{"id":13103,"date":"2026-06-02T09:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/?p=13103"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:19:17","slug":"volunteers-week-meet-kallif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/nl\/2026\/06\/volunteers-week-meet-kallif\/","title":{"rendered":"Week van de Vrijwilligers: Maak kennis met Kallif, vrijwilliger bij Ring20."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Als onderdeel van <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/volunteersweek.org\/\">Week van de Vrijwilligers<\/a><\/strong>, Daarom hebben we een reeks content samengesteld, zowel op onze website als op onze sociale mediakanalen, om het ongelooflijke werk te belichten dat onze vrijwilligers, zowel in het verleden als in het heden, hebben verricht ter ondersteuning van Ring20 Research &amp; Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In het kader van dit bericht hebben we Kallif ge\u00efnterviewd, een van onze vrijwilligers die al het langst bij ons werkt. Hij heeft zich jarenlang ingezet in diverse functies om zowel het goede doel als de gezinnen waarmee we samenwerken te ondersteunen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ring20Brighton_073-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wat is uw vrijwilligersrol bij Ring20 Research &amp; Support en hoe lang bent u al vrijwilliger bij deze organisatie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik heb een aantal jaren als vrijwilliger gewerkt voor de Ring20-stichting, waarbij ik zowel fondsenwervende initiatieven als gezinsgerichte projecten ondersteunde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mijn taken omvatten onder andere het organiseren van fondsenwervende evenementen, het ondersteunen van deelname aan onderzoek, het vergroten van de bekendheid van het Ring20-syndroom en het helpen van families om zich verbonden en gesteund te voelen. Ik hielp ook bij het organiseren van sessies voor psychische ondersteuning voor families die getroffen zijn door Ring20, wat een waardevol onderdeel van mijn vrijwilligerswerk was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daarnaast volg ik momenteel een opleiding tot coach en zou ik deze rol graag verder ontwikkelen binnen Ring20 door individuen en gezinnen te ondersteunen met coaching en welzijnsinitiatieven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wat is de reden dat u ervoor hebt gekozen om vrijwilliger te worden bij Ring20 Research &amp; Support, en waarom?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik kwam voor het eerst in aanraking met Ring20 tijdens mijn studie Neurologie en Psychologie, toen ik op zoek was naar mogelijkheden om mijn academische vaardigheden op een zinvolle manier toe te passen. Nadat ik meer te weten was gekomen over het Ring20-syndroom en de uitdagingen waar getroffen families mee te maken krijgen, besefte ik hoe belangrijk het werk van de stichting is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De zeldzaamheid van de aandoening betekent dat veel families zich ge\u00efsoleerd voelen, met weinig publieke bekendheid en historisch gezien weinig klinisch inzicht in de diagnose en behandeling. Ik wilde hieraan bijdragen door de bekendheid te vergroten, families te ondersteunen en bij te dragen aan fondsenwerving en onderzoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik voelde me ook aangetrokken tot de passie en vastberadenheid van de stichting zelf. Het voelde als een kans om deel uit te maken van iets echt belangrijks en om positieve verandering te cre\u00ebren voor gezinnen die leven met zeldzame aandoeningen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hoe heeft het vrijwilligerswerk bij de liefdadigheidsinstelling u persoonlijk geholpen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vrijwilligerswerk bij Ring20 heeft een enorme impact gehad op mijn persoonlijke groei en zelfvertrouwen. Eerder in mijn leven was ik nogal verlegen en had ik weinig zelfvertrouwen om in het openbaar te spreken of projecten te leiden, maar door vrijwilligerswerk ben ik uit mijn comfortzone gestapt en heb ik mijn communicatie-, teamwerk-, organisatie- en leiderschapsvaardigheden kunnen ontwikkelen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Een van mijn grootste successen was het helpen organiseren van fondsenwervende evenementen, waaronder een online quiz tijdens de pandemie die ongeveer \u00a31.500 opleverde voor het goede doel. Ervaringen zoals deze hebben me geleerd hoeveel er bereikt kan worden wanneer vrijwilligers samenwerken aan een gemeenschappelijk doel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deze rol heeft mijn begrip van empathie, veerkracht en het belang van steun vanuit de gemeenschap verdiept. Het ontmoeten van gezinnen die getroffen zijn door Ring20 en het horen van hun ervaringen is ongelooflijk inspirerend geweest en heeft me gemotiveerd om anderen te blijven helpen, zowel door vrijwilligerswerk als door coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0631-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Waarom zouden anderen overwegen om vrijwilligerswerk te doen bij deze liefdadigheidsinstelling?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vrijwilligerswerk bij Ring20 biedt mensen de kans om echt een verschil te maken in het leven van gezinnen die getroffen zijn door een zeldzame aandoening. Of iemand nu professionele vaardigheden heeft, idee\u00ebn voor fondsenwerving, creatieve talenten of gewoon wil helpen, elke bijdrage is waardevol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De stichting cre\u00ebert een ondersteunende en gastvrije omgeving waar vrijwilligers zich persoonlijk en professioneel kunnen ontwikkelen en tegelijkertijd deel uitmaken van iets betekenisvols. Vrijwilligerswerk kan zelfvertrouwen vergroten, communicatieve vaardigheden verbeteren, vriendschappen cre\u00ebren en nieuwe mogelijkheden bieden, en dat alles terwijl je een belangrijk doel steunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Het allerbelangrijkste is dat het je eraan herinnert dat zelfs kleine daden een blijvende impact kunnen hebben op het leven van anderen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Als je het goede doel in \u00e9\u00e9n woord zou moeten omschrijven, welk woord zou dat dan zijn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Versterkend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Als je genoten hebt van de blogpost van vandaag en graag meer wilt weten... <a href=\"https:\/\/ring20researchsupport.co.uk\/nl\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\">Klik hier voor meer informatie over vrijwilligerswerk bij ons.<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In het kader van de Week van de Vrijwilligers willen we het fantastische werk in de schijnwerpers zetten dat onze vrijwilligers, zowel in het verleden als in het heden, hebben verricht om het goede doel te ondersteunen.<\/p>\n<p>In het kader van dit bericht hebben we Kallif ge\u00efnterviewd, een van onze vrijwilligers die al het langst bij ons actief is.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":13105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[34,33,123,124],"class_list":["post-13103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-charity-2","tag-rare-disease","tag-volunteering","tag-volunteers-week"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Volunteers&#039; 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