30/06/2021
We are picking up again the successful series in which we highlight on the Wednesday the work of female entrepreneurs with whom we co-create, collaborate, and co-innovate. These are women with whom we have fun, learn, trust, push boundaries and who we respect and admire.
Today we would like to highlight the work of passionate dutch Anne Toebes.
, after her Bachelor in Educational Science, obtained her Master in Educational Science, Pedagogics from the Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. After her studies she desired an experience abroad, and started working as a professional nanny in the Principality of Monaco to learn the language. Besides her love for behavioral science, she always had interest in discovering different cultures and learning languages. After travelling the world and being fluent in the french language she found her current job as a specialized educator.
In March 2017 Anne started to work with D'Amore Psy Monaco This Monaco Association of public utility, created in 2008, provides help, support and information to families affected by psychiatric illness. The president of the association is Madame Beatrice Latore. The association works in perfect harmony with the multidisciplinary team of the Psychiatry Department of the Princess Grace Hospital Center and that of the UPPM, the Roseraie (Psychiatry and Medical Psychology Unit).
At the GEMM (Groupe d’Entraide Mutuelle Monaco), a non medical day-care center for stabilized mental healthcare users, opened by the d’Amore Psy Association in 2016, Anne supervises the members in the various collective activities, chosen around themes and playful and social proposals to facilitate verbal exchanges, in order to break the isolation and restore the self-confidence of people suffering from psychiatric disorders.
Each week Anne creates a schedule in consultation with the members in order to propose various activities. Theatre, meditation, music, creativity are weekly returning activities. Cultural visits and outings, decorative workshops, thematic forums and assists with mutual aid and support (like writing letters, administrative procedures and more) are included in the schedule. During the confinement during Covid_19, the GEMM organized virtual gatherings through its facebook area and provided support to the members and kept them socially active.
Anne is very passionate about her work. All members have personal goals, dreams and families. She is committed to help the members to get better, giving support and comfort by building meaningful, therapeutic relationships. The work at GEMM enriches her life, and love for the field of mental health. It gives me the unique opportunity to improve their quality of life, support them with their difficulties and help them participate in society.
She has a cheerful character, open-minded and has a positive mindset. She is passionate about luxury designer vintage travel bags & accessories . She has a very broad interest, and in her free time she loves to explore and enjoy the Riviera lifestyle.
We are grateful to have Anne as a friend and are thankful for all her passion and dedication to the members and the association. The human spirit is strong.
