Three days of camping in your own neighborhood, food, games, and fun with your neighbors: that is the Neighborhood Camping. In Amsterdam, at the Sloterplas, volunteer Martin makes sure everything runs smoothly.
Three days of camping in your own neighborhood, food, games, and fun with your neighbors: that is the Neighborhood Camping. In Amsterdam, at the Sloterplas, volunteer Martin makes sure everything runs smoothly.
Marion’s commitment to the neighborhood team? Full of meetings, small victories, and a big smile.
Valesca visits a single mother with a toddler weekly. “There is no prior education to become a father or mother; you really learn that in practice. That’s why it’s nice if someone occasionally gives you a push in the right direction.”
“What VCA did for me is an entry point in the local nonprofit sector. I had to build a network from scratch. VCA connected me with the right people so that I could continue in the same field I worked in before.”
Aranka has done two years of volunteer work at the Sarphatihuis as preparation for her medical studies.
Anne Coos Vuurmans is retired and has been a volunteer for the public at Artis ever since. She informs visitors about animals and plants.
Nawaz has honed his skills in computers and now volunteers to assist people during a computer consultation at Dynamo.