Gerda Brian - volunteer at the Tabe Rienkshuis (died February 2, 2018)
"I think it's important that visitors to the walk-in centre are taken for granted. That you let them have their dignity and that they can choose. Because of that drug use, they lose their self-esteem. You have to give them the opportunity to rebuild that self-respect. Then they are already half way there. These people live at the bottom of society and are often gouged by misunderstanding and lovelessness. I got to know them by never judging, only listening. Through this, I discovered what little diamonds live among them."
Gerda laid out a blank book in the walk-in centre, in which everyone could vent their hearts by writing everything down.
The diaries were turned over to the city archives in 2011. They contain messages from visitors to the shelter. A selection of the stories was published in 2007 under the title The Angels of The Regenboog. From the proceeds of the book, Gerda organized outings for the visitors.
Gerda Brian met een van haar 'engelen'
Christmas party walk-in centre Blaka Watra (2009) with Gerda Brian
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