About us
Dutch Flower Foundation (DFF) aims to improve the living conditions and well-being of people in need and in particular children. This will focus on countries where Dutch Flower Group (DFG) companies are active with an emphasis on connected community projects. Through the activities of DFF, DFG gives substance to its responsibility for the world in which we live.
Promising Projects
We support around 50-70 projects annually. Most of these on request from employees of Dutch Flower Group companies as well as from business relations of our companies. The applications vary from a contribution from a sponsor run to a multi-year project collaboration.
Dutch Flower Foundation 2025
22.01.2026
It’s almost the end of January, and as we are working on our 2025 annual report, it gives us a moment to look back at all the special projects of last year. We are grateful that we were able to support various projects in China, South America, Africa and Europe. Most often helping those who need it most, vulnerable children, but also lonely elderly people and people who need support with their most basic needs. We could not do this without our contributing partners and all Dutch Flower Group companies. 🫶
Foundation Ushersyndroom
06.01.2026
A colleague informed us about the Ushersyndroom Foundation. In the Netherlands, around 1.000 people have Usher syndrome, which can cause them to gradually become deaf and blind.
3FM Serious Request: action for Spieren voor Spieren
19.12.2025
This year, 3FM Serious Request is taking action and raising awareness for Spieren voor Spieren. Many children dream of becoming veterinarian, teacher, or professional soccer player. But what if you can’t run after a ball or even hold a pen. Because your muscles simply no longer cooperate or stop working altogether. With very serious consequences, there are 20.000 children with a muscle disease in The Netherlands.
News
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30.03.2026
A visit to Join for Joy ⚽
Last week, our board member Iris visited the Dutch office of Join for Joy together with our new mascot Mick 🐻 . This organization is active in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia and currently works with 289 affiliated schools. These schools receive the information, materials and training needed to transition to a new learning system in which children learn more through play.
With this learning approach, Join for Joy aims to create a safe and inclusive learning environment, make education more fun and interactive, and help teachers address social topics more easily in the classroom. In 2025, the Dutch Flower Foundation decided to support one school with a contribution of €12.500,-. This school, Magogoni Comprehensive School, is located in Thika, Kenya.
The school, with 860 students, has now completed the full training program. Students indicate that school has become more enjoyable and that they are achieving better results. Teachers say they now have more tools to discuss social topics in the classroom and notice that students have gained more self-confidence. There is also a strong focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities.
11.03.2026
We always enjoy receiving annual reports. It gives us a clear look at what the projects have been doing over the past year and, more importantly, the impact they have had.
This week, the 2025 report from For His Children-Ecuador arrived. Since we have been supporting this foundation for several years now, we thought it would be good to share their update with you.
If you would like to read it, you can find the report via the link in the comments. 💗
19.12.2025
Vandaag zijn Gerda Stokhof en Katinka Eelman bij verschillende Dutch Flower Group bedrijven rondgegaan met Oma Coby’s Oliebollen.
Oma Coby is ondertussen 99 jaar, en opent dit jaar voor de vierde maal de gebakkraam. Waarom doet Oma Coby dit op haar oude dag? Nou… om eenzame ouderen te helpen. De opbrengst gaat naar Gouwe Ouwe – vanuit Stichting De Tijdmachine. Zij helpen eenzame ouderen door de tijd van vroeger te doen herleven. Hun aanpak resulteert al jaren in een bewezen effect!
Mocht je trek hebben gekregen, bestel je bollen via www.omacobysoliebollenbar.nl 🎇
23.01.2025
Onze geliefde secretaris Gerda is afgereisd naar Senegal en vertelt hieronder haar verhaal.
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹
In Senegal ervaren mensen met albinisme ernstige vormen van discriminatie, die soms zelfs levensgevaarlijk kunnen zijn. Ze hebben beperkte toegang tot adequate gezondheidszorg en tot onderwijs en werk. Door het volledig of gedeeltelijk ontbreken van pigment in hun huid, haar en ogen lopen albino’s een verhoogd risico op huidkanker, vooral bij blootstelling aan de zon. In veel Afrikaanse landen worden mensen met albinisme geconfronteerd met hardnekkige vooroordelen en worden ze vaak verstoten door hun eigen families.
Voor de derde maal heb ik Bamba Diop, President van ANAS (l’Association nationale des albinos du Sénégal) en Hoofd van het Albinocentrum, mogen ontmoeten, dit keer samen met zijn zoon. Zij kwamen op bezoek tijdens ons verblijf (djembé en dans) in Senegal. Dankzij Dutch Flower Foundation hebben wij Bamba en de albino gemeenschap wederom financieel kunnen ondersteunen.
We hopen met dit bericht meer bewustwording te creëren over de moeilijke situatie van mensen met albinisme. Mocht je deze gemeenschap financieel willen steunen, neem dan contact op met Moussé en Turid Dramé (www.djembe-drame.nl / 06-27017386). Zij zijn al vele jaren bevriend met Bamba.
For more information about Dutch Flower Foundation, please contact us.