Author: Jess Harris
Falling and fear of falling can have a big impact on the lives of the elderly. There are successful programs that teach seniors how to fall and it can greatly improve their lives … (read more)
The Hague
Author: Jess Harris
Falling and fear of falling can have a big impact on the lives of the elderly. There are successful programs that teach seniors how to fall and it can greatly improve their lives … (read more)
Author: Anisha Chandrasekar
With an estimated 30,000 Dutch households living in debt, financial matters continue to be a significant hindrance in achieving urban resilience … (read more)
Author: Antoni Seuren
Good debt is debt that yield long-term financial benefit. Bad debt does not. Good debt can turn into bad debt however. Examples include when someone cannot pay their mortgage or housing loans start posing a threat to the economy … (read more)
Author: Aniek Moonen
Every day of the week, all year round, the Kessler Stichting parks its Soup Bus at one of two known locations in The Hague to provide warm evening meals for the homeless. The Kessler Stichting, founded to assist the vulnerable populations of The Hague, has committed itself to making sure no-one who already lost their home must also lose their food security … (read more)
Author: Anisha Chandrasekar
Ideally, the answer is yes for both. However, there is a harmful risk in overstating one’s sympathy and a danger in lacking full recognition towards the difficulty of empathy. All in all, the process is more complex than one might expect … (read more)
Author: Anisha Chandrasekar
Despite affecting a significant proportion of the city’s population, only 13% or approximately 4.000 debtors in the Hague actively seek debt assistance due to issues of shame and stigma … (read more)
Author: Daniel Chege
Financial literacy is an important skill to get ahead in life and avoid becoming indebted. Financial literacy is often learned in the family, but can also be acquired through various activities and behaviours … (read more)
Author: Antoni Seuren
Private debt is quite substantial in The Netherlands. Therefore elaborate procedures are in place for when a debtor cannot meet their obligations … (read more)
Author: Christian Slape
It is often difficult to identify asylum seekers. Sometimes they have lost important personal documents, or they come from a country without a standardized identification system. Biometrics might be a way to make this process easier … (read more)
Author: Sara Kemppainen
Diabetes is becoming more prevalent in The Netherlands and the European Union as a whole. For asylum seekers, there are additional factors related to the stress levels they are under, which increase their risk of becoming diabetic … (read more)