STIWOT
General
STIWOT
STIWOT is short for "STichting Informatie WereldOorlog Twee" or Foundation for Information on World War 2. It was founded in 2002 from the website Go2War2.nl, established in 1999 by Frank van der Drift.
Aim
STIWOT aims to further knowledge of the second World War in military, political, economical, cultural and and social areas. By informing people about this period in our history, we strive to keep memories alive. STIWOT advocates the free distribution of knowledge. That is why most of the information provided by us is free for all to consult.
Target
STIWOT has a vast target group. Anyone looking for information on World War Two, whether for a hobby, education, profession or private research, can turn to STIWOT for information.
Internet
STIWOT reaches its goal as well as its target group largely via the Internet. STIWOT manages various websites on the history of the second World War, including Go2War2.nl and Oorlogsmusea.nl (War Museums) and in future will continue to develop more websites.
Miscellaneous
Apart from management of its websites, STIWOT concerns itself with:
- Organsation of meetings for people with a special interest in WW 2.
- Organisation of excursions and trips to locations with a connection to WW2. like musea and historic sites at home and abroad.
- Collecting, preserving and providing archive material pertaining to WW 2 to researchers.
Foreign countries
STIWOT focuses mainly on the Dutch linguistic area but wishes to reach also those interested in WW 2 living abroad by building and managing multi-lingual websites. For the time being, STIWOT manages two multi-lingaul websites, e.g. WW2Awards.com and WW2Museums.com. The site you are visiting now is partly set up in various languages.
Finances
STIWOT is completely dependant on donations and sponsors. The expenditures of the foundation consist mainly of hosting expenditures for the websites. Further costs, amog others are for packaging and handling and purchase of office equipment.
Contact
STIWOT can be contacted through the contactform on the website or through info@stiwot.nl. Although we prefer contact by e-mail, we can by reached by ordinary mail at:
STIWOT
P.O. box 148
NL 6680 AC Bemmel