Many children do not know their own country
Many children in Namibia who grow up on the fringes of society in Informal Settlements have hardly any opportunity to explore their own country due to their living conditions. Some children have never been to the capital, Windhoek, while others have not even been to the next larger town.
Only our numerous Guardian Angels from Germany and around the world make this possible for our steps Guardian Angel children by sustainably providing and financially supporting close-knit care on site, tutoring and homework assistance, healthy nutrition, clothing, school fees and school uniforms. In doing so, Guardian Angels make a very significant and fundamental contribution to the future of our more than 150 children and young people in Namibia.
Learning outside the classroom
steps for children also enables learning outside the classroom through the Guardian Angel programme – for example through excursions. In this way, pupils discover their own country or gain age-appropriate insights into the world of work of female firefighters and male firefighters or air traffic controllers.
The Guardian Angel children from Okahandja made a wonderful educational trip to Windhoek this year, accompanied and guided by primary school teacher Bettina Gaebuse. During afternoon classes, she prepared the topics with the steps Guardian Angel children, most of whom are completing their second year of school this year, organised child-friendly guided tours on site and subsequently asked a few questions to reinforce what they had learned from the trip. For example, there were tasks relating to professions, healthy food and the places in Windhoek that the group had visited together.
The children were thrilled and enjoyed exploring the airport together with their friends, the University of Science and Technology (NUST), State House and Parliament Gardens, as well as the Medical School (Unam). Of course, healthy snack breaks with apples and oranges were not to be missed, there was also a play break at the playground, and a visit to the zoo was also on the programme.
By now it is clear to teacher Bettina Gaebuse that the children learned a great deal in this short time and were able to make a connection between school and reality.
„Furthermore, the tour was really a great opportunity for the Guardian Angels. In addition, it will really be of great benefit if the Guardian Angels will be given more opportunities like this tour, whereby they will be exposed to a lot of activities which will benefit them academically, socially, emotionally, pschologically.“
Bettina Gaebuse
The excursion for the Guardian Angel children in Okahandja this year has already been funded. We are very grateful for this. To enable more children from the informal settlements to have access to education, Guardian Angel children can be supported on an ongoing basis here.
Even a small one-off Christmas donation supports our steadily growing number of Guardian Angel children.
“In conclusion, we are thankful for the great support that our learnres are getting from Steps for Children. We are really humbled by their kind and caring hearts, that they have for children.”
Bettina Gaebuse
