ABOUT OMZIEN EN GEDENKEN

The "Omzien en Gedenken Foundation" - the name translates from Dutch "to look after and remember". This foundation was created in 1993 by Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek (MWO). 

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The foundation's aim is to “Support (financially) activities in the broadest sense of the word, aimed at remembering and commemorating the history of the Second World War, period 1940 - 1945, in particular with regard to the area known as the "Biesbosch" and surrounding areas, including the stimulation of activities in this context within education, and furthermore everything that is directly or indirectly related to this or may be conducive thereto". ​