IBO-Nederland organises international volunteering work
We do this to help improve people's living conditions and to bring people from all over the world together for a real encounter.
IBO is short for Internationale Bouworde or International Construction Order. IBO-Nederland is the Dutch chapter.
IBO-Nederland has two objectives:
- to help improve people's living conditions worldwide and
- to promote solidarity, understanding and respect between people.
These two objectives come together in our international volunteer projects. Volunteers work for organisations that help improve people's living circumstances. By living together and working for this charity, the international volunteers get to know, understand and respect each other and people in their project country.
'Bouworde started as a work of reconciliation and charity. This should stay that way. People are much better than we think. Many IBO-volunteers have demonstrated this in recent years' - IBO founder Father Werenfried van Straaten.
IBO-Nederland is a foundation, so a non-profit, and is not affiliated with any government. IBO is part of a European network, Internationale Bouworde. This is a collaboration between different organisations. The Bouworde network consists of organisations in Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. IBO is also a member, and one of the founding members, of CCIVS, an international NGO (non-profit) that works on the development and coordination of volunteering worldwide. More information can be found on the Network page.
Employees
Alieke van Bockel | Projectcoordinator and fundrasing
Lana Plug | Projectcoordinator and communication
Board members
Tom van Geemen | Interim chairman and treasurer
Lydia Verstraate | Secretary
Giliam Conradi | Board member
Mieke Arnoldus | Board member
Confidant
Lydia Verstraate
email: lydiaverstraate@ibo-nederland.org
You can read more about our network, the organisation, our partners and the history.