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“She takes the time for me”

“She takes the time for me”

Heleen Ophof knows from personal experience what it’s like to be lonely and how important it is to have contact with people when you’re going through a tough time. Now she is a buddy of Jan-Willem Reijmerink.

“I am a fake grandma!”

“I am a fake grandma!”

Marian van Wijk (70) worked as a social worker in Amsterdam until her retirement. Now she is a language buddy for Sonya (43) at the Amsterdam Neighbors Contact.

Go find your pancake!

Go find your pancake!

During the kick off event Gappie gezocht on November 4th at De Balie, ‘Pancake Man’ Willem Dieleman shared what he learned during a 2.5-year journey through Asia. Read his tips!

“Blind photographer seeks assistant”

“Blind photographer seeks assistant”

Zowik has a busy life, and he wants to compensate for that by giving back. Burennetwerk is an organization that fits well with his schedule: he chooses when and who he helps with something. He has been visiting photographer René for almost a year now. A friendship has developed between them.