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Pelle Aardema - Online Community Manager
Pim Kantebeen and me, are monitoring NABUUR's projects and supporting Local Representatives and Facilitators if they need help in project management.
Pelle Aardema joined NABUUR.com in April 2006. He studied Business Information Technology at the University of Twente. Before NABUUR he worked for a large Dutch bank (Rabobank), as a projectmanager and management consultant. He has a background in ICT and (project)management. In his free time he loves to travel, fly a kite, cook and listen to music. As an Online Community Manager, his job at NABUUR is to help Villages and Neighbours achieve their goals.
pelle@nabuur.com
Claudia Schalkx - Local Community Officer
I am responsible for recruitment, training and development of Local Communities and Representatives.
Claudia was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and after having lived in Venezuela, Curaçao, Sint Marteen (Netherlands Antilles), Ohio (USA) and Naples, Italy, she moved to The Netherlands in 2006. She holds a BA in Communication, and before joining NABUUR.com she has mainly worked in the field Public Relations for international companies. Claudia joined NABUUR.com as a part timer in November 2004 and then full time as of February 2005. She is responsible for evaluation of the Local Communities and the training of the Local Representatives. “This is one of the most rewarding jobs I’ve had – says Claudia- it gives you the chance to actually help people and brings back a lot of perspective into one’s life!”
claudia@nabuur.com
Siegfried Woldhek - Founder and
Director Development
Siegfried expresses his ideas in his drawings and through the organizations he helps shape. He started NABUUR.com at the end of 2001 after 20 years of conservation work. He studied theoretical ecology in Amsterdam and began to work for ICBP in 1978. Two years later he was employed by the Dutch Society for the Protection of Birds as biologist and later as CEO (1985-1990). From 1990-1998 Siegfried was CEO of World Wildlife Fund-Netherlands (700.000 members) and until 2002 he was in charge of the Action Network for WWF-International. In 2002 HRH Prince Bernhard awarded him the Order of the Golden Ark for his contribution to conservation.
As a separate career Siegfried has been making literary and political portraits for leading Dutch newspapers since 1976. His work is often exhibited and is published in several books. On www.woldhek.com more than 1000 of his portraits are shown, making it one of the largest collections of portraits of the entire Internet. For his contribution to Dutch literature he was awarded the GH's Gravesande prize.
siegfried@nabuur.com
Ariënne Henkemans - Local Community Officer
I am responsible for Project Definition for Local Communities.
Ariënne studied tropical forestry at the Wageningen University. After more than a year of fieldwork in the Philippines and Cameroon where she studied people’s agricultural practices, forest use and household economies, she graduated in 1995. She then worked as junior researcher for PROMAB, which is an international research, education and development program in the Bolivian Amazon. She derived her PhD based on two years of livelihood studies performed among farmers and forest dwellers. From 2001 till 2005 she worked as “Program Officer Action Research and Livelihood Development” for the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), implementing rural development projects in Ecuador and Bolivia and setting up a regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean. She joined NABUUR in March 2006 as Local Community Officer and is together with Claudia Schalkx responsible for the application and evaluation procedure of the Local Communities and the training of the Local Representatives. Drawing upon her professional background in livelihood and community development and her field experience on different continents, she supports the local communities and their representatives in defining adequate solutions for their most pressing problems.
arienne@nabuur.com
Steven Otto - Director operations
I am responsible for overall operational performance, meeting targets, the NABUUR.com team and finance. I report to the board of NABUUR.com.
Steven Otto joined NABUUR.com on the 1st of October 2005. Steven aims at happy users and strong results for Local Communities.
He studied international relations in Amsterdam and followed the 'small business school' in Rotterdam. In the nineties, he was manager and shareholder of the Dutch market leader in flooring. As an independent entrepreneur Steven knows the ropes and has gathered a lot of experience with all aspects of commercial and operational management. From 2003 onwards he worked as an independent consultant for various companies and entrepreneurs in Third World countries. He has worked as a volunteer for several charities in Africa.
steven@nabuur.com
Pim Kantebeen - Online Community Manager
Pelle Aardema and me are monitoring NABUUR's projects and supporting Local Representatives and Facilitators if they need help in project management.
Pim joined NABUUR in February 2006. He has a background in tropical agronomy and he has lived in Brazil and in Ecuador. In the past, he worked for the Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences (KLV) where he coordinated activities for young members. In his free time, he is one of the two authors of a website on Brazilian popular culture. Pim is addicted to chocolate, drives a Volkswagen Passat from 1986 (!) and lives in Doorwerth, a small village surrounded by forest near the Dutch city of Arnhem.
pim@nabuur.com
Marc van Opstal - Volunteer Manager
Claudia Vijge and me, are responsible for guiding and assisting new and existing Neighbours. To help them find what they are looking for at NABUUR.
Marc joined NABUUR.com in November 2006. Marc is 38 years old, married and living in Amsterdam. After his study Information Technology at the University of Eindhoven he has worked during 10 years for several companies in the Telecommunication branch. In these jobs he got experience in Marketing & Sales, Customer Care, Finance & Billing and Operational Management. Also he followed a Management program at the Nyenrode Business School. The last two years before joining Nabuur, Marc wanted to start his own company, and has been working together with his wife to take over a Hotel-restaurant. His free time is spent on hobbies like cooking, wining and dining with friends, traveling, running and many more. And he is a Volunteer himself at Plan Nederland. His drive is helping and improving: organizations, people and the world!
marc@nabuur.com
Romina Oliverio - Volunteer Trainer
I am responsible for recruiting and training new Facilitators, and providing coaching and support to existing facilitators.
