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A few points of attention
1. General
  • Considerable amount of time
  • Stimulating others: exemplary role, encouragement, assistance
  • Special merits towards society: such as volunteers, unselfish efforts for example in working for young people, the multicultural society or helping to solve social problems
  • Special merits in the working environment
  • Degree of voluntariness
  • Nature, intensity and diversity
  • Image, visibility
  • Actuality of the merits
  • Exemplary effect
  • Compensation scheme? How much?
  • Responsibility taken

2. Example fields of the Order of Orange-Nassau

A few examples of fields in which the special merits for society may be developed:

  • multicultural society (social connections)
  • environment and sustainable development
  • social innovation
  • maintaining/creating employment
  • voluntary work in healthcare
  • carers
  • sports
  • neighbourhood activities and contacts
  • emancipation
  • refugee work
  • humanitarian assistance

Monique van der Ven, Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau
photo ANP