
Niko has a background of Social Information Science, and has worked as IT-specialist in a myriad of positions, including his current work at the Dutch ministry of internal affairs. Niko’s involvement in voluntourism was ignited when he stayed in Arusha, Tanzania and dug deeper into the unclear structures of the voluntourism industry.
His critical interest in the subject lead him to start GoTanzania, a voluntourism comparison site. Due to the similarities he found, Niko decided to join project Cape Town: “my goal is a deepening of my understanding of the world of international volunteering. What motivation leads the supply side? How does it engage the demand side? Can I get to weigh good, bad – and more importantly – everything in between?”.
With his quarter century of experience in network, communication and en organisation management and his personally engaged curiosity, we are really glad to have him strenghten our project team.