Match Maastricht

The Match project aims to increase social involvement and engagement of students within the city of Maastricht and its surroundings. At Match organisations are able to find assistance and support for their projects while students have the opportunity to take what they learned and put it to practice in real-life situations.

Trajekt

"Everybody Matters" is the slogan of Trajekt. They are in every neighbourhood and knw what social activities happen in your street. They have many interesting aspects for students as well. Mediation between neighbours, fun activities, etc.

Serve the City

Serve the City Maastricht helps people who have a hard(er) time through spot, games, music and so much more. Together with local social organizations who help people in need, Serve the City organize in nood helpen, organiseert Serve the City meaningful opportunities for you as a volunteer to be involved in your own city.

the Masters

The Masters is a special place in Wyck which facilitates differently developed youth in finding external social internships, discover- use- and develop- their talents.

Match housing

Match houses are homes located in different Maastricht neighbourhoods where you live for free – you only pas electricity, gas, water and internet. Together with a team of fellow students you connect your neighbourhood and help neighbours to build new relationships. The project is an ongoing experiment to enable students to have a lasting positive impact on communities and neighbourhoods in the c...

Match for Brighter Futures

Match for Brighter Futures aims to create equal opportunities for all children and teenagers in Maastricht. Students help teenagers in need with their homework and coach them to develop their talents and realise their dreams.

@Ease

Conversations with @ease are always confidential, free and non-committal. Moreover, there is no waiting list and no referral from a doctor is required for our services. As a volunteer you provide a listening ear to anyone that needs this mental health service.

Kaleido

Kaleido offers Maastricht’s internationally-minded students a “place to be" where they can hang out, exchange thoughts and ideas with others, study and party. At Kaleido everyone is welcome, no matter what you’re studying, which clothes you’re wearing, what music you listen to, if you’re vegan or a meat-lover.

Humanitas

Humanitas will find someone to help you're having a hard time. They are always looking for volunteers. Their Buddy project matches people together that can use your help or your company. The interactions are diverse and the connection is meaningful.

CNME

Our goal is to connect people and nature in the Maastricht region. We stimulate citizens, companies and governments to be involved with nature in their environment. Sustainabilty isn't a simple trick, it is a lifestyle!

Mens Achter de Patient (MAP)

The 'human behind the patient' strives to make healthcare more humanity oriented. It is a student initiative that brings the stories of patient to the future healthcare professionals.

MSA Nour

MSA Nour’s mission is to represent and unite all the Muslim (followers of the Islam religion) students of Maastricht. We aim to contribute to their academic and religious identity. Secondly, we aspire to form a bridge between the Muslim and non-Muslim students, to create a multicultural community where everyone feels welcome, can learn from each other and most importantly, make new friends!

Homeless Project Maastricht

We are a group of people cooking at a salvation army once a week on either mondays, tuesdays or thursdays from 15:30 to 17:30. We are searching for open minded volunteers to join our team of about 25 people. We are excited about new ideas or concepts on how to enlarge our project or make it more efficient. Don’t be shy to write us a message if you are still here after the summer and want to join...

Enactus

Enactus believes in business as a force for social, environmental and economic benefit. We are social entrepreneurs who tackle local problems to empower the community in Maastricht! "Poverty is not a lack of willpower or effort, it is a lack of opportunities."

MUSST

Sports Council MUSST (Maastricht University Student Sports Council) is the representative and coordinating body for the student sports associations (SSA's). SSA's can contact Sports Council MUSST for help and advice about a wide range of administration, financial and governance related issues. Also parties that want to collaborate with SSA's are welcome to get in touch.

Maastricht Platform for Community-Engaged Research/MPCER

Our mission is to create a multidisciplinary platform for employees at Maastricht University who do/support, or are interested in doing/supporting, community-engaged research.

Fietsen alle jaren

Everyone deserve to enjoy the feeling of the wind through your hair. Memories that flood in when you cycle through the familiar streets, or the thoughts that cross your head in nature. "Cycling through the years" wants to help people relive these memories when they can't cycle themselves.

