Let's take a look back and see what has happened so far. This timeline mainly contains milestones from Okakarara - events that we still consider to be formative today. At the end of the timeline is the year 2024 - the year in which we celebrate our 18th birthday in Okakarara and hope that you will celebrate with us. To view the milestones, move your mouse carefully over the text - perhaps you will discover something.
In the preschool class of 2006 and 2024:
Milestones of steps for children
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Foundation of the steps for children Namibia trust by Dr Michael Hoppe. Start of the first project in Okakarara.
- 1.2.2006: Foundation of the trust steps for children Namibia by Dr Michael Hoppe. First chairperson: Erika von WietersheimAuthor and supporter
- March 2006: Start of the first project by steps for children in Okakarara in Red Cross HouseUse of the Red Cross House in 2006
, a little outside the town. Friends of Augsburg Namibia provided the room they had used for their sewing room to steps, and moved with the former sewing room into an adjoining garage. - First social step: The first 30 children (exclusively orphans and vulnerable children, OVCs) come to our steps PreschoolThe first children sit here in the pre-school in Okakarara
and are fed by our soup kitchen The first two cooks in Okakarara provide our steps children with hot meals 
- 1.2.2006: Foundation of the trust steps for children Namibia by Dr Michael Hoppe. First chairperson: Erika von WietersheimAuthor and supporter
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- In December: selection of the first Schutzengel children for the start of the Schutzengel programme
- The purchase of steps property and houseThe move from the Red Cross House into the own project
was completed in March.
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- 60 children, 10 staff members
- A mobile houseThe house had many tasks
is being built for the afternoon classes and will soon be repurposed into a pre-school classroom. - The first volunteer Ivy Boachie comes to Okakarara for her weltwärts FSJ
- Sewing workshop, through which the Schmotz couple independently of steps 2004 Establishment of the sewing workshop by the Schmotz couple
founded, is integrated into the overall project as an income-generating step - Start of the Guardian Angel Programme with the first 6 childrenThe first Schutzengel children
, who came from the steps pre-school into first grade. - PC school founded For steps children and surrounding residents: email, PowerPoint, Word and using other software programs.
- Okakarara and Michael Hoppe at „Rund um den Michel“ on NDR
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The steps afternoon classes programme (ASC) starts. Start The first 1,664 olive trees were planted
vegetable cultivation on 13 ha on the outskirts of Okakarara – in Ongombombonde
The building of today's daycare centre and preschool in Ongombombonde 
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300 bicycles Many bicycles are arriving in Okakarara 
went by Container It still exists
to steps in Namibia, local fitters Fitters receive the bicycles
were trained.
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New building for pre-school, soup kitchen and sanitary facilities in Okakarara. Red Cross HouseUse of the Red Cross House in 2006
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Second guest house in Okakarara The first house serves as accommodation for volunteers.
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Opening of the new daycare centre and preschool in Ongombombonde.
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Start of social leave at steps for children in Namibia.
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Distribution of food and masks, purchase of a pick-up for the vegetable garden.
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Conversion of vegetable cultivation on organic-regenerative cultivation.
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18 years steps for children - Anniversary with guest book.
