How does social leave work in Namibia?
Here you can find out how best to take a holiday at steps for children in Namibia while having a better conscience – this is then called a social holiday, and you have the opportunity to help out a little in one of our projects for a week.
First of all, the destination needs to be clear. If it is Africa and – especially lovely – Namibia , this trip can be wonderfully combined with an active visit to steps for children at its projects. We have two places where you can work alongside the team for at least two days and up to a full week. You will then be active holidaymakers.
A tour of the site and an introduction to our concept and our way of working on site are of course included at the beginning — you will get to know the kindergarten groups, the preschool groups and the soup kitchen. The soup kitchen also provides you with a warm meal — just like the children. However, you are free to cook something for yourself at lunchtime and take a short break in your accommodation.
In the afternoon you will then get to know the children in the after-school care and will certainly already be able to help a little with English or math homework here — depending on what is planned.
Okakarara – this is what you can experience
During the project tour in Okakarara , you will also get to know the project's own sewing room and the guesthouse – where you will stay during your holiday. The income generated here flows in full, without deductions, into the funding of the social steps – that is, the soup kitchens, kindergarten and preschool.
You will also get to know the small town of Ongombombonde, approximately 8 km away – here steps for children has a vegetable garden where all kinds of things are grown. The vegetables are used on the one hand for the soup kitchen in the project, and on the other hand are sold to surrounding soup kitchens and at street markets.
At this small location, which actually belongs to Okakarara, there is also a kindergarten and a preschool run by steps, which you can also take a look at.
Gobabis – what you can discover here
There is also a wonderful opportunity to take a social holiday in Gobabis . Here, it is particularly worthwhile to join in the afternoon care of the Schutzengel children and help with their homework together with the educators or provide tutoring in mathematics and English.
In the morning, you will get to know our partner organization Light for the Children – with a kindergarten and preschool as well as the soup kitchen, which serves many hundreds of meals at lunchtime – not only to children from the facilities, but also to children from the surrounding community.
You will of course also get to know the carpentry workshop and the guesthouse — where you will stay overnight.
Together with the project leaders, you will find your tasks – it is best to think beforehand about how you could best support the work at the locations. Do you, for example, have experience with children’s and youth groups? Can you provide assistance with English and maths exercises in the afternoon classes? Are making minor repairs your thing?
We look forward to you wanting to spend your days with us in the project and taking a look at who we reach with the donations and what we achieve.