In de Rooden Leeuw

In de Rooden Leeuw, vernoemd naar de gevelsteen, is een vrijwilligers-organisatie. Zij tracht een actieve bijdrage te leveren aan het welzijn van mensen die (extra) aandacht en sociale steun behoeven. Centrum In de Rooden Leeuw biedt: Activiteiten en cursussen op het gebied van spiritualiteit, inspiratie, bewustwording, ontmoeting en zingeving

Credo huis

Wij geloven dat iedere jongere kostbaar en waardevol is, gaven en talenten heeft en tot bloei kan komen. Het Credo Huis biedt vanuit een kleinschalige aanpak een veilig (t)huis voor jongeren tussen de 18 en 24 jaar. Samen met een team van gepassioneerde professionals, vrijwilligers en betrokken partners helpen wij jongeren bij het (her)ontdekken van hun identiteit, bekwaamheid en zelfstandigheid. ...

Universiteit met de buurt

De Universiteit met de Buurt verbindt kennis van buurtbewoners en de universiteit voor een gezonde en veerkrachtige wijk

AIESEC

AIESEC is an organisation that facilitates the development of leadership through exchanges. Being the largest youth-run non-governmental organisation, AIESEC enables students to become the very best version of themselves. By taking part in extracurricular opportunities such as voluntary projects, internships or a board year you do not only develop yourself, but also contribute to a better world, b...

Amnesty International Maastricht AIMS

(AIMS) is a group of committed students who all want to emphasize the importance of Human Rights in our world. Since its founding, AIMS organizes plenty of actions and activities in Maastricht to create awareness on Human Rights issues; such as movie screenings, lectures, debates, fundraising events, social events, petition signing and letter writing marathons and information markets on various to...

Liter of Light

Liter of Light Netherlands is a student association that is part of a global network with the aim to provide an ecologically and economically sustainable source of light to underprivileged households that do not have access to electricity or have difficulties to afford electricity.

Love Foundation

We are an open network of students and artists creating cultural events to raise money for water development projects

Mustangh

MUSTANGH is a foundation managed by students, who try to create a win-win situation between Maastricht University and a rural hospital in Ghana, the West Gonja Hospital. They try to achieve this by sending material and financial support on the one hand, and expand knowledge by education and providing internships on the other hand. MUSTANGH is always looking for help, so if you are interested or if...

Ragweek

Ragweek Maastricht is a yearly initiative where money is collected for a good cause. The money is collected through a week full of activities. Every year two good causes are chosen: one regional and national or international. Through the activities which we organize together with others, we want to collect as much as possible so that we can support those who need help.

Red Cross Student Desk Maastricht

The Red Cross Studentdesk Maastricht organizes all kind of small scale activities out of goodwill for the local community of Maastricht. Activities range from first aid classes to fund raising actions to organising a makeover day for handicapped people etc.

Tools Maastricht

Tools Maastricht is a community organization working to develop/operate a Community Fabrication and Maintenance Center for the people of South Limburg. At the TOOLS fabrication centre, you will be able to access tools and machinery that are often too expensive to acquire and operate alone. We aim to facilitate both individual and community-based creation.

Unicef Student team

The biggest of 16 UNICEF teams in the Netherlands! Our mission is to give students the opportunity and platform to make a difference in areas they are passionate about. Our main focus is on children’s rights including education, nutrition, water, sexual health and young mothers. We organise awareness and fundraising events for multiple UNICEF projects during the year. Become a spokesperson for t...

Leger des Heils

Salvation Army offers food and shelter to those in need.

Quiet Community

Quiet offers it's members periodical presents which are provided by their sponsors. These gifts are diverse and ment for people that normally wouldn't be able to afford them. Besides this system they are also a place where members can come by for a coffee and a lovely conversation in their great community.

Refugee Project Maastricht

The Refugee Project Maastricht is a volunteer-run community organisation that is dedicated to connecting people seeking asylum, students and locals with the goal to build friendships, have fun, learn from each other's cultures and help each other develop. We aim to encourage, support and create meaningful connections amongst each other and construct a multicultural home of understanding and respec...

