{"id":89494,"date":"2023-06-28T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vu-ondernemend.nl\/brightbird-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:20:12","slug":"widows4widows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vu-ondernemend.nl\/en\/widows4widows\/","title":{"rendered":"Widows4Widows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116376&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212379&#8243;]<strong>About Widows4Widows<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Widows4Widows was created out of need, a real social enterprise. Through our app we offer comfort, support and navigate widows and widowers through the chaos of their new reality after the loss of their loved one. The Community connects, provides recognition and a social network. Based on 4 pillars, dedicated online and offline events, services and products are offered on the platform. The 4 pillars ara: body &amp; mind, finance &amp; admin, back to work, leisure &amp; pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Founder Astrid van Heumen realised that she, like all those other widows and widowers, was reinventing the wheel. She took up the challenge and created Widows4Widows, based on her personal- and work experiences. Together with her tech team, she is working to create a reliable &#8216;one stop shop&#8217; where professionals and specialists provide support to widows and widowers. 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