{"id":40152,"date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steps.eliasarndt.de\/anna-in-namibia\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:00:00","slug":"anna-in-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/anna-in-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna in Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anna in Namibia!<\/h2>\n

Meet our volunteers who are spending a whole year in 2023-2024 doing their FSJ in Namibia with steps for children in the facilities. <\/h3>\n

Hey, I\u2019m Anna<\/strong> and I\u2019ve been here with steps since mid-August 2023 in Gobabis<\/a>. I finished high school this summer and in Germany I like doing things like bouldering, youth work and sewing.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to do a social year in Namibia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been asked that a lot already, but I\u2019ve never really had a good answer \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I heard about weltw\u00e4rts through friends and thought it was a really cool opportunity to get to know real life, everyday life and the culture here in Namibia, and not \u201cjust\u201d see the typical tourist spots as a tourist.<\/p>\n

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Which books did you use to prepare for your time in Namibia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m interested in history and have therefore read quite a bit about colonialism in Namibia, the genocide of the Herero and Nama, and the effects today, but unfortunately I can\u2019t recommend a specific book. But there are definitely lots of good websites and documentaries that are very worth checking out before maybe coming to Namibia yourself.<\/p>\n

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What is your favourite way to spend the evenings after your work at steps?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our days here are relatively long, as we work until 4 pm (usually a bit longer) and then go to football training almost every day. When we get home it is usually almost dark already and we still have to take care of the less desirable tasks (washing, cooking, cleaning, \u2026) \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/p>\n

At weekends we are often invited to our neighbours\u2019 or colleagues\u2019 homes from steps, play the ukulele, paint, read\u2026 It\u2019s definitely a lot of fun to try out new hobbies here too, as I couldn\u2019t play football or the ukulele before.<\/p>\n

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Are there any tasks that you particularly like at steps?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the mornings we help out in the carpentry workshop, which is really great fun. So far we\u2019ve mainly been helping build picnic benches, and it\u2019s cool to follow the process of how they come together.<\/p>\n

What has been particularly challenging on your journey or during your time as a volunteer so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our first proper week of work, one of the teachers was ill, so Feli and I had to look after a whole bunch of 1st and 2nd graders on our own. That was really quite overwhelming and it was clearly above the normal noise level, but thanks to the help of another colleague we survived the chaos \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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What surprised you the most during your stay?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found it really surprising and shocking how big the difference between rich and poor actually is. Last week we were on holiday in Swakopmund and it was crazy to see the luxury villas, expensive restaurants and caf\u00e9s there, while here some neighbourhoods have no running water or electricity and money barely lasts despite a full-time job.<\/p>\n

What are you grateful for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m very grateful to even be able to experience this!<\/p>\n

What should you definitely try when you are in Namibia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fat cakes! SOOO delicious.<\/p>\n

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Even small building blocks for playing are made in the carpentry workshop.<\/p>\n

I wish...<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026that this project will continue to exist for a long time and that the Joinery<\/a> will eventually generate so much revenue that steps for children can become less dependent on donations!<\/p>\n

Dear Anna, we are delighted that you found your way to Namibia to join us, and we would like to thank you sincerely for your commitment! We wish you lots of fun with your further tasks in Gobabis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you like to do your FSJ in Namibia with steps for children, just like Anna?
Here you can find out about the options.\u00a0<\/strong>We also offer shorter stays of\u00a0<\/b>3-6 months.<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anna in Namibia! Lerne unsere Volont\u00e4rinnen kennen, die 2023-2024 ein ganzes Jahr ihr FSJ in Namibia bei steps for children in den Einrichtungen verbringen.  Hey, ich bin Anna und bin seit Mitte August 2023 hier bei steps in Gobabis. Ich habe diesen Sommer Abi gemacht und mache in Deutschland gerne so Sachen wie Bouldern, Jugendarbeit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,29,30,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-erfahrungsberichte","category-informieren","category-steps-aktuell","category-steps-in-gobabis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}