InnBetween

The InnBetween is an open student community that comes together to have meaningful experiences. We organize events focused on the things we are passionate about and are driven by spirituality. What do we love? To challenge and inspire you to find true meaning in all your endeavours!

Young Peso

Young Peso is a community organization that concerns itself with the well-being of youths and kids. They organize different events and meetups, like skate competitions and music performances.

Maastricht for Climate

Maastricht for climate is an environmental organisation that thrives for social justice. It is a local branch of the global climate movement. By organising public protests such as climate marches, raising awareness events as well as lobbying at a municipal level, M4C aims to bring a real system change by uniting people around the environmental cause.

Voedselbank Limburg

Foodbank provides meals for those who need them. Check this page for open positions: https://limburg-zuid.voedselbankennederland.nl/vacatures/?fbclid=IwAR3Ymp7e81V35bzzqu27lHjaxy9GCAGoNYcGFYiuE9tXSU-nXFvoeitJN0s

ACMUS

The purpose of the Afro-Caribbean Maastricht University Society is to provide an intercultural platform for all current and future students in Maastricht of Afro-Caribbean heritage or otherwise in affiliation with the Afro-Caribbean heritage and culture. Our association is a diverse and inclusive collective that values mulitculturalism. We aim to foster a sense of community within ACMUS and connec...

WE Festival

The WE Festival is an annual, non-profit festival, which is organized by volunteers in and around Maastricht. Our ambition is to involve as many diverse people and organizations as possible in order to fill the gap between academic theory and practical action. Our aim is to actively shape the student and cultural life in Maastricht.

Psychology unwrapped

"Awareness is of invaluable importance to remove the stigma around mental health; for those who live with mental difficulties, their relatives and the community as a whole. We therefore think that psychology should be unwrapped! Psychology Unwrapped organizes provocative, inspiring and scientifically based events with experts by experience, experts, community workers and all involved in mental hea...

Treehouse

The Treehouse is a grand experiment in creating a welcoming, down-to-earth, and homely social coffeehouse, holy hideout and workshop space that is dedicated to promoting emotional integrity, meaningful community, and sillier sides. As we experiment with and co-create The Treehouse over time, we (along with the help of you!) will be running a bunch of peer-led and teacher-led workshops focusing on ...

Student Radio Maastricht

SRM is the community radio and podcast platform for students by students of Maastricht! On our show we share our unfiltered opinions on all kinds of topics related to student live; political engagement, the housing crisis, the best place to score a burrito and our love for obscure radio-unfriendly music. Not such a fan of the studio/live setting and rather create your very own podcast from inside...

Mondiaal Maastricht

Mondiaal Maastricht is a knowledge center for Sustainable Development (SDGs, Global Goals), Global Citizenship and Climate Action. The issues that our society is facing today are urgent, complex and global in nature: transition to a sustainable world, tackling the climate crisis and strengthening democracy and citizenship.For many people in Maastricht these topics are difficult to grasp and rele...

Athos

The main objective at Athos is to enlarge the self reliance and possibilities to take part in our society in a sustainable way, of our participants in a way that suits the individual. Door verbinding te leggen tussen zorg, welzijn en commerciële activiteiten, creëren we een plek waar oprechte ontmoeting, ontwikkeling en realisatie van burgerparticipatie initiatieven centraal staan.

Werkhuis Maastricht Noordoost

The workhouse is an welcoming space where you can work in the company of their volunteers. They have a woodworking shop, a sewing studio, a Multi-media room, an Arts and Crafts space, a ceramics room. The workhouse is for individuals but they're always looking for collaboration with organisations, schools, etc.

Stadsnomade

The Stadsnomade foundation is a non-profit with a social mission. They combine sports activities and culture to achieve their ideals: impact first. They help youngsters, students, old, vulnerable, independent to participate in the communities they are a part of.

Precious Plastic

Precious Plastic is a global community of hundreds of people working towards a solution to plastic pollution. We are now starting a Precious Plastic community in Maastricht. Set up by students, but meant to involve the whole Maastricht community. We are creating a workspace where we reuse the plastic we collect in Maastricht to create new, useful products. This way, people get a cool design in exc...

