Ale from Thesinge is 19 and wants to join the management of the Noorderzijlvest water board. ‘Time for some more diversity’

Students Bram Buigel, Dewi Koster, Ale ten Cate and Julia Hofma participate in the water board elections in Noorderzijlvest with Student & Water.

They are 22.4 years old on average, the members of Student & Water (not to be confused with or affiliated with the Groningen municipal council party Student & Stad). The average Dutch water board board is 60, knows Ale ten Cate (19). ,, Not that people of 60 can’t have good ideas. But we, the young people, are the ones who will soon notice the consequences of the energy transition and climate change. Then we should be able to talk.”

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