Stichting Wooshh

To Gather Festival is organised by Wooshh. On this page, you can read more about the foundation’s policy and governance.

Our Aim

Stichting Wooshh aims to realize a regenerative society by connecting, inspiring, and activating people through cultural and social events and training programs centered on self-organization, reciprocity, and universal well-being.

General Objectives
Stichting Wooshh develops a blueprint for a regenerative culture.
Stichting Wooshh practices a regenerative culture by connecting, inspiring, and activating people.
Stichting Wooshh spreads a regenerative culture.

A regenerative society is life-supporting and enriching, rather than growth-oriented and destructive. In a regenerative society, the focus is not on shrinking your footprint, but on expanding your "handprint"—the positive impact you create.

This manifests across three distinct dimensions:

social: a self-organizing community centered on collaboration
ecological: living in reciprocity with the natural environment (1+1=3)
economic: placing quality of life at the heart of the economic system

Realizing a regenerative society requires a shift from a growth-oriented (degenerative) paradigm to one that is life-supporting (regenerative)

Our Board

Directors
Jeltje Gijzel (Executive Director)
Lieke Zigenhorn (Executive Director)

Supervisory Board
Delia Nikitova (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
Susanna Leemhuis (Supervisory Board Member – Legal Affairs & Finance)
Koen Engelenburg (Supervisory Board Member – Marketing & Positioning)

Documents

The following documents give you more insight in the objectives, board and finances or Stichting Wooshh (in Dutch):

Beleidsplan

Statuten

Jaarverslag (2026-2027) (wordt toegevoegd aan het einde van het eerste verlengde kalenderjaar)

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