Tout Maastricht

Culture for everyone! Cultuur voor iedereen Tout Maastricht staat voor het recht van iedereen op deelname aan kunst en cultuur. Als innovator en coproducent leveren wij waarde op het snijvlak van de brede culturele infrastructuur enerzijds en sectoren als welzijn, zorg, onderwijs en stadsontwikkeling anderzijds. Een netwerkorganisatie, projectbureau en expertiseplatform voor brede cultuurpart...

Vrouwenrechtswinkel Stichting

De Stichting Vrouwenrechtswinkel Maastricht bestaat uit een groep vrouwelijke rechtenstudenten die zich inzet voor de versterking van de rechtspositie van vrouwen woonachtig in de regio Maastricht. Tijdens onze wekelijkse inloopspreekuren op donderdag (19.00-21.00u) en vrijdag (10.00-12.00u) voorzien wij vrouwen vrijwillig van juridisch advies. Tevens houden wij maandelijks spreekuur bij het vrouw...

't Wieckerhoes Vrouwenopvang

't Wieckerhoes is een opvanghuis voor vrouwen met of zonder kinderen (zonen tot 12 jaar) die bijvoorbeeld vanwege huiselijk geweld, relatieproblemen of financiële problemen dak- of thuisloos geworden zijn. In een veilige, huiselijke omgeving kunnen zij op verhaal komen en met hulp, ondersteuning en begeleiding weer hun weg in het leven vinden.

Toon Hermans huis

The Toon Hermans house is for all non-medical aspects that surround cancer. You can join it for diverse activities, either for information or a good conversation.

radar

Iedereen met een verstandelijke en/of meervoudige beperking, autisme spectrum stoornis of ontwikkelingsachterstand in Zuid-Limburg kan terecht bij Radar. In alle levensfasen bieden wij ondersteuning op het gebied van wonen, werken, leren en vrije tijd. We hebben expertise op al deze terreinen en bieden daarin elke mate van ondersteuning. Zo zijn we er voor mensen met een licht verstandelijke beper...

AEGEE Maastricht

AEGEE-Maastricht is a European student association, focused on cultural integration and exchange. As a member of AEGEE-Maastricht you will have an amazing time, meet new people and travel across Europe.

Meet Maastricht

Are you new to Maastricht? Are you curious about the town and its history? Meet Maastricht will take you on a beautiful journey through time, helping you discover the town’s secrets! We organize tailor-made activities for students and other young internationals, in collaboration with experts from cultural institutions of Maastricht. We also guide you through the most interesting cultural events ...

GECCO

GECCO is your Universalis Sustainability Committee at University College Maastricht. We provide you with green solutions to everyday University Problems!

Amnesty International Maastricht Students

We are an international platform for young people to explore and develop their leadership potential. As the world’s largest student-run non-profit organization, we develop students on a global scale into responsible and entrepreneurial leaders. Society needs leaders who are both globally minded and values driven. Through global internships, we advance youth leadership development at for-profit a...

gezondheidsuniversiteit

De Gezondheidsuniversiteit is een initiatief van studenten in samenwerking met het Maastricht UMC+. Het doel is bevordering van het gezondheidsbewustzijn bij het algemene publieks. Dit willen we realiseren door op een leuke en interactieve manier mensen uit Maastricht en omgeving kennis te laten maken met de werking van het lichaam in ziekte en gezondheid, gedurende een collegereeks van vijf avond...

Green Office Maastricht

Green Office is shaping a green future for Maastricht University

IMFSA Maastricht

IFMSA-NL streeft ernaar medisch georiënteerde studenten te verenigen voor global health en hen de benodigde waarden, kennis en vaardigheden te geven om hieraan bij te dragen binnen de gezondheidssector en de maatschappij.

Maastrichtse Studentenraad

De Maastrichtse Studentenraad tracht studenten in Maastricht een stem te geven door hun belangen te behartigen bij de politieke en instellingen.

