DAE Design Research Podcast - Lotte de Haan – Samsam

WHAT An initiative that brings together seniors from care centres and recent arrivals in the country in a ‘language café’. WHY Elderly residents of care centres often have lots of time but little meaningful to do. ‘samsam’ offers them a chance to make a positive contribution to society by helping newcomers to learn Dutch through conversation lessons. The initiative champions equality, empowerment and inclusion. HOW Lotte de Haan created an online platform (www.samsam.org) that explains how care centres can open a language café. She guides them through the process and gives them all the tools to start and sustain the language café. QUOTE “Everybody can be meaningful in the right context.” Realised in collaboration with Tineke Kooreman, Vitalis Parc Gender and Taalhuis Eindhoven. Interview: Tom Loois | Editing and sounddesign: Lotte van Gaalen | Mix: Lotte van Gaalen | Editor in chief: Tom Loois | Soundtrack: Blue Dot Sessions. Music: www.freemusicarchive.org