{"id":40061,"date":"2021-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steps.eliasarndt.de\/lesend-die-welt-entdecken\/"},"modified":"2021-11-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:00:00","slug":"discovering-the-world-by-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/lesend-die-welt-entdecken\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the world through reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Discover the world through reading<\/h2>\n<p>How you can help our steps children and young people discover the world through reading, and why we would also like to make this possible in other locations, read here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>\u201eWhoever knows how to read possesses the key to great deeds and to unimagined possibilities.\u201c<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\u2013 Aldous Huxley \u2013<\/p>\n<p>The children in our projects do not know what is normal for us: that children are read to from an early age or can start browsing picture books early on, and that, once they can read themselves, a wide range of books is available to them.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/K800_image00015.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/K800_image00015.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/K800_image00015-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/K800_image00015-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/K800_image00015-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>No own books<\/h2>\n<p>The families in the informal settlements cannot afford their own books, and the mothers or guardians often cannot read themselves either. In the schools, too, girls and boys usually share the books with their classmates, and no one is allowed to take books home. In many communities in Namibia, there is a lack of library infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h2>Inspiring a love of reading<\/h2>\n<p>We would like to inspire the children in our <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stiftung_steps_for_children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steps<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Hoppe_(Unternehmer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">projects<\/a> to read, and several years ago we already acquired mobile libraries in Okakarara and Gobabis. It significantly increases the children's motivation to learn and their performance.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-2560x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-2560x1440.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_Buecherei_SW_Frue18-125-1320x743.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Where are the books needed?<\/h2>\n<p>Now girls and boys in<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/inform\/projekte\/projekte-in-namibia\/rehoboth\/\">Rehoboth<\/a><\/strong> and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/inform\/projekte\/projekte-in-namibia\/okahandja\/\">Okahandja<\/a> <\/strong>should also be given the opportunity to browse, discover and learn with the mobile libraries. In addition to 600 books, it includes a 40-inch LED smart TV, including a DVD player and 40 DVDs. The multimedia library is mobile, takes up little space and is ready for immediate use.<\/p>\n<h2>Let our steps children discover new worlds through reading!<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-2560x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-2560x1440.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gobabis_mobile-Bibliothek_Frue18-3-1320x743.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the steps locations Rehoboth and Okahandja, we would like to acquire 3 fully equipped mobile libraries. For the existing mobile libraries in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/inform\/projekte\/projekte-in-namibia\/okakarara\/\"><strong>Okakarara<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/inform\/projekte\/projekte-in-namibia\/gobabis\/\">Gobabis<\/a><\/strong> we need new books, as many have been damaged or are outdated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Donate a book pack with 6 books and 1 DVD now and help ensure that the steps girls and boys can discover a new world through reading. <\/strong><strong><br \/>6 books &amp; 1 DVD = \u20ac50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/spenden\/jetzt-spenden\/?amount=50&#038;interval=0&#038;fb_item_id_fix=40184\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMOBILE LIBRARY<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesend die Welt entdecken Wie Ihr helfen k\u00f6nnt, dass unsere steps Kinder und Jugendlichen lesend die Welt entdecken k\u00f6nnen und warum wir es auch in anderen Standorten erm\u00f6glichen m\u00f6chten, lest Ihr hier.\u00a0 &#8222;Wer zu lesen versteht, besitzt den Schl\u00fcssel zu gro\u00dfen Taten, zu unertr\u00e4umten M\u00f6glichkeiten.&#8220;\u2013 Aldous Huxley \u2013 Die Kinder in unseren Projekten kennen nicht 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