We strongly believe in a circular economy
We are a steward-owned organization and have put control of the direction of Local Happinez in the hands of the people who run the operation (our grass rooters). Not only in day-to-day operations but also in our bylaws.
Local Happinez is a non-profit organization with value models that can be profitable in the future. Profits we will donate to socially engaged organizations wearing a sustainability hat.
Our grass rooters
Edith
Zwagerman
Founder, Board member
Meike
Treffers
Strategic and NGO Partnerships
Sebastiaan
Labrie
House of Stories
Kim
Vos
House of Stories
Utsav
Pathak
NGO Partnerships
Sabine
Wichman
NGO Partnerships & Marketing
Anda
Sproge Vavere
NGO Partnerships & Design
Kyra
van Seters
NGO Partnerships
Belle
Graafland
NGO Partnerships
Cristian
Gonzalez Lahmann
NGO Partnerships & Quality
Cherish
Brouwer
Marketing
Ton
van der Greef
Technology & Development
Imran
Ahmed
Development Team Manager
Mustaq
Mohammed
Frontend Developer/Project Lead
Mughees
Abbas
Frontend Developer
Aman
Kumar
Backend Developer
Prasanth
Kumar
DevOps Engineer
Monesh Sai Kumar
Vendoti
DevOps Engineer
Saramella
Anand
Tester
Manish
Prajapati
Frontend Developer
Akram
Ahmed
UX/UI Designer
Niels
Schreuder
Chairman
Dalinde
Theunissen
Treasurer
Jacco
Saaman
Advisor Circular Economy
Morissanda
Kouyaté
Ambassador
Winner of United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize 2020
Siegfried
Woldhek
Ambassador
Former CEO World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Netherlands
Our guiding principles
Sharing equally
Everyone is equal. It doesn’t matter where you come from, in the end we’re all the same. It’s only when we treat each other as equals that we can learn so much from one another. Let’s share our hands and expertise to create a better world together for future generations.
Being trustworthy
Trust is the foundation of any relationship. Only when you trust one another a relationship works. That’s when you create impact. People should be able to trust each other. And when it cannot be taken for granted, we take steps to make it so. Because together we can move mountains.
Getting things done
Idealism is great, practicing what you preach is the way to make a quantum leap. Dream and act. That’s what we stand for.
Love for adventure
We dare to challenge the way things work today, the beaten paths so to say. Our believes, strategies, legal structures are not the ones you learn at school or during a business class. We implement new ways of working, thinking and sharing because these are required for a successful mission.
Always stay positive
For centuries, humanity has harmed the planet. Now is the time to act. We stand for a positive approach that it is not too late, but we must start doing something now.
Positive thinking, taking a risk now and then, enjoy the ride is our approach to life. We’re all about empowering people. And when you fail? Stand up, don’t linger and value those situations too. It’s a dedication to positive change.
How you can help?
You recognize yourself in our guiding principles?
Then contact us right away. Today you can start making this world a little more social and green. Help get Local Happinez on its feet. With just one or a few hours a week, you can make a difference. See what suits you and contact us!
social media
Put a few hours a week into making cool updates. We love to create a small team with social and digital savvy fellows.
2 persons
#sharingiscaring #pictureperfect #telltheworld
Finding happenings
Contact your own network and environment for projects. Search the net for exciting projects. Get in touch with local project hosts. This project will last for the whole year. You’re free to work wherever and whenever you want. A few hours a week will make a huge difference.
1 or more persons per country
#projects #help #south-africa #europe #indonesia #suriname #dutch-antilles
#soundslikeaplan
app-testpanel
In April/May, we start testing the app. For this project, you probably need to spend around 3 hours. Look for the errors and tell us what you think of the app.
10 persons
#user-experience #colors #errors
#welove #criticaleyes
Native speaker Dutch/English
Are you fluent in both English and Dutch? The content on our site, in our app, and in some documents can definitely use some proofreading. Sure that a mistake or two can be found.
This is a project of about 40 hours in total.
#lostintranslation
#lovetoread #redpencil
Story tellers
Are you up for writing great stories about the adventures at the happenings? We could really use an enthusiastic storyteller on our team.
2 persons, more is also possible
#writing #is #an #art
#adventuresonpaper
surprise visitors
We are looking for people on the ground who visit happenings to check that the process is running smoothly. It takes a few hours per month.
1 or more persons per country
#noroomforerrors
#expatsmaybe
#oralocalcitizen #south-africa #europe #indonesia #suriname #dutch-antilles