World Guide in Focus: The Netherlands

12/05/2021

| By AfriForum Wêreldwyd

Adapting to a new country is a challenge. Worldwide is here to help you. The best way to ensure that you are the best you that you can be in a new environment is by building a network. Networks are not just for business people; it is also a valuable way to build a support base for those days when the longing becomes too much and everyone is just too far away.

Worldwide’s World Guide is where South African businesses from around the world get together to create a community. Small businesses can enjoy Worldwide’s free service abroad and list their businesses on the interactive guide themselves. In this way, they become part of the wonderful networking opportunity!

This month we focus on businesses in Netherlands that you can support.

Charlie Wessels Fotografie

I am proudly South African and also an army veteran – both major parts of who I am and of what has shaped what and how I do what I do. I photographed my first wedding in 2005 and since then countless more. In 2013, I realised more than ever that life could be really cruel and that we need to focus on beauty until it drowns out the hurt. So I made a snap decision to leave the army and become a full-time wedding photographer – a tough decision at the time, but the best one I have ever made. Being part of celebrations and witnessing the love and connection between family and friends keep me going at the end of long days. I make it my mission to help others have the memories I can’t. Read more.

The Metal Muse

I am an artist dealing with pewter work in the Netherlands, where I practice the ancient craft of repoussé, also referred to as repujado, pewter embossing or metal embossing. I like to dabble in mixed media when the occasion arises. Read more.

Ubuntu Kuns-kafee

Ubuntu is a humanist philosophy that revolves around dedication and relationships between people.

Without dedication, you can’t make art. Art comes from your heart, from your gut. If I make something that doesn’t “feel” right, it doesn’t get any further than our studio.

My art includes: