WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY FUND
AART VAN ’T OEVER
IES RISSEEUW
‘The fund supports highly motivated people’
‘An excellent way to use my relative health’
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2010
2011
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€ €2
97 ,6
2 ,55 28 €2
3,0 €8
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Total income
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2002
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1996
6,0 00
1992
€3
Number of students supported
2,9
GETTING YOUR HANDS DIRTY The Fund relies largely on people who commit to it in the longer term, with a direct debit or notarial deed for example. One such donor is Ies Risseeuw, who was also touched by the dedication of the selected students. ‘It is a big commitment for them to come and study in the Netherlands. If I can help them do that, it is an excellent way for me to use my relative wealth.’ Risseeuw completed his Wageningen degree in Irrigation and Soil and Water Technology in 1967 and spent 25 years of his career living and working in developing countries such as Peru, Egypt and Pakistan. ‘In those countries there is often a lack of people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and apply their knowledge in practice’, says Risseeuw. He hopes that the students who are supported by the Fund will change all that. W
20 YEARS OF THE ANNE VAN DEN BAN FUND IN FIGURES
€4
who obtained his International Master’s in Biotechnology at Wageningen University in 2002. He chose the Anne van den Ban Fund because of its low overheads. ‘It is nice that the money goes where it is intended to go. The fund supports highly motivated people with the right skills. Sometimes a little financial support is enough. What is more, the knowledge that is passed on does not get lost. It is taken back straightaway and passed on again’, explains Van ’t Oever.
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