schneider-Waterberg, Project Manager Okakarara, Rose-Lena Mbamanovandu – 10 years old, Hanee Ujava – 5 years old The year 2019 is still very young, but there is already a real boost in motivation: four female employees at steps were awarded the “Certificate of Good Service” in recent days.

At the Christmas-time works meeting of the Central Operations—Technology of Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH in Stuttgart, not only did 2,200 employees come together to raise a four-figure donation amount for steps for children. In addition, the works council enabled the foundation’s concept to be presented using the example of Okakarara—from the laying of the foundation stone to today’s development. With more than 25 employees, steps

As you can see in the photos and in the little video, the greenhouse for the new fruit and forest trees consists of a solid, sturdy steel frame and fixed tarps. The greenhouse increases protection against environmental influences such as too much sun exposure, frost and pests, and also reduces water evaporation. Many hardworking employees were able to help with the project

In the beautiful Stuttgart suburb and wine village of Uhlbach, the Uhlbach music association is at home. In addition to the main orchestra, the music association also has a big band and a kids band. In the kids band, children are introduced to music from the age of 7. Through the commitment of Maren and Andreas Brieger, Mrs. Brieger is a guardian angel for children

In the last week before the holidays, not only did the annual closing celebration take place in Okakarara, but also team building with the staff and children. So on my project trip I was able to play sack races, blind man’s buff and musical chairs, beanbag/can throwing and much more. This was organized by the volunteers Anna Fink, Nele Greitenevert, Selma Korbach and

Once again, some classes (all 4th classes as well as a 1st class) of the Hamburg primary school School An der Gartenstadt in Wandsbek threw themselves into the project steps for children in Okakarara and collected donation funds. After a very eventful project week with intensive discussions on the topic „Children’s rights in the world“, the pupils and teachers

We’re happy to look back on the time of year when, even in the north, it was really warm and sunny—on that fantastic summer of 2018. The Gymnasium at Willmsstraße in Delmenhorst used it, among other things, to organise a charity run. The students of the Sports Department were primarily responsible for the wonderful organisation

Janina Zierer, board member of the Soroptimist International club from Münsterland, visited Namibia in 2017. That’s how she learned about steps for children and its educational programmes for children in need. Through a comprehensive presentation of our project work by our ambassador Tom Neukirchen, the Soroptimists were able to get a clear picture of the concept and the support offerings in the children’s crèche, kindergarten, preschool and afternoon support. They

© Thomas Sbampato A completely different life—Emma in Okakarara My name is Emma. From early July to the end of August 2018, I lived in Okakarara, Namibia with three other volunteers, where I supported the steps for children project in the ECD/Kindergarten/Preschool, the After School Care, in the office and in the sewing workshop. It was a