On Stories of Purpose, we share the latest news from the international City of Peace and Justice.

In this episode, Tom chats to Jonas Brøg - co-Founder of Firestarters Foundation, a new programme to support disadvantaged young people in The Hague.

There are currently more than 14,000 kids in city who don't regularly attend school, and Jonas and his team run sessions at Hart Beach in Scheveningen to try and help some of them to 'find their fire'.

Jonas is a former session musician who has toured with some of the biggest bands on the planet, but if it wasn't for his own 'firestarter' moment when he was a teenager - it might have all been so different…

Find out about Firestarters at https://firestarters-schev.nl/

Stories of Purpose is produced by The City of the Hague, and the Hague and Partners. Visit the website at www.storiesofpurpose.thehague.com for more news about some of the amazing organizations working in the international city of Peace and Justice.

Theme music: Dreams by the Sea by Black Rhomb.

On Stories of Purpose, we share the latest news from the international city of peace and justice.

In this episode, Tom visits the Humanity Hub in the city to speak to Naomi Hija. Naomi is the co-Founder of a unique app called EviSafe, which is designed to help victims of domestic violence.

Only one in ten victims of domestic or sexual violence reports an incident, largely due to stigma and a fear of not being believed. EviSafe is helping overcome these persistent barriers by documenting abuse in real time, encouraging more victims to come forward in the knowledge they have the evidence to back up their cases.

You can download the EviSafe app for free right now from Google Playstore, or by visiting the EviSafe website at Evisafe.com

Stories of Purpose is produced by The City of the Hague, and the Hague and Partners. Visit the website at www.storiesofpurpose.thehague.com for more news about some of the amazing organizations working in the international city of Peace and Justice.

Theme music: Dreams by the Sea by Black Rhomb.

On Stories of Purpose, we share the latest news from the international city of peace and justice.

In this episode, Tom visits speaks to Max Koffi from the Equal Trade Alliance (ETA). ETA is a non-profit organization based in The Hague which was established to promote equal redistribution of wealth along the value chains of African raw materials and natural resources.

One of its current campaigns is Chocolate Tastes Better - where a team in Ghana is gathering testimonials from cocoa farmers to help show young people in the West how unfair the current system is.

Sign the petition to help get a fair deal for Ghanaian farmers at https://equaltradeglobal.org/

Stories of Purpose is produced by The City of the Hague, and the Hague and Partners. Visit the website at www.storiesofpurpose.thehague.com for more news about some of the amazing organizations working in the international city of Peace and Justice.

Theme music: Dreams by the Sea by Black Rhomb.