During the 2017 Christmas breakfast, 20 cheques were handed to employees who had nominated charities as part of the ‘Gesture of Encouragement’ donation project. Recipients included Care for Natural Gambia, NME Mundial Bolivia, Bwandafonds Oeganda and Stichting Woonvorm de Regenboog, a residential care facility (its donation is for a sensory garden). We are also in talks with several organisations that are eligible for structural aid over a threeyear period, such as Stichting Waterpas, a foundation that provides clean drinking water in Mombasa. In 2018, together with the Municipality of Lansingerland, we launched the Het Nieuwe Wij initiative (The New Us). This initiative aims to reintegrate people in Lansingerland who are not active in the labour market. It is rooted in the concepts of daring to think differently, meeting and supporting, connecting and participating and moving forward together. For more information, visit www.royallemkes.nl 49
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