Recent Works & Projects
Driving change through education, research, and community collaboration
- PROJECTS
Where ideas become action
At Broos Institute, our work doesn’t stop at theory – our projects are living laboratories of change. Moving beyond the classroom, they bridge continents through research, cultural preservation, and youth empowerment. Each initiative reflects our belief that knowledge is most powerful when it transforms lives.
Through heritage preservation, academic collaboration, and social innovation, our projects turn ideas into action—building bridges between Africa, Europe, and the world.

blaXistence
The aim of BlaXistence was to connect vocational students (MBO) with the multicultural diversity found in many major Dutch cities…
- Start date: October 2022
- End date: August 2024
- Partners: Stichting Bigi Bon, Weekend College ROCvA
- Funder: VSBfonds

De nazaten van Plantage Toledo
Toledo, formally known as Plantation La Liberté and also referred to as Plantation Bigi Bon, was a former cacao and sugar plantation…
- Start date: January 2025
- End date: __
- Partners: Anton de Kom University of Suriname
- Funder: Matching Fund, own contributions

Sankofa research
The participants in the Sankofa project were all students at the Africana Development Course of the Anton de Kom University...
- Start date: October 2023
- End Date: October 2024
- Funder: Het Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie

The Talent Club
The Talent Club, formerly OZOZone, is our program designed to prepare vocational students (MBO students) for their future careers…
- Start date: 2024
- End date: 2026
- Funder: MDT