To the world you maybe someone, but to someone you may be the world
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Be the change you want to see in the world
Team PURE!
Nicoline Westen - Founder, chairman and Fair Trade
My first trip to Cambodia in March 2007 changed my life forever. The love and the smiles of the children were so overwhelming. Back in the Netherlands, I couldn’t get Cambodia out of my head and I knew: I must do something with this. Education is of great importance for children in Cambodia to have a better future, and for this reason the foundation PURE! for kids, shortly PURE!, started. PURE! started from my passion and love for the children in Cambodia. You can reach me through nicoline@pureforkids.org.
Joyce Mulleners - Manager The Netherlands PURE! Dream Centre
There are many things in Life That Will Catch Your Eye but only a few catch your heart ... a sentence that I read on a card during my volunteer work in Cambodia for PURE! in 2009. And that's for sure ... The children in Cambodia are in my heart and I am now committed as a board member of PURE!. I am concerned with networking, fundraising, organizing events, presentations, image, text and styling. I live in Limburg and focuses mainly on my region of South Netherlands. You can reach me via joyce@pureforkids.org.
Goedhart Westen - Board Member
Since the start of PURE! for kids I have been involved as a board member. Nicoline is my daughter and I have supported her from the start in this great initiative. I support the foundation by means of knowledge and advice regarding issues such as staff, management and daily operations.
Pieter van den Ende - Education coordinator PURE! Dream Centre
Since I was travelling and volunteering in several development countries I got the wish to work and live in one of these beautiful countries. After a few years of working in the Netherlands my wish came true and in December 2012 I started as the Education Coordinator at PURE! For Kids. My ambition is to make our hard working staff more independent and guarantee the quality of our educational program. I believe that by doing this our children will get better possibilities to become what they want to become.
Sitha Sek - General coordinator PURE! Dream Centre
I am working for PURE! for kids since the start of the PURE! Dream Centre in May 2010. I like my job and I especially like the children. I started to work at the PURE! Dream Centre as the project assistant but now i become the general manager. My tasks are very divers and range from small administrative tasks, to monitoring building projects and facilitating the home-based production program. I am responsible for all activites accept education.
Bopha Pep - Social worker PURE! Dream Centre
I am one of the Cambodian staff members of PURE! for kids. I have been working at the PURE! Dream Centre as a social worker since September 2010. In my field I work closely with the parents of the children, the children and the teachers from the public school. Next to that I teach Living Values for two days a week. I like my job and the children a lot. The children at the centre are funny, lovely, smart and honest. They can make you laugh, I really love them!
Samnang You - English teacher PURE! Dream Centre
I am the English teacher at the PURE! Dream Centre. I have been working for PURE! for kids since July 2010. I love teaching, especially teaching English. It is my favorite language. I would love to see the children growing up and become very good English speakers. That is my ambition!
Sert - Teacher computer & sports PURE! Dream Centre
Hi everyone, my name is Sert. I am the math and computer class teacher. I started to work at the PURE! Dream Centre in April 2011. I like my job because it provides me a lots of good experiences. Also I learn a lots of things from my job such as controlling the class, different ways how to teach the kids and discussing the lessons with volunteers. I have one day in the week which I can use for preparing the lessons, learn more about computers and get training. All these things makes me enjoy my work. I like teaching computer class the most.
Other team members Cambodia
Our organization can't exist without the efforts of our other Khmer staff. Think of our cleaning lady, security guard, driver, cook, interns, etc.