Vrijwilligers

“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.

“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.