WHEAT Trust is a small organisation which provides financial and other resources to small community-based organisations (CBOs) and women to support local, rural and national initiatives throughout South Africa that would otherwise not have been able to access these on their own. Some of those organisations …

The main purpose of this report was to research how to maintain and increase the yearround attention and promotion for the annual events of TEDxBinnenhof among its current target audience and possible new target segment in order to create more participation for the execution of innovative ideas. A transmedia …

The purpose of this report was to research how to optimize customers and sales for independent coffee cafes in the Netherlands. By researching the main motivations of Dutch consumers to visit a coffee cafe and current marketing methods used in other coffee cafes, an advice marketing plan is offered. …

This research answers the question for which organization in the Netherlands and in what manner, a ‘joint cooperation’ with the Cimahi Creative Association (CCA), or a CCA related party in Indonesia can be viable and advantageous, while at the same time contributing to the development of the creative industrial …

Purpose: To provide an overview of factors influencing the acceptance of electronic tech-nologies that support aging in place by community-dwelling older adults. Since technologyacceptance factors fluctuate over time, a distinction was made between factors in the pre-implementation stage and factors …

OBJECTIVE: This work aims to gain insight into the long-term impact of depression course on social network size and perceived loneliness in older people living in the community. METHODS: Within a large representative sample of older people in the community (Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA)), …

Many countries have an increasingly aging population. In recent years, mobile technologies have had a massive impact on social and working lives. As the size of the older user population rises, many people will want to continue professional, social and lifestyle usage of mobiles into 70s and beyond. …

This project builds upon a collaboration which has been established since 15 years in the field of social work between teachers and lecturers of Zuyd University, HU University and Elte University. Another network joining this project was CARe Europe, an NGO aimed at improving community care throughout …

As an e-tailer in the Dutch market mydays has been looking to optimize its online marketing strategy. This strategy should lead potential customers into the buying process. Although the Dutch are avid users of the Internet and its platforms there is not a widely accepted general online marketing strategy …

This paper provides insights into the operational features of community-based financing mechanisms. These include CAF groups, which are self-financed communities where people save and lend money to each other. The implementation of such self-financed communities in the Netherlands is supported by Participatory …