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.
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“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.”
In addition to her four-day-a-week job, Annemarie is a volunteer swim coach. She also assists at the athletics club as a judge and first aider, and organizes youth camps for various associations.
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.
Volunteer of the Month Harry hosts the house radio weekly at Jan Bonga nursing home and is a coffee buddy at Stichting Philadelphia.
Jaber, a newcomer himself, now wants to help others integrate by doing volunteer work.
A full-time job where you can do paid volunteer work one day a week? It’s possible! With this idea in mind, Samenvijf was established in January 2017. A reportage.









