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Critical Dialogue and a Women's Hostel can create far reaching, long lasting, cultural change.
Mac, Godknows and the STEKA team work tirelessly to advocate behalf of girls and women and to create a culture at the STEKA Vocational...
STEKAskills
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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Mac Kholomana shares insights into why poverty experienced women & girls can't access our training.
More than half the girls enrolled on our courses drop out. Project manager, Mac and Godknows know exactly why this happens. As Mac...
STEKAskills
Jul 24, 20222 min read
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Learn to DeDevelop and help STEKA survive Covid-19
We are launching a campaign today which we hope will entertain you so much that you will manage to donate to help the STEKA family...
STEKAskills
Apr 9, 20202 min read
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Gifts from Gift to educate his STEKA family
Twenty two year old Gift Thompson, a resident of the STEKA home (and our youngest trustee), has secured a STEKAskills micro loan to set...
STEKAskills
Aug 28, 20192 min read
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We are pleased to welcome a new volunteer to our STEKAskills family
Hello everyone! My name is Edyta and I am a third year Public Relations and Media student at Queen Margaret University. I heard about...
Edyta
Apr 23, 20191 min read
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No April fools in the STEKAskills quiz - just great fun and real generosity !
We were just delighted to take part in the quiz organised by the St John's and Mary Magdalene's parishes fundraising team at the...
STEKAskills
Apr 11, 20191 min read
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Happy UK Mother’s Day to my Malawian Mother - interview with Gift Thompson
We are delighted that our social media has been taken over by for a while by STEKAskills volunteer and Queen Margaret University student,...
Edyta
Mar 31, 20192 min read
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Scottish Government funds small charity's antidote to white saviour trips
Gift Thompson, a resident of the STEKA children’s home in Malawi, and STEKAskills’ youngest trustee, creates a white saviour pose in...
Emma
Mar 29, 20193 min read
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Empowering our STEKA girls with teaching skills
Godknows and four of our STEKA girls have been selected for training provided by the UK Harvest Trip at Zambezi Church in Limbe, Blantyre...
Edyta
Mar 15, 20191 min read
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Cecilia Chazama visiting STEKA
We were so delighted to welcome the Minister of Gender, Children, Elderly, Disability and Social Welfare together with the SEGECOWA...
Edyta
Dec 25, 20181 min read
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What's it like to have 69 brothers & sisters?
This was just one of the amazing questions asked by the pupils of St John's Primary School in Portobello. Gift Thompson and Emma Wood...
STEKAskills
Dec 3, 20181 min read
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Rotary's Skills Centre isn't quite finished yet, but we're using it anyway !
The first of three planned skills centre is almost complete. We're just waiting for the final funds to come through from the Rotary Club...
STEKAskills
Nov 5, 20181 min read
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Come & debate our latest project
We're delighted that a wide range of people are coming along to Queen Margaret University on Friday to hear about our Voluntourism...
STEKAskills
Oct 24, 20181 min read
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Bags of support from Elizabeth Hardie
We are so grateful to supporters who go the extra mile to raise funds for our Centre. This is Elizabeth Hardie who motivates us with her...
STEKAskills
Oct 1, 20181 min read
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A special Gift from St John's and St Mary Magdalene’s churches in Portobello, Edinburgh
We are absolutely delighted that the parishes of St John's and St Mary Magdalene's have committed to raising funds for a Skills Centre...
STEKAskills
Oct 1, 20181 min read
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STEKA brightens Portobello Village Show
Thankyou so much to the stallholders at the Portobello Village Show who wore our STEKA aprons, sported our bunting and bought our bags....
STEKAskills
Sep 2, 20181 min read
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Up, up and away goes the Rotary Skills Centre...
We're so excited to see the progress being made in building the Rotary Skills Centre. The walls will soon be finished and the roof will...
STEKAskills
May 2, 20181 min read
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Pupils plan to involve all generations to tea dance for STEKA
Despite their exams loomimg, Dunbar Grammar School pupils are employing excellent project management skills to ensure that their tea...
STEKAskills
Apr 26, 20181 min read
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Jazzing it up for STEKA
The Rotary Club of Leith organised an amazing concert on Saturday and will be donating part of the proceeds to help build our STEKA...
STEKAskills
Mar 28, 20181 min read
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Dunbar Grammar School Jams for Peace and STEKA
Senior Dunbar Grammar School pupils have been inspired by our ambitions for the STEKA Centre as a way of helping to reduce inequalities...
STEKAskills
Feb 16, 20181 min read
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