Winter begins in Namibia With the onset of winter in Namibia, we have started distributing warm blankets and winter clothing to our steps children and young people. Nights in the huts are very cold, and there is a lack of insulation or a sufficiently thick mattress and blankets. Our priority is to ensure that they, during this cold season
❄️Winter Arrives in Namibia Read more »
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
Our steps homes are families who take orphaned children into their family unit, take care of nutrition and regular school attendance, and care for them lovingly. They too must cope with more difficult conditions due to the crisis. Here we see the food packages distributed to our families in Gobabis. Further information!
steps homes can continue to be supplied Read more »
In Otavi, Susan du Toit (right) together with Marianne Sack built the Koeb boarding school many years ago, and both also led the joint preschool with steps for children starting in 2012. After Marianne stepped back two years ago, Susan has been running the project on her own. However, the two teachers, Agnes Naibas (left) and Selma Mukuwe, have always been involved.
Agnes can be relied on! Read more »
[:de] Dr. Jürgen Reinert used a personal milestone, his 50th birthday, as an opportunity to support steps for children with donations instead of gifts. The board of SMA Solar Technology AG had invited 70 guests, 16 of whom came from Namibia and five had traveled specially for the occasion. “I was born and raised in Namibia and would like to
A personal celebration in Germany that makes a big difference in Africa! Read more »
[:de] Since the beginning of the year, we have been able to take in additional orphan children into new steps homes families in both Gobabis and Otavi. In the meantime, we support a total of 12 steps homes families – 3 in Otavi and 9 in Gobabis – with more than 25 orphan children in total. We are delighted that this gives the children a new home, enough
Our steps homes families Read more »
[:de] In Otavi, the pupils are diligently going back to school. Here we introduce the three female teachers with their new classes: Selma Mukuve Luciana Araes Agnes Naibas During a breakfast break, the children gather new energy for the school day! [:en] In Otavi the pupils go back to school diligently. We present here the
Three school classes in Otavi Read more »
[:de] At our project sites in Gobabis and Otavi, steps for children has expanded its social support by setting up so-called steps-homes. This helps mothers or families who, in addition to their own children, also raise several orphan children. The children who otherwise live on the streets are given a home, care, and are provided for. We want to provide every steps-homes family with a
Equip steps-homes with solar ovens Read more »
[:en] For a few days now I have been travelling through Namibia to our steps projects and looking at the latest developments and buildings, having detailed discussions with the employees and being happy about our bright steps children. Last Monday, the first meeting took place at which the heads of all steps projects, or the projects with which steps for
Dr. Michael Hoppe on a project trip to Namibia in 2015 Read more »
[:en] During the May holidays, Selma Mukuve, Desiree Shunyuni and Agnes Naibas, the three preschool teachers of the steps for children - Johanniter PrePrimary School, took part in a training course of the “Amos Meerkat skool” Namibia. The Johanniter Home Khoaeb Otavi made its premises available for the course and Mrs Susan du Toit, project manager in Otavi, and her staff ensured that the course was a success.
Further training in Otavi Read more »
