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Karlijn van der Meer

I have worked for IKEA in the Netherlands for more than 15 years. During that time, I took two long breaks to volunteer in schools in India and Kenya. As a volunteer I have experienced how little you can do as an individual and how much help is needed. IKEA is a large global organization that is making a difference. Being an IWitness, I will see with my own eyes how money raised by the Soft Toys for Education campaign makes a difference in Rwanda. Hopefully I can also give you an idea by telling my stories and showing my pictures. And I am sure that you will then also be proud of IKEA helping millions of children receive a better education!

Fishing for letters in a Rwandan classroom

I am writing this blog on the last day of our really impressive IWitness-trip to Rwanda. Together with Carine Munting from our partner UNICEF Netherlands and other global ambassadors from...

3 mins October 8, 2013
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