IMC Weekend School on Tour
Newcomer children start in an introduction class. They learn the Dutch language in one year and progress to regular schools. IMC Weekend School offers a half day of weekend school education every week.
Campaign to increase victims’ willingness to report sexual exploitation
Most underage victims of sexual exploitation in the Netherlands don’t report their experiences to the police, according to research of CKM. The campaign ‘Make it Visible’ wants to increase victims’ willingness to report sexual exploitation.
Dutch Cell Dogs
A prisoner training a difficult dog to be a good pet, is also training himself. Dutch Cell Dogs is a program in which people and animals help each other to rediscover a place in society.
Coalition against child sexual exploitation
Preventing sexual exploitation of children and young people requires a comprehensive and ambitious program, aimed at achieving systematic change. The Coalition against child sexual exploitation operates such a program.
Stichting van Schulden naar Kansen: fighting poverty under a new name
Our partner Delta Lloyd Foundation changed its name since 1 May 2018 into “Stichting van Schulden naar Kansen” (“From Debt to Opportunities Foundation”).
VSNK – “Van Schulden naar Kansen”
Poverty as a result of problematic debt is a serious social issue. The Van Schulden Naar Kansen (From Debt to Opportunities, VSNK) project aims to significantly reduce the number of households battling poverty and problematic debt.
Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland
About 7,000 underage children are staying at women’s shelters or social shelters. Dutch child welfare charity Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland, in coalition with others advocates for independent case files for children in shelters.
Fonds Slachtofferhulp
Many Dutch people go through a traumatic experience as a result of a crime, sexual abuse or a serious traffic accident. The Pieter van Vollenhoven Emergency Support Fund of the Fonds Slachtofferhulp provides immediate assistance.
Netherlands Debate Institute
The Netherlands Debate Institute Foundation develops enjoyable debating activities that enable young people to develop the competencies necessary to function in a democracy. The topics for the debates are current social issues.
Streetcornerwork
Due to a multiplicity of individual and social problems, a large group of young people and adults loses connection with society. Streetcornerwork works to improve the situation of these individuals.
Life Goals
People in social shelters often find it difficult to stay active. The Life Goals Foundation gets vulnerable people into action through sport, like with the Dutch Street Cup, a street football competition between cities.
Dokters van de Wereld
Medical care is not a privilege but a human right. And yet for millions of people worldwide no medical care is available if they become ill. In the Netherlands, access to health care for undocumented migrants is problematic. In practice it is difficult for them [...]
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is the final safety net for people who have nowhere to go. With its team of professional staff, the Salvation Army helps more than 37,000 people with complex problems every year in the Netherlands. These people are no longer able to function [...]