Founder & Director of Mawaheb
About Wemmy de Maaker
Wemmy de Maaker is from the Netherlands, and moved to Dubai in 2002, with her husband due to job relocations with 2 children, aged 5 and 6 at the time.
Wemmy has spent her entire professional career working with people of determination. She first noticed when she arrived in Dubai that there weren’t people of determination in malls or on the streets, so she became a volunteer at one of the schools for children of determination. There, she learned there weren’t any adequate facilities for young adults of determination and many places had a cutoff age of 18, leaving parents often wondering where they could bring their children after school.
Wemmy decided to set up a studio in 2008 to help people of determination find purpose and self-expression through art and community, and has since then been recognized as the Founder & Director of Mawaheb.
About this Episode
In this episode Wemmy discusses her passion–Mawaheb which is an art studio and community cafe. She expounds how it serves as a kickstarter for People of Determination to express their creativity.
Tune in for an intriguing discussion!
“Art is a way how people of determination can express themselves and they can release stress, they learn the life skills as well.“
Wemmy de Maaker
“I believe so much in the vision and I believe so much that we could do something for the community.”
– Wemmy de Maaker
Show highlights
“If you are persistent, then it will happen.”
Wemmy de Maaker
“People of determination–let’s see them as one of us and treat them the same”
Wemmy de Maaker
Useful Links
Website: https://mawaheb-dubai.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mawahebdubai/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MawahebDubai
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wemmy-de-maaker-4147b617/
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