What a treat it is to cook and eat together because it connects people! On Friday, January 31, we welcomed families to the always cozy The Wild West to cook and eat together! This time there were families from Eritrea, Iran, Syria, Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The children were proud…
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‘It was so nice to see that despite what the kids are going through they are so positive about it. And we were also all positively surprised that they speak quite a bit of Dutch,’ said one of the Rabobank employees who recently organized a special children’s afternoon at the…
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The other day Lin gave a mandala workshop for the residents of Europalaan. Lin is a feminist activist and draws a lot of inspiration from nature. She enjoys giving workshops that focus on themes of well-being and self-care. Just like this mandala workshop! Beautiful patterns were made with natural materials…
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Every Wednesday afternoon, children and teens from asylum neighborhood center Pahud and the Overvecht neighborhood are welcome to attend the homework hour. When they come in, the children first indicate how they are feeling so that the volunteers know how everyone is feeling. Then they do fun games together and…
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February began very well, because on the first day we were allowed to visit Molen de Ster right away. The winter sun was shining and the mill was shining. Led by two guides, we learned all about the sawmill, the technology that makes the mill work and the manpower that…
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During the Night of the Violin, some 40 visitors from various shelters around the city enjoyed the concerts during this festival at TivoliVredenburg. The violin took center stage and there were many different types of music to listen to. From jazz to classical and folk to klezmer. It was a…
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“Wow we really want to do this more often!” was one of the reactions after the sports afternoon in Leidsche Rijn, which we attended with 11 people from asylum neighborhood center Pahud. We played soccer, dodgeball, badminton, volleyball and kickboxing. Each game was played with alternating teams, so we also…
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The other day, employees of the Hogeschool Utrecht from JongHU visited 2 shelters. In Oog in Al they concentrated on a CV workshop. Residents of the asylum seekers center received tips and tricks to create a professional resume, help with writing a cover letter, or a push to make that…
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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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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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