{"id":27637,"date":"2026-03-11T07:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/?p=27637"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:44:45","slug":"vraag-het-heleen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/nieuws\/vraag-het-heleen\/","title":{"rendered":"Vraag het Heleen van den Berg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>\u2018Ik voel mij zo machteloos. Wat kan ik nog doen&nbsp;in&nbsp;deze&nbsp;wereld&nbsp;vol oorlog, angst en onzekerheid?\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Er is een uitspraak van Nick Cave&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;schrijver, singer-songwriter en rock icoon \u2013 die de laatste tijd&nbsp;vaak door m\u2019n hoofd gaat.&nbsp;<em>Hope is&nbsp;optimism&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;broken&nbsp;heart<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dat gebroken hart&nbsp;voelen we allemaal. Er is geen dag dat ik het niet voel. Als burger die overspoeld&nbsp;wordt met nieuws vol ellende en leed. Als moeder van&nbsp;drie&nbsp;tieners&nbsp;die hun&nbsp;weg zoeken&nbsp;in een bange wereld.&nbsp;Ik&nbsp;voel het&nbsp;ook&nbsp;in mijn werk,&nbsp;in het zij aan zij blijven staan met gemeenschappen&nbsp;wereldwijd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In dat gebroken hart zit ook een gevoel van rouw. Om het zien afbrokkelen van een wereld gestoeld op de internationale rechtsorde. Op&nbsp;fatsoen, om dat belegen&nbsp;woord maar eens te gebruiken.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maar dat gebroken hart is ook&nbsp;een bron. Een bodem om&nbsp;op te bouwen.&nbsp;Dat zie ik velen doen.&nbsp;Ouderen en jongeren, vrouwen en mannen&nbsp;die zich uitspreken,&nbsp;zich verenigen en&nbsp;opstaan. Soms&nbsp;letterlijk&nbsp;in het puin van hun verwoeste&nbsp;dorpen en steden, vaak met gevaar&nbsp;voor eigen leven.&nbsp;Om&nbsp;gezondheidszorg te verbeteren, om&nbsp;de oogst te redden. Om&nbsp;zich niet neer te leggen bij wat er is of wat er dreigt&nbsp;te komen, maar te werken aan een&nbsp;menswaardig&nbsp;bestaan. Miljoenen mensen doen dat. In Gaza, Oekra\u00efne, Zuid-Soedan, Afghanistan&nbsp;en zoveel andere plekken. Ook in Nederland.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-1024x681.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55952\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:512px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-1024x681.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-768x511.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-1536x1022.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-2048x1363.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485 2048w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-Humanitarian-Assistance-West-Bank-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-55-160x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773210485 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zij slaan die&nbsp;brug van onmacht naar daadkracht.&nbsp;De&nbsp;wetenschap dat we die mensen de hand reiken, in woord en daad, geeft kracht&nbsp;en hoop, aan hen en aan mij.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dat doet ook&nbsp;u, donateur in Nederland. U&nbsp;bent een&nbsp;onmisbare schakel in die wereld van verbondenheid.&nbsp;Dat gaat om veel meer dan uw financi\u00eble bijdrage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is dat vechten tegen de bierkaai? Nee,&nbsp;solidariteit&nbsp;is&nbsp;wat de&nbsp;wereld&nbsp;leefbaar houdt.&nbsp;<br>De enige tegenkracht voor&nbsp;de wet van&nbsp;de sterkste.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die tegenkracht zit \u2018m&nbsp;heus&nbsp;niet alleen&nbsp;in grootse daden,&nbsp;grote&nbsp;projecten of&nbsp;ambities.&nbsp;Solidariteit&nbsp;is er zijn voor iemand anders.&nbsp;Met een woord, een blik, een gebaar. Met tijd, vertrouwen en liefde.&nbsp;Samen&nbsp;dragen&nbsp;is lichter tillen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Het is ook een bundeling van&nbsp;krachten, in&nbsp;medeleven,&nbsp;betrokkenheid&nbsp;en actie.&nbsp;Dat&nbsp;is&nbsp;in deze donkere tijd&nbsp;een bron van hoop en licht.&nbsp;Samen&nbsp;vormen we een groter fundament dan de wankele basis van&nbsp;angst en verdeeldheid zaaiende&nbsp;machthebbers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wat kan ik doen? Wat kunnen we doen?&nbsp;Lief&nbsp;en zorgzaam&nbsp;zijn&nbsp;voor elkaar.&nbsp;Ver weg en dichtbij. Elkaar de&nbsp;hand reiken.&nbsp;Ik zag laatst een meisje van een jaar of tien in een drukke&nbsp;winkelstraat. Ze droeg een&nbsp;zwart T-shirt&nbsp;waarop stond&nbsp;<em>Kindness&nbsp;is cool<\/em>.&nbsp;Dat meisje heeft gelijk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"anchor-69b299e230e6e\" class=\"alignfull\" data-name=\"acf\/block-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image cta-image--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-image__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta  cd-theme--default\">\n\t<div class=\"cta__inner\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta__heading\">Onze hulp in het Midden-Oosten<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Het geweld in het Midden-Oosten escaleert snel. Opnieuw zien we rookpluimen boven steden. Opnieuw slaan bombardementen in. En opnieuw zijn het burgers die de hoogste prijs betalen. De nood groeit met de dag. 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