About us

Our mission

The regional program Freedom in the Rijk van Nijmegen is part of the province of Gelderland's program of the same name. The mission of this program:

Freedom is not a given

'With the Freedom program, we want to make post-war generations aware of the value of freedom. We are increasingly distant from World War II. Only the stories, photos, films and only a few witnesses left bring us back to the events of those days. It remains important that new generations know about it.
Therefore, after the program Gelderland Herdenkt, 75 Years of Freedom, we continue with the program Freedom.

We are targeting a broad audience with the Freedom program. We want to involve as many young people as possible. Every person from Gelderland can participate. In the program Freedom we look beyond our Dutch and Gelderland borders. For example, we also pay attention to how the United Nations and the European Union want to achieve freedom and peace. And we ensure that the stories of veterans are told and other contemporaries of the past continue to be heard.

The provincial program Freedom has supported various activities in recent years. In previous years, in the Rijk van Nijmegen region, the municipalities of Nijmegen and Berg en Dal committed to the program, as well as some 50 organizations.

80 Years of Freedom

2024-2025 is a special year. For the 80th time we commemorate the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Rijk van Nijmegen and the Netherlands.

For the 80 Years of Freedom program, the regional plan "80 Years of Freedom" has been drawn up for the Rijk van Nijmegen region. Rijk van Nijmegen has been drawn up. This regional plan forms the basis for a widely supported program of activities in the Rijk van Nijmegen region. The regional program is steered by the core team. All municipalities involved are represented in this core team, as well as the project leader for 80 Years of Freedom. The participating municipalities are Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Druten, Heumen, Nijmegen and Wijchen. Also participating in the core team are Maria Tadema (coordinator Infocentrum WW2 Nijmegen) and Joost Rosendaal (university lecturer Radboud University, advisor).

For more information see: www.vrijheidgelderland.nl

Contact

You can contact us through the Infocentrum WO2 Nijmegen,

Ridderstraat 27
6511 TM Nijmegen
024-2200102
coordinator@infocentrumwo2.nl.