Jeroen Erkelens

Jeroen motivates people to take up sports, but actually he does so much more than that. With specially designed running and walking programmes, he activates people who are jobless or depressed. The results are remarkable: some of them have even crossed the finish of the Dam-to-Dam race or the half marathon. It's the feeling of achievement that is so important to these people. While they used to be on the dole and lived in isolation, Jeroen has succeeded in making them active participants in our society again