Aranka has done two years of volunteer work at the Sarphatihuis as preparation for her medical studies.
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Mart (18) and Menno (16) work every other week on Sunday at the studio of the Local Broadcasting Company Landsmeer.
Hannah van de Grient (28) is volunteer coordinator at The Mall de Baarsjes. “Our volunteers walk alongside young people on their journey through life.”
Souad (24) is a volunteer at the White Tulip Foundation where she gives children language and math tutoring every Sunday. “The children are very eager to learn, I find the interaction with them interesting.”
Jamie is 15 years old and a volunteer at the football club ASV De Dijk. He is a coach, referee, maintains the fields, and works in the match room.
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.
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.
Students from Hogelant College in Amsterdam North have completed a social internship at the nursing home Het Schouw. A glimpse into each other’s worlds.

