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Meet the team: Pahud
Normally, we mainly share photos of participants and volunteers during our activities, but Welkom in Utrecht is celebrating its 10th anniversary 🎉, so it’s high time we introduced ourselves! Today, Team Pahud consists of (from left to right in the photo) Selamawit Damite, Iman Abrontan, Linda Muilwijk, and Diana Abou…
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Meet the team: team Ukraine
Normally, we mainly share photos of participants and volunteers during our activities, but Welcome to Utrecht is celebrating its 10th anniversary, so it’s high time we introduced ourselves! Today it’s the turn of the Ukraine team: Hellen, Daria, Tanya, and Ricky. Hellen is co-founder of Welcome to Utrecht. “What we…
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Meet the team: Vlampijpstraat
Normally, we mainly share photos of participants and volunteers during our activities, but it’s high time we introduced ourselves! Today, it’s the turn of the Vlampijpstraat team with Eline and Hamist. Since this summer, this small team has been working at the newest asylum seekers’ center in Zuilen to give…
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Meet the team: Team Central!
Welkom in Utrecht is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Normally, we mainly share photos of participants and volunteers during our activities, but it’s high time we introduced ourselves!Today, it’s ‘team central’s turn, with the people who are not attached to a specific location: Rebecca de Kuijer, Fatima el Kaddouri, Carolien Labib,…
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Meet the team: Joseph Haydnlaan & Europalaan!
Welcome to Utrecht is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month! Normally, we mainly share photos of our activities, but not of ourselves! So it’s high time we introduced ourselves.Today we’re starting with the Joseph Haydnlaan & Europalaan team: Lara, Elham, Amir, and Marit. Lara works at the reception center on…
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Azc football tournament
On Sunday, July 27, more than 40 soccer players from various asylum seekers’ centers gathered on the fields of VV Voorwaarts in Utrecht. It was not just any tournament, but a celebration of meeting new people, respect, and fun. Under the calm and positive leadership of referee Marc, the…
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Dutch class by Suzanne
Sometimes things come together that are so beautiful that your heart skips a beat. At Plan Einstein on Joseph Haydnlaan, Dutch lessons have been given for several months by NT2 teacher Suzanne Zonnenberg. She is able to give these lessons thanks to subsidies from a few wonderful foundations. And we…
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The Flying Seagulls Circus visited Utrecht
The Flying Seagulls paid a magical visit to children at various asylum seekers’ centers in Utrecht during their Cheer Up Tour. A cheerful team of hilarious and musical artists ensured an unforgettable afternoon. The children enjoyed funny performances and magic tricks, and there was laughter, singing, and playing. For children…
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Summer party Pahud
On Thursday, July 17, the Pahud reception center was filled with summery hues of cheerfulness and togetherness. Welcome to Utrecht, BuurtMaaltijden, and The Social Collective joined forces to organize a radiant summer day full of encounters and creativity. For many local residents, it was their first introduction to the Pahud…
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Borrowing books at Neude Library
“What a beautiful building! And I can study here in peace! That’s really nice!” Lydia from Ethiopia is learning to code through the Hack Your Future program, but that requires a lot of self-study. During our tour of Neude Library, she discovered that she can study at the library and…
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