Buddies
Tailor-made sizes
Buddies come in many shapes and sizes:
- companions for company
- buddies who help or give advice
- buddies who make others laugh or go along to difficult moments
- hiking buddies
- cycling buddies
- reading buddies
- shopping buddies
- debt help buddies
- language buddies
- sports buddies
- companions for people with dementia
- buddies for long-term sick people
- companions for people with psychological difficulties
Basically, you can really be a "tailor-made buddy" for someone. You are not a care provider, together you determine what you are going to do or do and when. That makes the contact accessible and very personal, for both people, and that is precisely the power of buddies.
Why are buddies so necessary?
Some people have few relatives, or their relatives live far away. Every now and then a chat or a trip is very welcome for these people. Of course there are also many people who cannot easily leave the house on their own and who still like to do a fun activity. Or peers with a small social network. This is real volunteer work where you do something fun, not only make the other person happy, but also make yourself very happy! Do you have a hobby and would you like to share it with someone else, then volunteering for a companion is just the thing for you! Became curious? Find out who's looking for a buddy!
Valuable Support
Buddies are volunteers who, often for a longer period of time, support someone and above all 'are' there for the other. With a buddy it's all about personal one-on-one contact. Warmth, humor, attention, time, respect and understanding are important. In this way the volunteer offers valuable support, but also gets satisfaction and pleasure from this.