Tag: NB – INSPIRE ME
Harmelen Animal Shelter makes shopping bag from feed sack to raise money: ‘Get a second life just like the animals’
In the Reijerscop animal shelter in Harmelen, the sewing machine sounds continuous. A lot of work is being done to turn old, empty feed bags into dozens of shopping bags.…
Jubilant village hall Baambrugge mainly does it itself: ‘We do not receive a subsidy’
It’s a party in Baambrugge. Village hall De Vijf Bogen is celebrating its 50th anniversary. And that is quite an achievement. Village and community centers have had a difficult time…
Young people paralyzed by climate stress? Take action, says Utrecht student Romée
The paralyzing feeling that the world is going to shit and nothing can be done about it. That’s called climate stress. One in five young people suffer from it. They…
Nieuwegein ugly? With the help of these residents, the city should become beautiful again
More and more municipalities are taking a more creative approach All municipalities in the Netherlands participate in citizen participation, says the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG). This means that they…
Comedian Wieke Obbink from Driebergen exchanges the classroom for the stage
Wieke has been teaching for years at the Christian Lyceum in Zeist when she decided to take a cabaret course. Even though she had stage fright for a long time.…
Van Rooijen deliberately chose Spanish football adventure: ‘Missing girlfriend and family is difficult’
“Spanish is getting better and better. Of course I also use Google Translate, but I am very busy with the language. I just want to communicate here in Spanish,” says…
Saxophonist Kika Sprangers mixes the sound of her instrument with 9 female voices
It is not self-evident for the jazz saxophonist to work with only women. In the jazz world you still encounter many more men than women, Kika experiences. “When I entered…
Amersfoort street pastor has been offering a listening ear for 15 years: ‘Bright spots are important’
An addiction, divorce, financial problems: all reasons why people can become homeless. Bernadette van Dijk will talk to a large part of that group. She has been a street pastor…
Strong cup tournament gave Masies Artien international debut for Iraq: ‘Thank you Luuk de Jong’
Masies Artien fled Iraq as a 7-year-old, the child of Christian parents with an Armenian background. Now, 27 years later, the Spakenburg centre-back is an international for that country. “I…
Nieuwegein cardiologist has a world first: ‘This device will save lives’
It is the most innovative heart device that currently exists. And the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein is the first in the world to install it. In conversation with the…