STEKAskillsApr 92 minLearn 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 survive the Covid-19 disas...
STEKAskillsAug 28, 20192 minGifts from Gift to educate his STEKA familyTwenty two year old Gift Thompson, a resident of the STEKA home (and our youngest trustee), has secured a STEKAskills micro loan to set up a social enterpris...
EdytaApr 23, 20191 minWe are pleased to welcome a new volunteer to our STEKAskills familyHello everyone! My name is Edyta and I am a third year Public Relations and Media student at Queen Margaret University. I heard about STEKA for the first tim...
STEKAskillsApr 11, 20191 minNo 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 beginning of this month. Th...
EdytaMar 31, 20192 minHappy UK Mother’s Day to my Malawian Mother - interview with Gift ThompsonWe are delighted that our social media has been taken over by for a while by STEKAskills volunteer and Queen Margaret University student, Edyta Biardzka. Be...
EmmaMar 29, 20193 minScottish Government funds small charity's antidote to white saviour tripsGift Thompson, a resident of the STEKA children’s home in Malawi, and STEKAskills’ youngest trustee, creates a white saviour pose in reverse along with STEKA...
EdytaMar 15, 20191 minEmpowering our STEKA girls with teaching skillsGodknows and four of our STEKA girls have been selected for training provided by the UK Harvest Trip at Zambezi Church in Limbe, Blantyre (Malawi). The UK Ha...
EdytaDec 25, 20181 minCecilia Chazama visiting STEKAWe were so delighted to welcome the Minister of Gender, Children, Elderly, Disability and Social Welfare together with the SEGECOWA Company to STEKA. We wer...
STEKAskillsDec 3, 20181 minWhat'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 were welcomed into the ...
STEKAskillsNov 5, 20181 minRotary'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 of Portobello . But,...
STEKAskillsOct 24, 20181 minCome & debate our latest projectWe're delighted that a wide range of people are coming along to Queen Margaret University on Friday to hear about our Voluntourism project. The audience will...
STEKAskillsOct 1, 20181 minBags of support from Elizabeth HardieWe 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 enthusiasm and 'can ...
STEKAskillsOct 1, 20181 minA special Gift from St John's and St Mary Magdalene’s churches in Portobello, EdinburghWe are absolutely delighted that the parishes of St John's and St Mary Magdalene's have committed to raising funds for a Skills Centre Teaching Block . STEKA...
STEKAskillsSep 2, 20181 minSTEKA brightens Portobello Village ShowThankyou so much to the stallholders at the Portobello Village Show who wore our STEKA aprons, sported our bunting and bought our bags. Lots of people came ...
STEKAskillsMay 2, 20181 minUp, 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 go on at the end of ...
STEKAskillsApr 26, 20181 minPupils plan to involve all generations to tea dance for STEKADespite their exams loomimg, Dunbar Grammar School pupils are employing excellent project management skills to ensure that their tea dance for STEKA will be ...
STEKAskillsMar 28, 20181 minJazzing it up for STEKAThe Rotary Club of Leith organised an amazing concert on Saturday and will be donating part of the proceeds to help build our STEKA Centre. The evening was a...
STEKAskillsFeb 16, 20181 minDunbar Grammar School Jams for Peace and STEKASenior Dunbar Grammar School pupils have been inspired by our ambitions for the STEKA Centre as a way of helping to reduce inequalities for young people in M...
STEKAskillsJan 5, 20181 minSTEKA in The ScotsmanGreat to see news of our plans in The Scotsman this week. https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/partnership-has-led-to-profound-real-life-learning-and-develo...
STEKAskillsNov 15, 20171 minRotary funds a Skills CentreThe Rotary clubs of Portobello, Haddington, Coatbridge, Airdrie & Monklands, Tranent and the Rotary District 1020 have raised funds to build a Vocational Ski...
