Juliane Scheller volunteered for two and a half months with us at steps for children in Okakarara (Namibia). The 26-year-old speech therapist from Hamburg vividly describes the experiences and insights she gained during her time with the people in Africa. So I packed my bag and took a few usual items with me such as
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[:de] A donor trip to our project areas gives supporters the opportunity to look at the work on site in a concrete way. Up close, nine of our supporters from Germany were able to experience different project locations in Namibia in mid-November. For some, it was not their first project trip, as was the case for Anton Rathgeb, who has been providing a wide range of support for steps for nine years. For him
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[:de] On Friday, 4 August 2017, Mr Wolfgang Brune from Lilienthal showed pictures and videos in the summer garden of the “Bahnhof Neu St. Jürgen” restaurant in Worpswede from his two trips to Namibia and Botswana in 2014 and 2016. On his second trip in May 2016, he also visited the kindergartens of steps and its project partner in Windhoek and
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[:de] ALAFIA went on – so did our volunteers for steps for children. They are unstoppable, even though, as always, it took a great deal of organization and painstaking work. steps has simply been part of ALAFIA for years. And our volunteers were not going to miss it on August 26 and 27, 2017. Our team once again did a great job
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[:de] The „Küchenzauber“ company of the vocational schools II in Delmenhorst continues to pursue big plans. After a successful cooperative formation in May of this year, work is already underway on a new exciting project. The students of BBS II, who have been supporting the steps for children foundation for some time through a wide range of creative fundraising events, are planning to go to Namibia as a „flying classroom“
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[:de] Our wonderful volunteers Doro, Leonie and Sophia lovingly restored the pictures at our playground in Okakarara and created new ones as well. Thank you so much! [:]
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[:de] During their trip through Namibia, the Sprung-Wildenhain family also visited our steps project in Okakarara. Impressed by the atmosphere and the commitment, the two girls, Alina and Jule, came up with the idea of starting their own small fundraising event. What began as the Advent season turned into a productive crafting time during which they, among other things, made candles, bead stars, and folded stars out of translucent paper
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[:de] Even in the new school year, art classes in Okakarara should not be neglected. Our two weltwärts volunteers, Doro and Leonie, now once again take care every day of a different kindergarten and/or preschool group, and paint and craft with them all kinds of things. Last week, they painted cardboard plates in bright colours and made elephant heads out of them. This week, they made flowers with
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After only 3 hours out of stock! While Michael Hoppes visit to Okakarara he went course to the 8 hectares of land outside the town, on which our vegetable project is growing steadily. Gal Sirton, our consultant has already begun with the further professionalization of cultivation, thanks to the support of our donors and sponsors
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The Lions Club Norderstedt organized last weekend a Christmas Bazaar in EKZ Moorbek Passage and presented steps a stand available. Our Sewing from the income achievable step „sewing workshop in Okakarara“ found at Christmastime well received. We thank the Lions Club Norderstedt and all the volunteers who have given their time and transport options
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