Preventing children from getting into trouble
To prevent children from ending up in youth care, our partner Vitalis links children between the ages of 5 and 18 with an adult buddy. These are volunteers who provide extra support and attention and do fun things with them.
Full attention from a buddy
The match takes into account common interests, personalities and wishes, so that they fit together well. They then spend a few hours together every week for a year and do fun things. This could be anything: baking something tasty, playing games or going somewhere such as the park or the cinema.
More self-confidence and resilience
The one-on-one attention gives the child the opportunity to vent, but also to get away from the home situation for a while and just have fun. At the same time, their environment is expanded and their self-confidence and resilience grows, so that they are stronger in life.
Would you like to become a buddy yourself or would you like to know more? Then take a look at the website of our partner Vitalismaatjes.
Léonie
Levi just comes to play every now and then
A good example of the buddy process is the story of Levi and Léonie. "People often have the feeling that you always have to do something big or exciting with a buddy, while doing something small is also very good." The other day we went to the zoo and Levi said, "Can't we go for a bike ride?"
