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How to make an impact in the Netherlands if you don't live in the Randstad
Our buddy programmes run in the Randstad. Live further away? Join a city trip or the Bingo Boat, or look at NLvoor Elkaar.
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Metro went out on the town with Cees (80) and Ruud (22)
200 seniors signed up at the last minute in January with the senior-student foundation. There was a scramble to find every one of them a great student match.
Cees (80) and Ruud (22) are one of those matches. Cees: "Staring into space all alone — I find that awful."
Through the buddy programme they found each other — young and old, paying attention to one another and enjoying good times together.
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