Many times we had been told by refugees that there was a need for a soccer activity. So we wanted to arrange that! A group of friends from the soccer club DVSU in Lunetten was eager to welcome the refugees! Soon there was a group of 7 enthusiastic soccer…
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“It was very valuable to give the children a fun afternoon. We all went home feeling fulfilled.”Last week, a group of students from the Marnix Academy Utrecht came to the Star Lodge to give the Huiskamer van Welkom in Utrecht a facelift. The students, together with a group of residents…
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“How much useful information we received! Now we can start taking our first steps into the Dutch job market, but it is very exciting!” This was one of the reactions of the eighteen participants in the CV-making workshop that Anne Marie Trip and Hans Slobbe provided in collaboration with Welkom…
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Do you play sports in Utrecht West and could your team, group or club use more members? There are people living in azc Utrecht who would love to join an existing group. But you can also start your own new activity with the residents of the asylum seekers’ center. Think…
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Every Friday evening Ukrainian refugees are learning English in our ‘Conversation Club’. Volunteers who are native speakers or fluent in the English language, talk English over a cup of coffee in an informal atmosphere. Are you willing to help or would you like to have more information, please contact Hellen…
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A little over a year ago, the Star Lodge Hotel was converted into an emergency shelter for refugees. A temporary AZC for about 300 people. At first, because of Corona, there was not much to do other than walk in the area. Fortunately, an enthusiastic group of local residents soon…
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What to do during the Christmas holidays? Ice skating! Five times we went with a bus full of refugees to the Vechtsebanen. Most of them had never been on ice before. Fortunately, about 25 volunteers from Utrecht were able to lend a hand. A lovely Dutch day, with hot chocolate…
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A group of refugees, especially Ukrainians, love classical music, opera and ballet. So how wonderful it is that we regularly receive free tickets to wonderful concerts by ensembles, orchestras, choirs and dance groups! Around Christmas, refugees could put aside their worries for a moment and enjoy Christmas carols from Flanders,…
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Christmas warmed us by the wonderful activities organized at the asylum center and in the neighborhood! On Wednesday, December 21st, women from Syria, Iraq and Somalia cooked amazing food in Het Wilde Westen and then, with the help of Hermen and Josien of Huis van Dominicus, made bags to take…
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The video below was made by one of the cooks from the Star Lodge during the Christmas dinner in the Nieuwe Kerk Utrecht two weeks ago. Residents of the Star Lodge and members of the church put together a sumptuous buffet that everyone enjoyed. It was an evening full of…
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