During the kick off event Gappie gezocht on November 4th at De Balie, ‘Pancake Man’ Willem Dieleman shared what he learned during a 2.5-year journey through Asia. Read his tips!
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Christian de Bruijn (30) is a freelance journalist and copywriter. He finds the stories of other people, especially those outside his own bubble, extremely interesting. Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, he has been a phone buddy to Sonia Dias Pinto.
Check out the most beautiful moments of the kick off Gappie gezocht: Roos Schlikker, Willem Dieleman, and buddies couple Philip and Paloma.
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.
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.
At the consultation hour of Pluspunt at the Community Center de Witte Boei, Leo de Vrijer assists residents with all kinds of questions. Adrienne Garber was one of them.