Taskforce QRS

Buurtbrök Mariaberg

Gezellige inloopplek in jouw buurt, waar de koffie altijd klaar staat, waar je samen met andere buurtbewoners een krantje kan lezen. Je kunt er ook eens komen snuffelen tussen onze tweedehands spulletjes en kleding. Er worden verschillende activiteiten voor buurtbewoners georganiseerd zoals: breien, kienen, bloemschikken, creatief/knutselen en soms is er een middagactiviteit rondom een bepaald the...

stichting gehandicapten Limburg

We helpen mensen met hersenletsel om op hun eigen manier verder te komen. Om een zo zelfstandig mogelijk leven te leiden en actief deel te nemen aan de maatschappij. In het bijzonder richten we ons op mensen met (niet-aangeboren) hersenletsel in de fase na een ziekenhuisopname of revalidatie.

COC Limburg

COC Limburg is the main LGBT organisation of Limburg and the region. We stand for the interests and rights of lesbians, homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgenders, since 1972. COC Limburg consists of several internal organisations, from youth to elderly, from people with mental disabilities to bicultural individuals. We provide a safe environment where social interaction within a specific group is p...

Levanto

LEVANTO staat voor LEven VAN TOp tot teen. Dat raakt meteen de visie van de LEVANTOgroep: wij zijn ervan overtuigd dat een actieve deelname aan de samenleving voor iedereen een belangrijke voorwaarde is voor een zinvol en volwaardig leven. Dat doen we vanuit onze kernwaarden: passie, innovatie, verbinding en ondernemerschap.

Resto van Harte

Resto VanHarte in Maastricht is een sociaal buurtrestaurant. Buurtbewoners ontmoeten elkaar in T Trefcentrum Wittevrouwenveld en genieten samen van een betaalbaar, goed en gezond driegangendiner. De prijs is zeven euro. Iedereen is welkom om te komen eten. Iedereen is ook welkom om als vrijwilliger te helpen. Kom langs, ontmoet je buurtgenoten, schuif gezellig aan of doe mee. Inloop vanaf 17.30 uu...

Ronald McDonaldHuis

Zieke kinderen voelen zich beter met hun ouders, broertjes en zusjes in de buurt. Ouders houden de zorg beter vol met een rustplek dicht bij hun zieke kind. Want als je hele wereld op de kop staat door ziekte of zorg, is als familie bij elkaar zijn het belangrijkst. Help mee.

waterscouting Jan van Gent

Wij zijn de zuidelijkste waterscouting groep van Nederland. 's zomers op het water en 's winters op het land hebben wij iedere zaterdag een gevuld programma. Ben je benieuwd, of twijfel je nog? kom gerust binnenlopen op ons wachtschip!

Samen onbeperkt

Stichting Samen Onbeperkt staat voor collectieve belangenbehartiging van mensen met een beperking en/of chronische ziekte in Maastricht en de regio. De stichting wil dat iedereen volwaardig kan meedoen in de samenleving. Wij maken ons sterk voor gelijke rechten en gelijke kansen.

Vluchtenlingenwerk

De vrijwilligers en beroepskrachten van VluchtelingenWerk begeleiden vluchtelingen in Maastricht. We begeleiden hen bij hun asielprocedure, huisvesting, integratie, taal en werk. Daarnaast geven we voorlichting en gastlessen over vluchtelingen.

Deken Hanneman Stichting

De Deken Hanneman Stichting werkt in Maastricht en koppelt betrouwbare vrijwilligers aan mensen die wat extra hulp nodig hebben in hun thuissituatie. Denk aan klusjes in huis, dingen regelen, gezelschap. Dit kunnen we alleen doen met TOP vrijwilligers, dus meld u snel aan als u ook een paar uurtjes per maand vrij wil maken voor een ander!

UNSA United Nations Student Association

We use the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nation as a steady guide on how to push forward together for a better future and positive impact.

Grenzeloos Maastricht

Grenzeloos is a social enterprise restaurant that builds the best start possible for new Dutch people with a refugee background. Through our apprenticeship trajectory people learn the language, develop their skills and build a social network. Come volunteer as a language buddy, do an internship with us or try our tasty coffee and food!