Yvonne is a volunteer in the control room of the Animal Ambulance. “It is also great fun to be able to make people happy when their pet is found again.”
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“I know deep down that I am a valuable woman. But doing volunteer work also makes me feel that way again. This way I can contribute to society, keep my social contacts up to date, and feel useful again. Yes, that brings me joy.”
Cynthia Jhinnoe (35) has an impressive resume as a volunteer. At the age of sixteen, she was already involved in the establishment of the youth information café The Site. After many volunteer positions, she is now active for Burennetwerk in the Baarsjes.
MUG photographer Sake Rijpkema collaborates with Volunteer Center Amsterdam to create photo reports about Amsterdam volunteers. A new series is published every month on the MUG and VCA websites.
Volunteering always seemed a bit dusty, boring, and dull to Eva (29). But in the past few months, she has done 1001 different tasks, and now she thinks: Why didn’t I make time for this earlier? “I even do volunteer work on vacation nowadays!”
Peter is picking up litter in Westerpark, collecting all kinds of cups, bottles, and packaging. “This has become an important activity where I like to involve as many people as possible.”

