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Seventeen years old, and already engaged with the world of tomorrow.

Seventeen years old, and already engaged with the world of tomorrow.

While others are still searching for what they want to become later, Wail Kherrazi is already actively building. He is the youngest climate mayor in the Netherlands. And with a group of volunteers, he organizes free workshops on technology and sustainability and deploys stationary robots for social impact. His drive? Giving back with what he has received himself.

“Volunteering has really surprised me!”

“Volunteering has really surprised me!”

“It was one of the most enjoyable summers I’ve had in a long time,” Vanessa says. Last May, she decided to follow her curiosity and try out various volunteer tasks. “One week I was at a museum with the elderly, the next week at a festival or at Artis. I not only rediscovered my own city but also myself.”