First of all: Sievers does not consider himself a hero, but he admits that he feels very honored to have won the award. “Especially because I was nominated by people from the sector itself, but I try to be a modest person. The award really belongs to everyone I work with.”
'Hero' Bas Sievers demonstrates that innovation in the housing association sector is indeed possible
With courage, connection, and trust, Bas Sievers is someone who shows that innovation in the housing association sector is indeed possible: these are the words from the jury report of the Provada Inspiration Award. Sievers, managing director of Woonpartners in Helmond, won this prestigious award in the Heroes category. He is also one of the driving forces behind WoonST, a collaboration between 13 housing corporations and nine municipalities in the Eindhoven metropolitan area, with the aim of building affordable, sustainable, and social housing more quickly and thus contributing to reducing the shortage on the housing market. It works. "I like to talk, but I prefer to act."
