Next to refugees and newcomers, The Present also supports initiatives for the homeless. That is why, on the third meetup in Utrecht, Straatnieuws took the stage.

On the 15th of June we got together for our first live meetup of 2021! And of course we had to make this first one a special edition: that is why we teamed up with Merlijn Twaalfhoven and his artist collective The Turn Club. With a combination of entrepreneurs from The Present and musicians & artists, we had the perfect mix of people for our guests of the evening: Stichting De Vrolijkheid.

We kicked off our meetup season of 2021 with Samen Hier! As per the COVID situation this was still an online version, but that didn’t affect the energy or impact. With over 30 participants we had a wonderful two hours with new ideas, inspiration and most importantly new insights!

On the 15th of December, we had another online brainstorm with a wonderful initiative: Ithaka Academy!

On the 13th of October Thaki returned to the live Meetup stage, starring at our first meetup in The Hague!

On the 15th of September we hosted a slightly smaller, live meetup again! This time we were invited by Suleyman Gogus at his Sensa Zorg office. Stichting Home Empowerment (SHE) took the stage - read on to see what they're all about...