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Together at Home Volunteer Fair and more!
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Mix & mingle with fellow expats and like-minded Dutchies, as well as match with representatives from almost 100 foundations eager to work with internationals!Detailed description
Happy spring season, everyone! After the great turnout at our events last year, the Volunteer The Hague team is excited to be planning our next fun and informative event. Please join us on Saturday, 11 May from 13:00 to 17:00 at Amare for a supersized version of the Mix & Match Volunteer Job Fair titled Together at Home. This time, our event will be taking place in an even bigger venue in the heart of The Hague - with nearly 100 organizations eager to take on board internationals!
As always, this volunteer job fair will be a fantastic opportunity to expand your social circles by meeting fellow internationals from the area with whom you can share your experiences and tips about living in and around The Hague. And you'll be able to expand your professional networks as well, since we'll also have representatives from local NGOs and nonprofit organizations in attendance, all of whom are eager to work with international volunteers! The nearly 100 organizations registered so far focus on a wide variety of fields and interests, including human rights, social justice, refugee and migrant assistance, homelessness, animal causes, elderly care, child care, the environment, and so much more. There will be something for everyone, no matter your background or specialization!
To open the event, we'll have Gert-Jan Aleman, Director of PEP Den Haag, in attendance to offer some remarks about the importance of internationals volunteering in our community. And during the event, we'll also have some special guests who will speak about topics of particular interest to local internationals, including how volunteering can benefit skills building, interview tips for the non-profit world, NGO work, and more! We also have some great speakers lined up! For more info on the speakers and the full event program, take a look below.
This event will take place in the centrally located Amare Den Haag and is organized by PEP Den Haag in collaboration with the Residentie Orkest, Open Amare, Cultuurschakel, and the Municipality of The Hague.
We hope you'll join us on 11 May for this fantastic learning and networking opportunity! Space is limited, so please be sure to register ASAP. We look forward to seeing you there!
Event highlights:
· Nearly 100 participating non-profits
· 500+ volunteering opportunities
· Personal and professional workshops by keynote speakers
· Musical performances by the Residentieorkest and artists from The Hague region
Event Details:
📅 Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
🕐 Time: 13:00 – 17:00
💰 Cost: Absolutely Free!
📍 Location: Amare - Spuiplein 150, 2511 DG Den Haag
Event Program:
13:00 Opening
13:05 - 13:20 Welcome notes
13:30 - 14:00 Presentation "Integrating Volunteering into your Job-Hunting Strategy" by Sarah Feid, an account manager at The Hague International Centre
14:15 - 14:45 Presentation "Hidden Gems of The Hague" by Harry Bogers, guide at Gilde Den Haag
15:00 - 15:30 Presentation "Dutch Culture Decoded: Navigating Windmills, Bitterballen, and Directness!" by Gert-Jan Aleman, director of PEP Den Haag
15.45 - 16:15 Presentation "Building Bridges: How Volunteering Bridges the Gap to Career Success" by Tetyana Benzeroual, Project Lead at PEP Den Haag
17:00 Event Closing
Musical performances at the Tribune Stairs:
12.45-13.15 Streetband FfAnderZ (at the entrance of Amare on the Spuiplein side if weather permits)
13.25-13.40 Musical opening by a horn quartet from the Residentie Orkest
13.40-14.15 Willy Caron Music Theater Choir conducted by Monique van Gils
14.35-14.55 Youth choir of the Armenian Cultural Association Abovian conducted by Svetlana Aghadjanyan
15.25-15.55 Music association Kunst Naar Kracht conducted by Benson Walch
16.25-16.55 Royal Hague Harmony conducted by Matthijs Valkenwaard
About the Presenters
Gert-Jan Aleman has been the director of PEP Den Haag since the beginning of 2023. Previously, Gert-Jan was manager of the Arbo Center of the Municipality of The Hague, where in 2016 he won a national prize as Vitality Manager of The Year. He passionately continues this line of work at PEP, aiming to enhance the vitality of The Hague's social organizations and contribute to a city where everyone can participate. Gert-Jan will offer an opening speech at the event on behalf of PEP Den Haag, Volunteer The Hague's parent organization.
Tetyana Benzeroual, BSc (Hons) Psychology, is an expat who has been in The Hague with her family since 2015. She started her career path in The Netherlands as a volunteer and was later hired as project lead for Den Haag Doet, Volunteer The Hague and Den Haag Doet Academie, where she works with the Municipality to fulfill our mission of connecting local internationals with meaningful volunteer opportunities at local nonprofit organizations. As a true citizen of the world who has lived, studied, and worked across North America and Europe, Tetyana is excited to offer her insights gained from her own experience and connect with people.