With nice weather, how nice is it to work together in a vegetable garden and get to know each other a little better? Employees of the Directorate of AI at the Ministry of Justice and Security came to Common Ground Two’s garden, among other places, during their team outing. There,…
Lees meer
Going to the museum with your language group to learn about Dutch culture and language in a creative way… This is possible thanks to the free museum tickets from the Dutch Refugee Council. For example, neighborhood resident Els visited the Railway Museum with her Spanish-speaking language buddy, who had brought…
Lees meer
There is no shortage of artistic talent in Utrecht’s asylum centers. For example, abc Pahud is full of fantastic works of art by residents that can be viewed by anyone. Many works of art contain personal stories and emotions, as do these two beautiful paintings made by Stephen. With both…
Lees meer
If you walk toward the Living Room of Plan Einstein at abc (asylum neighborhood center) Pahud, you first pass a beautiful large tree. For several months now, the treebed around this has been managed, because what could be nicer than cheerful flowers on your doorstep?! Resident Seedy makes sure it…
Lees meer
The weather is getting better, and that also means it’s time again for Walk & Talk WiU! Regularly, we walk through Utrecht from Pahud, and the participants see nice historical and interesting places in our beautiful city. There will be no walking for the next two weeks, but after that…
Lees meer
At the invitation of artist Jolanda Schouten, women from the asylum center can join in the weekly Embroidery Garden in the middle of the Centraal Museum. On large linen canvases on which Jolanda has painted native plants with watercolors, we embroider together every Sunday. Inexperienced embroiderers can learn from…
Lees meer
“It was fantastic and I enjoyed it a lot.” “It was amazing day guys, you really made my day!” On a drizzly Saturday, a group of enthusiastic people from the Utrecht JCI network met with a group of azc residents and status holders at the Creatiehallen in Utrecht. The plan?…
Lees meer
Low-income Utrechters are entitled to a U-pas. So are residents of the various asylum seekers’ centers in Utrecht. They can use it to engage in all kinds of activities. For example, children can use the U-pas to buy a bicycle to go to school or a laptop/tablet to do their…
Lees meer
“This was a day to remember.” Every Friday there is a language café for mothers at Plan Einstein Joseph Haydnlaan. Women learn the Dutch language with a wonderful group of volunteers and the children who are not yet going to school are also lovingly cared for so that their mothers…
Lees meer
“They were so interested and curious about our stories and situation here in the Netherlands.” Last week, the residents of the AZC Joseph Haydnlaan experienced a special day together with managers from Rabobank. The programme started with an interesting tour of the Rabobank building, where the residents were able to…
Lees meer
