From the 28th of November 2024 untill the 19th of january 2025, the annual Amsterdam Light Festival will take place. It is one of the world’s leading light art festivals
Would you like to… Meet new people? Practice your Dutch? Develop new skills?
You can do this as a volunteer! We bring people who like to do voluntary work in Amsterdam in contact with volunteer organizations who need volunteers for all kinds of different purposes. Contact us: volunteer@vca.nu / +31 205301220.
From the 28th of November 2024 untill the 19th of january 2025, the annual Amsterdam Light Festival will take place. It is one of the world’s leading light art festivals
We are committed to new Amsterdammers! We help them find meaningful volunteer work where they can practice the language and develop their talents. By doing voluntary work status holders get the opportunity to build up a social network in an accessible way, create a daily rhythm and to make a meaningful contribution.
How about starting to volunteer with your colleagues? Volunteer Centre Amsterdam has many opportunities to make a long term, structural difference for companies and their employees in the city.
Expat Briony is volunteering at the Animal Shelter Amsterdam. “It brings me joy, confidence and respect. If I didn’t use the PowerPoint presentation in my work, the world still turned around.”
“After working as an architect in the Middle East for a few years, I decided to quit my job and travel around Europe with my partner. We fell in love with Amsterdam and decided to move here. It was scary for a while, though. How could I be part of the local community? I decided to volunteer with children: You do something good and a smile comes on someone’s face, I find that super fun.”
The Amsterdam Volunteer Insurance (AVV) is a liability and accident insurance policy for all volunteers in Amsterdam.
What is the maximum of volunteer allowance?
We help social organisations and initiatives in Amsterdam to further develop, to professionalise and to grow. Our advisors have knowledge on all aspects around the theme of volunteer work. Do you have a question? Are you running into something? Do you wish to be more successful in the use of volunteers?