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Always a story at the kitchen table

Always a story at the kitchen table

Visitors from all over the world come to the Van Eesteren Museum in Nieuw West. Linda Ottens-Falkenberg is a volunteer museum guide here. “I welcome them hospitably with coffee and snacks.”

Janine facilitates intercultural meeting mornings

Janine facilitates intercultural meeting mornings

Janine has been leading the Intercultural Women’s Meeting Morning for over twenty years, together with her colleague volunteer Aartje, on Tuesday mornings at the Waterlandplein Community Center.

Paul is a host at the OLVG

Paul is a host at the OLVG

“At the age of 42, I had a stroke. Instead of being a manager in triple gray on the Zuidas, with a good salary, a new house, and a thick BMW, I spent two years in a rehabilitation clinic.”

Brigitte: from voluntary to paid work

Brigitte: from voluntary to paid work

Soon I was doing more than just being a coffee lady. I facilitated activities, organized neighborhood meetings, got more involved in community work; there was always something new added.