The WOT is hosting introduction activities every Wednesday and Thursday throughout the month of September.
Yes, that is a lot of intro activities.
The intro activities are easy to follow and well prepared, you need no prior knowledge and can come by to have a look what the WOT is all about. Interested? Use the signup form below to let us know that you are coming and to join the free dinner (If you so wish).

The evening starts at about 17:45 and we have dinner together (which you can join), or come by later in the night for the activity, to help with a project or to join us around the campfire.

Sign up here

Wednesday the 6th of September
Terrain tour and marblepump workshop.
This Wednesday we will be giving tours of our terrain, multiple members will be walking around to explain what each contraption or building is and answer any questions you might have.|

After the tours (and dinner) we will be starting construction on marble pumps, each course taker can make their own marblepump and take it home with them afterwards.
Here (Dutch, English) is the manual we will be following, but you don’t need to prepare anything.

Thursday the 7th of September
Lecture on well drilling.
We will host a lecture on well drilling, and in particular manual well drilling. Different techniques and concepts will be introduced and discussed and of course there will be time for all your questions.

Wednesday the 13th of September
EMAS drilling!
Today we will put some of the learned theory in practice. (or give you a very quick catch up course if you missed last Thursday)
We will be drilling a well by hand using the EMAS method, last year we got to 6,5 meters. Will we be able to beat that?

Thursday the 14th of September
Fix your bike for free, (repareer je fiets voor niets)
This night you will get the chance to fix your own bicycle! we will provide parts and expertise to help you (within reason), you bring a bicycle and your unbridled enthusiasm.

Wednesday the 20st of September
Workshop course
We will be giving a workshop course, you can get experience with different techniques like welding, grinding, cutting, reading technical drawings etc.

Thursday the 21th of September
Working on “the Diever” the Diever
Today we will be working on WOT projects, one of which is our big steel windmill at the front of the terrain: the Diever.
If the weather allows us we will be repairing the tail.

Wednesday the 27th of September
Working on “the Diever” the Diever
Continuing work on projects.

Thursday the 28th of September
Working on “the Diever” the Diever
Continuing work on projects.

Please sign up for an activity if you are interested, it is always possible to withdraw but this helps us estimate how many people (and thus food and materials) to expect.
Signing up can be done here.

The WOT is hosting introduction activities every Wednesday and Thursday throughout the month of September.
Yes, that is a lot of intro activities.
The intro activites are easy to follow and well prepared, you need no prior knowledge and can come by to have a look what the WOT is all about. Interested? Use the signup form below to let us know that you are comming and to join the free dinner (If you so wish).

Sign up here

Wednesday the 7th of September
Terrain tour and marblepump workshop.
This Wednesday we will be giving tours of our terrain, multiple members will be walking around to explain what each contraption or building is and answer any questions you might have.|

After the tours (and dinner) we will be starting construction on marble pumps, each course taker can make their own marblepump and take it home with them afterwards.
Here is the manual we will be following, but you don’t need to prepare anything.

Thursday the 8th of September
Lecture on well drilling.
We will host a lecture on well drilling, and in particular manual well drilling. Different techniques and concepts will be introduced and discussed and of course there will be time for all your questions.

Wednesday the 14th of September
EMAS drilling!
Today we will put some of the learned theory in practice. (or give you a very quick catch up course if you missed last Thursday)
We will be drilling a well by hand using the EMAS method, last year we got to 6 meters. Will we be able to beat that?

Thursday the 15th of September
Project presentation and project night
We will give a short presentation on all the current projects the WOT is working on. Afterwards we will split into groups and work on some of these projects. This is a great way to get to know the practical side of our association and learn where everything is in our workshop.

Wednesday the 21st of September
Normal project night
Today we will continue working on different projects on our terrain and in our workshop. Every project has an assigned member so there is always someone to whom you can ask your questions and who can help you with your project work.

Thursday the 22th of September
Pubquiz “Or is it putquiz?”
Today we will be hosting a pubquiz on our terrain, expect normal pubquiz themes but also questions about development aid etc.

Wednesday the 28th of September
Workshop course
We will be giving a workshop course, you can get experience with different techniques like welding, grinding, cutting, reading technical drawings etc.

Thursday the 29th of September
Team vs. Team challenge
We will be having a buildoff one team agains the other, how creative are you? How well can you translate ideas into working machines using the different tools in our workshop? Will you be te one to win the team vs. team challenge?

Please sign up for an activity if you are interested, it is always possible to withdraw but this helps us estimate how many people (and thus food and materials) to expect.
Signing up can be done here.

The WOT will host introduction activities every Wednesday and Thursday this September.
You can sign up for these activities using the following google form: Sign up via Google Forms

These activities will be organised like our weekly association nights (normally every Wednesday) so we’ll gather at the wot around 17:00 and have dinner at about 18:00, afterwards we would normally work on our projects and end the night around the campfire, but for this introduction period we have some activities planned.

-Wed 8 Sept,

Introduction evening, we will give tours of our terrain and workshop and we will be making marble pumps
*A manual for the marble pump (you don’t need to prepare anything) can be found here.

-Thu 9 Sept,

We will host a lecture on well drilling (using manual methods that can be used in development countries), and of-course if you missed the tour on Wednesday there will be an option to be introduced to the terrain.

-Wed 15 Sept,

After the well drilling lecture of the previous week we will now actually drill a well using the “Mzuzu” or the “Emas” method.

*these methods will be introduced and explained in the lecture on Thu 9 Sept.

-Thu 16 Sept,

We will host a presentation on some of the wot’s most prominent projects from the past and discuss our various currently ongoing projects afterwards we will split up into groups and work on some small projects around the terrain.

-Wed 22 Sept,

We invited happy green islands to host a lecture on low-tech plastic recycling techniques.
Two people from happy green islands came to the wot and presented their work and goals, they showed us the website ekoMaluku and discussed technical innovations to localize plastic recycling (so it can be done on small islands).

-Thu 23 Sept,

We will divide the group into teams to play a pubquiz on mostly wot related topics (development techniques, climate, mechanical engineering etc.)

-Wed 29 Sept,

We will continue working on small projects and there will be the change to get involved/help out/watch over some larger projects.

-Thu 30 Sept,

We will be giving workshop courses to our new members to introduce them to and familiarize them with the various machines and tools in our workshop.
(Welding, grinding etc.)

On all these days we will be eating together at the wot, and ending the night around the campfire.

You can sign up for these activities using the following google form: Sign up via Google Forms
If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Want to have a better overview of the wot from the comfort of your couch? watch this video that we made last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGf125aG0I
*The dates and activities at the end of the video are outdated.

Click here to sign up for activities.

• Open day

Wednesday 2 September

Tour on our terrain and introduction to projects.

• Open day

Wednesday 9 September

Well drilling workshop and marble pump workshop, optional tour.

• Project evening

Wednesday 16 September

Learn more about the projects the WOT has to offer.

• Pubquiz

Thursday 17 September

The one and only WOT-pubquiz!

• Workshop course

Wednesday 23 September

Learn to use machinery from our workshop.

• Lecture wind energy

Wednesday 30 September

For beginners, no worries 😉 Also possible to work on projects.