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Buurtvereniging Herike-Elsen

Stichting Herike-Elsen

Netherlands

Community developmentChildren & YouthHealthArts & Culture
Community organisationLocal reach
Profile last updated: September 10, 2026

About

Buurtvereniging Herike-Elsen is a community organisation based in Netherlands working on community development, children & youth, health +1 more.

Neighbourhood association in Herike-Elsen, a village area in the municipality of Hof van Twente in the Netherlands. It organises year-round community activities for residents of all ages, including a youth club, an amateur theatre group, a carnival float-building group, card and walking events, and a neighbourhood AED network that provides defibrillators for public use. It also runs a donor scheme to fund AED maintenance and holds community events such as the Vogelschieten shooting festival and the annual street party.

Location

Netherlands

Organisation type

Community organisation

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Herike-Elsen

Focus areas

neighbourhood associationcommunityAEDyouth clubtheatreHerike-ElsenHof van Twente

Languages

NL

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentChildren & YouthHealthArts & Culture

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesElderly peopleCommunities

How they work

Community programmesVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

AED project (Hart voor Noabers)

Health · Netherlands

Maintains a network of publicly accessible AED defibrillators across the Herike-Elsen neighbourhood and promotes the HartslagNu alert app for bystander resuscitation.

Jeugdclub

Children & Youth · Netherlands

Youth club for children from Herike-Elsen and nearby schools, with activities such as skiing, swimming, camping and games throughout the school year.

Toneelgroep Herike-Elsen

Arts & Culture · Netherlands

Amateur theatre group that stages comedies and farces for the public each season.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateSponsorshipVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

HartslagNu, Tussenlanding

People

Management & team (3)

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