Participants
During one of our residential courses a participant and a
graduate joined forces to set up a China Cultural House in
Amsterdam. One is an architect and the other the founder of Chinese
Radio Netherlands.
After visiting a youth empowerment organization, several
participants decided to give their time to give help the young
people with interview training.
One of our private sector participants decided that he would
place pupils from Amsterdam schools into internship positions
within his organisation after a visit on a Common Purpose
course.
During a visit to a refugee organisation, some of the refugees
that theparticipants met were offered a job by members of the group
on the spot! A further 6 entered application procedures.
When the participant groups in Amsterdam and Rotterdam got
together, a group of them decided to collaborate on a project aimed
at promoting diversity within the educational sector.
Contributors
One contributor from the creative sector is using the advice he
gained from participants he met to improve health and safety
procedures at more than 170 festivals a year which he
co-ordinates.
Another, manager of a small business, got help writing a
business plan for her new social enterprise which helped her to
continue her work for marginalised youngsters.
