Volunteers are worth their weight in gold

Would you like to spend a day making a difference for someone else? Then take part on 14 & 15 March in NLdoet, the largest voluntary initiative in the Netherlands. Organised by the Oranje Fonds.

You will learn about voluntary work, help a social organisation and it is fun too. Being a volunteer does something to you! You make a big difference to others in just one day.

In Wageningen, for example:

- Do some jobs at the toy library

- Set design for a theatre performance by theatre society WDT

- Make spring flower arrangements with the residents of Torckdael nursing home

Find a fun NLdoet activity now!

You could also app of call Astrid Zeilstra, 06 10 82 19 39

Check out our online manual. You read more about help by volunteers. Did you know that there are more than 50 voluntary help organizations active in Wageningen?

Help by volunteers is supplementary to professional care and does not replace it.

Gisteren vond voor de zesde keer de Banenmarkt Vrijwilligerswerk plaats in de bblthk. De bblthk was omgetoverd tot een levendig en bruisend evenement. Er waren 46 organisaties die met plezier in gesprek gingen met de bezoekers. 160 geïnteresseerden kwamen langs. Daarmee de succesvolste banenmarkt tot nu toe. Eerlijk gezegd vond ik het vooraf spannend. Het aantal vrijwilligers zit nog niet op het aantal van voor corona. Laat dit aantal bezoekers zien dat vrijwilligerswerk weer in de lift zit?

We contribute to a dedicated society, where people love to do something for somebody or something else. Just like that, out of free will.

That is why we work to make volunteering successfull in all kinds of thinkable ways. For inhabitants, for community organisations and for volunteers.

You can find us on the first floor of the local public library (bblthk).

Stationsstraat 2, 6701 AM, Wageningen.

The Welsaam network supports inhabitants in their wellbeing. Our aim is to reach people as fast as possible. Prevention is better than cure.

The Welsaam network works with the new definition of health by Machteld Huber. The term "positive health" is derived from the new health concept. It stands for a broad view on health, in which health is no longer considered as a static condition but rather as the dynamic ability to adapt and to manage one's own well-being. By shifting the emphasis to resilience and well-being (rather than ill-health).