ECHO Foundation, Center for Diversity Policy
Read on this page more about The ECHO Foundation. ECHO is affiliated to ANBI.
ECHO Foundation
The ECHO Foundation, Center for Diversity Policy is a social organization with an ANBI status. ECHO was founded in 1994 by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the umbrella organizations for higher education UNL and VH. Until 2003, ECHO was a fully subsidized foundation. Since 2003, ECHO has been an independent non-profit organization.
Mission
ECHO aims to promote an inclusive society in which everyone, regardless of origin and identity, can get the best out of themselves. ECHO focuses specifically on increasing cultural diversity in education and on the labor market from an intersectional perspective.
The board of the ECHO Foundation
- Naima Azough, Chairman
- Els van Doorn, Treasurer
- Huug de Deugd, General Board member
- Nitesh Bharosa, General Board Member
- Vinod Subramaniam, General Board Member
Board positions at ECHO are unpaid positions.
Mary Tupan-Wenno has been appointed as director
Organization
ECHO’s team is relatively small. The team consists of employees who have a permanent or temporary contract, as well as a number of employees who are attached to the organization on the basis of a zero-hour contract. ECHO also works on a regular basis with trainees, ECHO Ambassadors and other volunteers involved in the activities of the foundation.
For the employment conditions of employees, in particular the salary levels, the ECHO Foundation follows the Cao for higher vocational education.

Naima Azough
Chairperson

Els van Doorn
treasurer

Nitesh Bharosa
general board memeber

Vinod Subramaniam
general board memeber

Huug de Deugd
general board memeber
Our records:
Chamber of Commerce number: 41187030
VAT number: 8040.99.546.B01
Website: www.echo-net.nl
Email: info@echo-net.nl
Visiting address: Zuid-Hollandlaan 7, 2596 AL The Hague
The 2022 annual report and policy plan can be downloaded here, as well as the ANBI form of ECHO Foundation, Center for Diversity Policy:
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the ECHO Foundation at: info@echo-net.nl.