Working visit Polish MATRA COP team - Program 5-11 September 1999

Day

Times / activities

Sunday 5

>19.00: arrival in Euro Hotel

Monday 6

08.45: meeting Willem and secretary Tjitske at breakfast in Euro Hotel. 10.00-11.15: meeting at NHL with chairman of the board Frans Kuipers, director of Institute Herman de Zeeuw, head of department Tony de Wit and others (Tesselschadestraat T.110). Welcome / introduction / exchange of information about NHL and MATRA COP / presentation final thesis by student Tjibbe Stelwagen / exchange of ideas. 12.45: departure from Euro hotel. 13.30-16.30: working visit to the Municipal Social Service in Leeuwarden. Welcome by director Oebele Herder / introduction / exchange of information about the Polish and Dutch social services / practice: social activation and helping people with debts. 17.30: reception in Willem's place

Tuesday 7

10.00: departure. 11.00-15.00: working visit to local institute for community work with elderly in Drachten: Stichting Welzijn Ouderen Smallingerland Hosted bij community workers Ida Holwerda and Willy Lagerveen. Incl. lunch. 18.00: MATRA COP working diner with Dutch guests at CHN, Hotel Wyswert. Introduction, exchange, planning consultancy weeks.

Wednesday 8

09.00: departure. Working visits to community organization projects in the province of Overijssel. Hosted by SPIL, consultant Jaap Ikink. Visiting two projects. One about neighbourhood management (cooperating institutions, services and local residents) and one about concrete community work. Lunch in a neighbourhood centre. Approx. 18.00: diner in a romantic village on the way back, selected by host Jaap.

Thursday 9

09.15: departure. 10.00-16.00:. working visit to local welfare institute in Sneek: Stichting Profiel. Welcome by director Sieb Louwsma in Central bureau. Visiting youth center Het Bolwerk. Lunch. Visiting the neighbourhood Sperkhem/Tuindorp with community worker Hennie Stroes.

Friday 10

Day off for recreation. Visit to The Hague.

Saturday 11

Departure

The Polish delegation includes 5 MATRA COP team members, 3 directors, 3 social workers and 1 teacher. They are accompanied by a Polish-Dutch interpreter during the working visits. Polish guests appreciate to have short information on paper (in English or Dutch) for study purposes