{"id":40163,"date":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steps.eliasarndt.de\/urlaub-mit-steps-in-namibia\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T22:00:00","slug":"holidays-with-steps-in-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/urlaub-mit-steps-in-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays with steps in Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Holidays with steps in Namibia<\/h2>\n<p>Christiane B\u00fcscher worked for steps for children in <strong>Namibia a <a style=\"color: #d60034;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/aktiv-werden\/participate-in-namibia\/sozialurlaub\/\">Social leave<\/a><\/strong> which she tells us about here. It was a great opportunity for her, <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namibia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Namibia<\/a> off the beaten tourist track and get in touch with people from different regions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>My time in Namibia<\/h3>\n<p>My time in Namibia was very nice. <strong>I am still very impressed and fascinated by all my experiences and adventures - even after my return I still draw a lot from that time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have an idea or opinion about the country, the people and local life - most of it is from stories and reports in newspapers or on television - but seeing and experiencing all this with your own eyes is something completely different and very formative and also very grounding.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-4.png\" alt=\"Holidays in Namibia - social commitment at steps in Okakarara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-4.png 940w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-4-644x540.png 644w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-4-215x180.png 215w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-4-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Afternoon care in Okakarara<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-3.png\" alt=\"Holidays in Namibia - social commitment on site and at home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-3.png 940w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-3-644x540.png 644w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-3-215x180.png 215w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-3-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lunch with the children in Gobabis.<\/p>\n<p>I am impressed by the facilities I have got to know - so great and absolutely worth supporting. It's great to see everything that is done for and with the children.<br \/>I was able to visit two different locations during my social leave - that was really great, even if the time in each facility was actually too short.<br \/>If I were younger, I would jump at the chance to go to Namibia for a year to volunteer there.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-1.png\" alt=\"Holidays in Namibia - social commitment at steps in Gobabis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-1.png 940w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-1-644x540.png 644w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-1-215x180.png 215w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-1-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Putting together the hygiene products for the children.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-2.png\" alt=\"Living social commitment - on site in Namibia and at home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-2.png 940w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-2-644x540.png 644w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-2-215x180.png 215w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlaub_2024_kl-2-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With the volunteers Feli and Anna in Gobabis<\/p>\n<p>The project managers Sonja Schneider-Waterberg and Jackie Sanjath, all the local staff and the volunteers gave me a warm welcome and took a lot of time to show and explain everything to me.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed working with the children. Above all, doing handicrafts and gymnastics with the children, doing homework and playing - just being there and being able to take part in everything and being part of steps was a great experience and a wonderful feeling. Of course, during my time I also got to know the steps vegetable farm in Ongombombonde and the carpentry workshop in Gobabis, although I wasn't able to work there.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I will never forget it all and will definitely come back. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity via steps,\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit;\">to take a social holiday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlauberin-2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Living social commitment - on site in Namibia and at home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlauberin-2024-1.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlauberin-2024-1-710x540.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlauberin-2024-1-237x180.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Christiane-Buescher-Sozialurlauberin-2024-1-768x584.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was also able to support and help with a small handicraft project together with the volunteers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dear Mrs B\u00fcscher, thank you for your active commitment in Namibia! We are sure that your commitment has given new impetus and contributed to a lively exchange with the steps children and staff. <\/strong><strong>We are already looking forward to your next visit!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/aktiv-werden\/participate-in-namibia\/sozialurlaub\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tINFO ON THE SOCIAL LEAVE STEPS<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More articles on steps aktuell:<\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urlaub mit steps in Namibia Christiane B\u00fcscher hat bei steps for children in Namibia einen Sozialurlaub gemacht, von dem sie uns hier berichtet. Es war f\u00fcr sie eine gro\u00dfartige Gelegenheit, Namibia abseits ausgetretener Touristenpfade kennenzulernen und mit den Menschen aus verschiedenen Regionen in Kontakt zu treten.\u00a0 Meine Zeit in Namibia Meine Zeit in Namibia war [&hellip;]<\/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":[29,30,31,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-informieren","category-steps-aktuell","category-steps-in-gobabis","category-steps-in-okakarara"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40163","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=40163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}