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How are Bikes Synonymous to Empowerment?

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By: Constance Nothomb

On top of allowing for mobility and independence, bikes provide autonomy, self-reliance and also safety. While they started off simply as a new mode of transportation, soon they became an instrument of empowerment for women throughout the globe. Cycling is still very prominent in today’s societies, the activity only growing over time. While mobility is still the first asset of a bike, it has not lost its ideological connotation. Organizations still work to provide bikes to as many people as possible as it brings confidence and makes streets safer … (read more)

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Follow Your Instinct: How Krav Maga den Haag Teaches Self-Defence

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By: Natalia Sobrino-Saeb, Aileen Pohl, and Constance Northomb

Krav Maga den Haag is an organization that takes a holistic approach towards teaching self-defense. Not only do trainees learn traditional martial arts, they further have the possibility to learn about de-escalating potentially aggressive situations, communication and empowerment … (read more)

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What are the Shortcomings of the Sex Education Program in the Netherlands?

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By: Rhianna Wesson

The Dutch sex education system includes government guidelines and different recommended programmes (including “Long Live Love”) and is widely praised for its efficacy in increasing youth’s intention to have safe sex, and decreasing adolescent pregnancy rates (Krebbekx 2018; Sneen 2019; Rough 2018). However, not everyone agrees with this praise. Some argue that the Dutch system is out of date, not diverse enough, and overly directed by teachers’ and schools’ beliefs (Schutte et al. 2013; Naezer et al. 2017; Cense 2019).

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Are Experts’ Suggestions for Sex Education Attainable for Schools in the Netherlands?

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By: Rhianna Wesson

Sex education in the Netherlands is far from perfect. More focus on inclusion, diversity and cultural beliefs, as well as less dependence on teachers’ personal beliefs and more flexibility are just some suggestions regularly made by experts in the field. However, can these changes actually be implemented in real schools? … (read more)

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How does Hollywood stigmatize Mental Illness?

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Author: Dario Malerba

Here’s a little exercise for the reader: open up Netflix, Amazon Prime, or whatever your favourite streaming platform is, and try searching for the tag “psychological”. How many of these results are crime or horror related? This simple exercise will likely demonstrate the strong link that exists in global popular culture between the concepts of mental illness, ‘insanity’, and violence … (read more)

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A “Sightseeing” Tour

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By: Johanna Spreckelsen, Delphine Duvieusart, Diego Garcia and Menno Verburg

Have you ever wondered what it is like to have to navigate your surroundings while visually impaired? This city walking tour tries to bring you one step closer towards this experience. Through simulations of two different types of partial blindness, it demonstrates the importance of better adapting our cities to the needs of disabled residents … (read more)

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Finding Housing in a Digital World

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By: Hyejin Kim, Jop Flameling, and Yihsuan Lee

For the elderly, finding suitable housing is a struggle, because of their deteriorating health conditions, limited budget, and unfamiliarity with the digital world, which has become the main medium of house searching. In this simulation, participants are asked to search for different types of information in their quest to find adequate housing. The housing website is not as straightforward as it may seem at first glance however, hiding unexpected obstacles and pitfalls. Are you as digitally literate as you think you are? (read more)

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Carrying Home to Work

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By: Lindah Muturi, Allison Markowski and Lisa de Pagter

Two out of every five people in the Netherlands have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes. One in four women have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within the last five years. While many cases of IPV take place at home, they have serious long-lasting psychological, emotional and physical effects on the victims. This simulation aims to increase understanding of some of the side effects IPV by placing participants in a job assessment center scenario … (read more)

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Snakes and Ladders with Stakes that Matter

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By: Merel Kas and Thomas Neville

Unemployment is a struggle that can overpower anyone, at any time and any place. In fact, in The Hague there are currently over 38.000 people registered as unemployed, spanning across all socio-economic groups. Inspired by the iconic game of Snakes and Ladders, Snakes and Ladders with Stakes that Matter highlights the differences in experiences of and perspectives related to unemployment in The Hague … (read more)

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Debt Lifting

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By: Daan Dijksterhuis and Rachele Pesce

DEBT!!! Just seeing the word might have given you shivers. For many however, debt is not just a word read in passing; it is their reality. “Debt Lifting” is a card game that teaches you about the toll of debt through physical activity … (read more)