News & activities

Learning Dutch in the library

Last Friday, a number of women from the emergency shelter on Europalaan visited Utrecht Library in Kanaleneiland. This library carries the message: The library is for everyone! Many fun activities related to reading and language are organized. For example, every week you can go to a reading afternoon, you can…

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Volunteers wanted at emergency shelter Kanaleneiland!

We are looking hard for volunteers to help at the emergency shelter on Europalaan in Kanaleneiland. Do you enjoy helping someone learn the Dutch language? Are you creative and do you love children? Or would you like to mean something in another way for the women and children of…

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The sewing workshop in Wijkwijzer Noordoost

“She makes beautiful knitted dresses and sweaters for family members who are in France, among others. ‘Delightful’ she thinks it is to do. Like looking at old buildings: ‘I don’t like to sit still.’ Iraqi Rawaa (63), now in the Netherlands for four years and working on her integration course,…

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Thanks Stadsschouwburg and TivoliVredenburg!

Today we would like to thank Stadsschouwburg Utrecht and TivoliVredenburg for the great cooperation and for the beautiful concerts and performances we are able to attend so often! For example, in December Utrechters went to classical concerts in Tivoli with their language buddy! Meeting, getting to know each other…

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Thanks Louis Hartlooper!

This week we highlight some of the parties with whom we work, and today it’s the Louis Hartlooper, Springhaver and Slachtstraat film theater group in Utrecht! For a few years now, every week we have received free tickets for our residents to go to the movies! Incredibly fun because…

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Thanks for the presents and donations!

It is January 2025 and the world is sometimes very dark and uncertain. But fortunately, there is also a lot of love in the world and beautiful things always happen too! That’s why this week we want to highlight some of the parties we work with! In December…

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World kitchen cooking night with Buurtbel Wittevrouwen

Cooking and eating together is not only about exchanging culinary skills, but also about cultural exchange! It creates a sense of community and connection, which is especially important for newcomers who are in a new environment. Cooking together allows people to share stories, laugh and enjoy each other’s company. The…

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Join cultural outings as a volunteer!

On Dec. 23, a large group from Pahud went to the Railway Museum. As many as 43 people had a great time! Apart from everything the museum has to offer in terms of discovery for young and old, this time because of the possibility of ice skating and taking souvenir…

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Children’s Christmas at Joseph Haydnlaan

What a joy to sing and celebrate Christmas together. A very cool group of volunteers organizes a children’s activity every two weeks at the asylum center on Joseph Haydnlaan. This time, Christmas songs were practiced and then there was a real performance for the proud parents who came to…

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A peek inside the Neude library

The other day, a group of women from Europalaan received a warm welcome at the Central Library on Neude. They were shown around by an enthusiastic staff member who showed them the beautiful former post office. The library at Neude is not only a beautiful building, it is also a…

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