School’s Cool ensures that they can give children who are starting high school a good start. Irma Vejzovic (21) is one of the volunteer mentors who visits her pupils once a week to help them with their schoolwork.
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Metta Touray was in South Africa last year, where she helped out at a children’s home for five months. Now she is a first-year history student at the UvA. She also reads to Nour for an hour and a half each week to help her with her language skills.
When Sander (34) was in his early twenties, he completely lost himself in drugs. So much so, that he even experienced psychoses. He no longer wanted to live like that, and he decided to fight for a change.
Berend Smits (23) is a language coach. Every week he meets with Abdulwali (30), a refugee from Somalia. “A kind of friendship has developed.”
Mohamed Marrabou, 52 years old, is the father of five children. He is currently training for the marathon in Genk, Belgium, and is an assistant coach in Doras’ running group.
Hans van Lijf has a muscle disease that prevents him from working. He is looking for volunteer work to stay productive. Report of a search.
Georgette is in between jobs and meanwhile volunteers to guide people with disabilities in drawing and painting. “You can be a little silly. They enjoy that.”
Peter Koopman (62) guides participants in the Simple Furniture Making course at the Public Workshop.