Romina Oliverio joined NABUUR.com in April 2006 as a trainer and recruiter for new Facilitators. Born and raised in Buenos Aires Argentina, Romina has a background in small business management and studied Peace and Conflict sciences at the University of Waterloo in Canada. She previously worked in the areas of administration and communications, and has been involved in various charity organizations focusing on human rights and international development. In her spare time she likes to read, write, travel and spend time with family and friends.
romina@nabuur.com
George Hogedoorn - Project Manager
My job is to see to it that NABUUR’s web site is continuously improved to meet (and keep meeting) the needs of all participants, now and in the future.
George Hoogendoorn was born in Mexico City and lived in Mexico and Guatemala before moving to the Netherlands at the age of six. He has a background in Marketing and before joining NABUUR.com he worked for the Rotterdam public transport company and as a marketing and communications consultant. In 2002 he joined NABUUR as one of the first volunteer Facilitators. Since March 2003 he works full time for NABUUR where he is responsible for website development amongst other projects
george@nabuur.com
Claudia Vijge - Volunteer Manager
Marc van Opstal and me, are responsible for guiding and assisting new and existing Neighbours. To help them find what they are looking for at NABUUR.
Claudia Vijge joined NABUUR.com in November 2006. She studied Environmental Technology in Deventer (the Netherlands). Before joining NABUUR she worked for IVN, association for nature and environmental education, where she worked on volunteer projects most of her time. Creating background material for their activities, launching campaigns and organizing conferences for them, she was also the contact and helpdesk for all volunteers involved in the projects. After an internship in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India in 2001 she founded SCF India, a foundation for people and nature in and around Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in 2004. She does this as a volunteer. As a Volunteer Manager she’s responsible for all new Neighbours joining NABUUR.com. ‘I’m very happy to be part of an organization that gives people the chance to make a difference’. Born and raised in the Netherlands Claudia lives in Deventer, a city she loves. She has a passion for India and in her free time she likes to read, travel, dive and play with her two giant rabbits!
claudiavijge@nabuur.com
Gerdie Schreuders - Marketing Manager
It’s my job to attract as many people as possible, those who want to make a difference, to www.nabuur.com. Furthermore I am responsible for corporate communications and partly for our partners.
Experience it…is the central theme in the life of Gerdie Schreuders. ‘Only an experience will move people’. And that’s what she likes to do. She finished Business School and Leisure Studies at the University. During the latter she started her own event marketing agency and gave many people a lasting & luxurious experience which made them take action business-wise. Last years she dreamed of moving into a totally different career. And now she is working for NABUUR. Trying to give people the outstanding experience of solving problems together, online & worldwide. ‘From the champagne business to charity is the best step I ever took’ she says. In her spare time she likes to swim in the ocean, play tennis, be with friends & family, act, read, enjoy Amsterdam (the city she lives in) and experience nature and cultures abroad.
gerdie@nabuur.com
What is NABUUR?
NABUUR.com is a place on the Internet that connects:
Neighbours: people that want to take action now for the benefit of people in developing countries
&
Villages: people in need of knowledge, contacts, and new ideas to improve their lives.
People on NABUUR have in common that they are committed Global Citizens with a drive to do something to make a difference.
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Furthermore they are pioneers and not afraid to be confronted with cultural differences, distance and reality in developing countries.
NABUUR.com offers a platform where people from Villages in developing countries and Neighbours from all over the world meet, share and act together toward new solutions. The progress and results are all visible on the website.
Online?
Yes online! You can be on NABUUR whenever you like and have direct contact with local people.
More and more people in developing countries have access to the Internet through e.g.
Internet cafés. Read more.
The internet is connecting them, often for the first time, to the world, and they are longing to get in touch with you!
Of course their connection is not always as fast and reliable as yours.
This is mainly due to problems with the supply of electricity. The Facilitator is your contact person if this occurs.
Is this reliable?
NABUUR recruits, selects and screens the Villages and trains their Local Representatives.
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A few years ago, the first Villages started on NABUUR.
They spread the news around and now there are more Villages then the Neighbours can handle.
NABUUR assists Villages in formulating questions which are solvable by online Neighbours.
What can Neighbours achieve?
By doing concrete Tasks, taking 2-8 hours, Neighbours can really make a difference for a Village. And everybody has something unique to offer, not only experts.
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Congratulations to the entire Nabuur.com family for a job well done.
That is how we should live in this world.
It has changed their lives in a short period of time. No more children died since two water pumps have been installed.
Mariama Fawundu, Local Representative Gbongay Sierre Leone.
Read here to see what Neighbours achieved.
Why NABUUR?
Through NABUUR.com you:
- Do what is really needed. People living in local communities communicate with you directly what they want, nobody else is in charge or in between.
- Spend 2-8 hours behind your computer as your schedule allows and do a concrete Task that will mean so much to a community of people.
- Everybody has something to offer. You don’t need to be an expert. Share your knowledge, contacts, time & creativity. Funding is not the primary issue.
- Connect to a global network of more than 8.000 people with the same drive.
- See the results of your actions and those of other Neighbours.
- Take the change to be a pioneer in online volunteering.
NABUUR is online, people-to-people, direct and small-scale.
Who is paying for this?
All services are free of charge for Neighbours and Villages.
This is possible because of donations from our Corporate Partners: The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, HIVOS, SIDA and NCDO.
The NABUUR method is not primarily based on money. Read more Villages are supported in a more sustainable way by getting knowledge, contacts, time & creativity. If funding is a problem for a Village to realize the ideas, Neighbours are asked to help the Village to find ways for funding, e.g. to write letters to companies. Neighbours are not expected to donate money themselves, unless you want to do so of course!
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