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General Information

Where: Prinses Margrietlaan 24, 2273 AG Voorburg

Please note: you will enter the building together once the entire group has arrived.

Date: 28 September 2026

Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Number of volunteers: 31

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Contact Details

Contact person at the organisation: Hanneke Hamerslag

Present Project Coordinator: Celeste van Rooij: 0643844648

Group leader at project: Robin: 0649930691

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Who will you be helping?

WZH Het Anker is a residential care centre that provides a supportive living environment where care and well-being are central. The residents are older people with a range of care needs, including Parkinson’s disease, COPD, dialysis treatment or the effects of a stroke. Some live in small-scale residential groups, while others live more independently with light support.

Together, you will be going for a walk with some of the residents.

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About Stichting Present

Present Den Haag connects people who have something to offer with people who could benefit from their support. As a volunteer intermediary, we give volunteers the opportunity to support people facing poverty, health challenges or social isolation. Present coordinates and supports the process and works closely with local community organisations.

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Project Description

You are expected at Prinses Margrietlaan 24 in Voorburg at 1:30 pm. A Present group coordinator will be waiting for you at the entrance. Once the whole group has arrived, you will enter the building together.

We will start with a brief introduction and some information about the organisation. Afterwards, you will go for a pleasant walk with the residents of the care centre. We will wrap up together at around 4:00 pm.

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Programme

1:30 pm – Arrival at the location and introductions

2:00 pm – Start of the walk

4:00 pm – End of the project and a brief evaluation, with the option to stay for a drink at the location

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Project Outcomes & Impact

During your project, we hope to achieve the following:

• Create meaningful interactions with residents and staff and leave behind a lasting positive memory.
• Encourage mutual understanding and connection between different generations and backgrounds.
• Help reduce loneliness through personal attention and spending time together.
• Appreciate the life experience of older people and encourage the sharing of stories between generations. </aside>

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Tips for a Meaningful Interaction

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• Be open and approachable: start with a friendly attitude and briefly introduce yourself.
• Accept people as they are: if someone responds, communicates or behaves differently from what you expected, remember that there is often a story behind this. You are there to offer your time and attention without judgement or expectations.
• Be flexible: sometimes a conversation or interaction may unfold differently than planned.

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Privacy, Photos, Social Media & Publicity

To protect the privacy of the people we support, we ask you as a group to treat any information you receive about them as confidential. This means that after the project, you should delete this document and not share any personal information about the people you have supported with third parties or on social media.

• Photos: In principle, photos should only be taken by staff from the community organisation or by Present group coordinators. You are of course welcome to share something about the project and your experience, but please check with Present or the community organisation first. </aside>