Ode to Marlanda CocoPeople know her as a people person
Municipal Campaign International Discrimination and Racism Campaign 2024
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An extraordinary woman and wonderful mother and grandmother: grandmother to her grandchildren.
She has gained experience in many different fields, such as education, welfare, care, youth care, emancipation and participation. Is author of the handbook “What is WMO” (Social Support Act). Both the world of politics and volunteering are familiar to her. She has a political and social background as a policy official, FNV Bondgenoten; union council member, FNV Vrouwenbond, Council member of the municipality of Amsterdam, Province of North Holland 1st candidate successor and as a consultant/coach/trainer on financial and social security issues and much more.
People know her as a “people person” with always a listening ear. Not only does she have her roots in Amsterdam East, at the same time she has a lot of affinity/connection with North Holland, North Holland North and West Friesland. Especially in the areas: living, working, welfare and mobility.
All her life, from the age of 18, she will continue to stand up for those people who are not or less able to do so themselves and who will find it even more difficult in the years to come. Especially the lonely elderly and also young people. Especially the migrant elderly. Since 2010 she organizes meetings, information, outings, etc. for lonely elderly people, both in Amsterdam East, West, North and Southeast. Therefore, she is now setting up a social enterprise for lonely elderly people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. She wants to make her projects as sustainable as possible and she sees opportunities in this. She is creative, tenacious, very confident in what she does, and on top of that she loves people.
Watch the video here showing Marlanda being presented with an Oorkonde certificate by Councilwoman Touria Meliani for her contribution as Ambassador of Municipality of Amsterdam East.
Marlanda Coco at bus shelter with poster Municipal Campaign International Discrimination and Racism Campaign 2024
About
Ode by Alero Etsede to Marlanda Coco.
She has been helping, supporting people from a very young age. She learned that from home from her mother. She also stood up for the socially disadvantaged in her neighborhood, community. Therefore, for years she too has been standing up for the socially economically disadvantaged within our society. She always tries to solve their problems together with the people. Stands for emancipation, giving people a chance to develop. These principles were instilled in her from an early age by her parents. Not everyone gets chances or seizes the opportunities that are available. What concerns her therefore is how to enable others to see the opportunities and do something with them!
Marlanda Coco
Marlanda was born in Paramaribo on August 16, 1954. Portfolio: Housing and major projects Contact person for: Amsterdam East She has been a district councilor for the PvdA again since March 2012.