De Blauwe Anemoon

Founded in 2010, De Blauwe Anemoon is a charity based in Gorinchem, Netherlands working on health, mental health.

De Blauwe Anemoon is a non-profit drop-in centre (inloopcentrum) in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, for people with cancer and their relatives. It is run as a foundation and is an ANBI-certified public-benefit organisation and a member of the IPSO sector body for psychosocial oncology centres. The centre offers a home-like meeting place where visitors can talk with fellow patients, get information, take part in activities such as yoga, mindfulness, creative workshops, exercise and shared meals, and attend themed evenings. The centre is staffed largely by volunteer hosts trained through IPSO and is funded by donations, sponsorship and legacies. It serves people in a wide region around Gorinchem and opened in 2010 under the initiative of Renske Gill.