Recently we had another cooking workshop in Het Wilde Westen, this time the theme was cabbage. 3 nationalities (Ukrainian, Syrian, and Dutch) cooked typical food of their countries with cabbage as an ingredient. There was laughter, stories were told, and this time the men took charge of the kitchen! Ukrainian…
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We recently facilitated a workshop around the book “The True History of Dancing Buffalo.” The idea came from Jet van Bennekom, a volunteer and active member of the Ukraine Kyiv Utrecht Foundation since 2000. And so on Saturday morning in Utrecht Library on the Neude, a mix of Ukrainian and…
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No words are needed, just enthusiasm and nice people! And the nice people came to visit us! On two Saturdays in October, the musicians of Musicians Without Borders came to the asylum seekers’ center Star Lodge and Joseph Haydnlaan to play music and have fun with a group of 25…
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During autumn you can find many beautiful materials in nature to craft with! Ruba Hamzeh, an amazing artist from Syria and Lotta Tol, an enthusiastic Dutch student at the art academy found each other in this delightful children’s crafts workshop they provided at Plan Einstein Haydn. This is a place…
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Tuesday, November 7, there was a special and joyful opening at Plan Einstein Pahud where we showed the talents of azc residents. With Bart Rutten (Centraal Museum director) and Eva Oosters (Alderman of Culture). With work by Eli Monfared (images of her work in fashion and makeup), Abdullah Alawad (photographs),…
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“Look, this is where Louis Napoleon slept!” A tour of Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd, with an explanation in easy Dutch, understandable for newcomers who can already speak some Dutch. That was the idea of Sara Vlasblom, working at Museum Oud Amelisweerd. She contacted Welkom in Utrecht. We invited people to come.
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A few weeks ago, Iranian film director Reza Allamehzadeh taught film classes at Plan Einstein Pahud during the activity “Making Film at Pahud”. In a number of sessions, he taught participants both the basics of filmmaking and how to make their own film using their mobile phones. After writing…
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When you walk into the living room of Plan Einstein Pahud, you often hear all kinds of languages mixed together: Spanish, Arabic, English, Farsi, Dutch, Russian and many more. But at three times a week you hear mostly Dutch, because that’s when the language cafes are held in this room…
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Last week it was Kinderboekenweek again and also at Plan Einstein Pahud we paid attention to it. A reading afternoon was organized and the children (as you can see) were very happy with it. This has not gone unnoticed, RTV Utrecht was also there to capture it.
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For more than a year Ukrainian and other refugees have been practicing their speaking skills with (near) native English speakers. This happens at Vital’nya on Kanaalweg 86 and at Star Lodge on Biltsestraatweg 92. Fresh, enthusiastic volunteers are needed again. If you are a native speaker or simply speak English…
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