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Dear steps friends,
Join us as we present the latest developments and news from steps! We cordially invite you to the general meeting of the Friends of Steps for Children e.V. association. An event that, as every year, we also open to guests and interested parties who would like to experience or get to know steps in person: On Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 6 pm at the Rudolf Steiner House at Mittelweg 11-12 in 20148 Hamburg.
A special evening awaits:
We will show a short film about the agricultural project in Ongombombonde and a former volunteer as well as an ambassador couple will report on their experiences in Okakarara. In addition, I will give an overview of current progress and challenges at our locations in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Before and after the event, we warmly invite you to a get-together - a wonderful opportunity to talk to one another, exchange ideas and get to know our work even better.
We kindly ask for binding registration with a note stating in-person or online participation by 2 December 2025 by email at info@stepsforchildren.de or here:
Registration for the event is also a declaration of consent that photo or video recordings made as part of steps for children's reporting may be used for communication purposes (e.g. website, newsletter, social media of steps for children).

We look forward to seeing you there!
Cordially
Michael Hoppe
Planned schedule for the entire evening:

5:30 pm Admission on site – get-together with snacks & drinks
5:40 pm Online admission
6:00 pm General meeting of the Steps for Children e.V. support association.
6:15 pm Dr Michael Hoppe reports on the current situation in Namibia and from 2024
6:40 pm Live report from a former volunteer – Carla Zimmermann
6:55 pm Experience report – ambassador couple Schröder
7:10 pm Film by agricultural project manager Ripura Hewicke
7:25 pm Time for discussion and questions
8:00 pm Round-off in the foyer on site and end of the online event
9:00 pm End
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The steps for children foundation was established in Hamburg in 2005 by Dr Michael Hoppe. It is now active in eight locations in Namibia and Zimbabwe, where it is committed to improving educational opportunities for girls and boys from poor neighbourhoods. Over 2,000 children can take part in education and have a warm meal every day at steps and its partner projects.

We would also like to point out that in order to save personnel and resources, which we would like to use in Namibia, we will issue and send you the donation receipts in the first quarter of the following year. For donations of up to EUR 300.00, the corresponding bank statement can also be submitted to the tax office as simplified proof of donation. If a donation receipt is required earlier, please send an enquiry to info@stepsforchildren.de send.

With best regards
Michael Hoppe
(Chairman of the Management Board)

Donation account:

Hamburg Savings Bank

IBAN: DE44 2005 0550 1238 1497 26 BIC: HASPDEHHXXX
PayPal: paypal@stepsforchildren.de or at www.stepsforchildren.de

steps for children foundation

Bramfelder Str. 77 in 22305 Hamburg
T +49 (0) 40 389 027 - 88
info@stepsforchildren.de

www.stepsforchildren.de

Editor: Marie Schnaidt
Responsible for the content: Dr Michael Hoppe
Photos: © steps for children, unless otherwise noted