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Profile Willemijn Aerdts
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Willemijn Aerdts is a researcher and obtained a LL.M. degree in International Public Law and a MA degree in International Relations from Utrecht University.
Personal slogan
Young people are experts in their own field. We are equal partners, and together with adults, parents, NGOs, local authorities and governments, we should take action!
Background
- Education: LL.M. in International Public Law and a MA in International Affairs in Historical Perspective
- Initiator of the Young Women"s Network (2006-present)
- Member of the board of the United Nations Association the Netherlands (NVVN) (2006-2009)
- Youth representative for the Netherlands: United Nations Special Session on Children in 2002.
- Volunteer with the Dutch UNICEF Committee (2002-2006)
- Volunteer for the Kinderrechtencollectief (Dutch Child Rights Collective) (2001-2003)
- Vice-chairman of the Dutch National Youth Council (2001-2003)
Further reading
- Speech for the UN General Assembly together with the former Minister for Development Cooperation, Ms. Eveline Herfkens.
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Member of:
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Youth and Young Professionals
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November 16 2009 |
 In the week preceding the Worldconnectors trip, the second Human Rights Defenders Tulip was rewarded to the Iranian lawyer and women’s right activist Shadi Sadr.
Sadr dedicates her life to defending the rights of Iranian women. In 2004 she ran an organization that does research on improving women’s rights, called Raahi. Raahi also provides (free) legal assistance, particularly in family law cases, to...
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August 27 2009 |
Last weekend you could find me, like many others of my generation, at Lowlands. Not (only) to enjoy the music and sun, but also to discuss some urgent matters. And I was not the only one. During the festival, more than 350 young people debated the issues on the Llowgenda.
In previous editions of the festival, Lowlands University had already proven that 'Lowlanders' come to the polder with many bright and constructive ideas. That is why this year campaign agency BKB and the newspaper nrc.next organised in cooperation with Lowlands a series of debates called Llowgenda. Each festival day, experts and Lowlanders discussed five central themes (democracy, sustain...
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December 11 2008 |
When you see something going wrong, you might end up convinced you can’t do anything about it, that the distance between reality and utopia is beyond crossing. Of suchs ‘gaps’, the examples abound. However, daily life keeps inspiring me and I would like to mention some of my sources of inspiration of the last weeks.
On 18 November I went to a screening of the documentary ‘Bridging the Gap’ by Corinne van Egeraat at IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam). The documentary gives an insight into the life of a Dutch worker for the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO). You see the ups and down of living in a totally different culture. The documentary shows how difficult it is to adapt to circumstances entirely different fr...
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March 20 2007 |
March 20, 2007
The celebration of the 8th of March, International Women`s Day, was a double party this year. My grandmother reached her 85th birthday and WomenInc. organised an inspiring evening which I visited with my best friend Evelien.
To my surprise, the evening started like the dinners with my rowing team Calypso: all the guests introduced themselves by singing and dancing on their personal anthems.
After the musical contribution, Mama Cash presented the results of the `88 days campaign` to create awareness of the situation of many women in the world. The facts and figures were followed by a teenage girl who wrote a book to raise money for the campaign. She was invited on stage by Mama Cash ambassador Angela Groothuizen together with Benedicte Lochtenberg (an...
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