Ever since the shelter opened at the Star Lodge, neighborhood resident Eline has faithfully visited every Wednesday afternoon with a bag full of nail polish, nail stickers and a gellac lamp. There she is warmly welcomed by a group of young girls and women who again look forward to this…
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Wow, what was going on in there? A piano that played by itself, a real stuffed bird that has been singing beautifully for centuries in a glass cage made of gold. Whether they came from Syria, like Osama (spinning the wheel) or from Ukraine (sitting in front of the…
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Last Sunday, buses full of people from various refugee shelters in and around Utrecht travelled to TivoliVredenburg for the Catching Cultures Orchestra Festival. What a fun day it was and how everyone enjoyed music from all over the world! There were performances by the Catching Cultures Orchestra, Duniya Choir, Moroccan…
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“Bye dear St. Nicholas, this drawing is for you, can I put my shoes tonight?” This is what 8-year-old Adel from Syria said when he came to visit the house of St. Nicholas with his brother Mohamed of 4 and a bunch of other kids. They came together with their…
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After a while of hard work and moving, last week was the day! The Living Room of Welkom in Utrecht in the accomodation of the Star Lodge Hotel is a fact. The Living Room was inaugurated with a festive opening by body percussionists Jeroen Schipper and Heiko de Jonge from…
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On September 30, a group of twelve residents of the asylum seekers centre visited the Museum Catharijneconvent. They were given a special tour by Diane Bacour in Dutch, English and Arabic. Very interesting when people from different backgrounds, from different Islamic and Christian movements, come into contact with Western religious…
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So said Mohamed from Yemen after giving a presentation on his beautiful country of Yemen, the country he was forced to leave because of the civil war that has raged there for years. Mohamed lives in the asylum seekers’ centre in Utrecht. He spoke at a special theme night on…
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Last Friday, November 11, we received a U-Award in Sonnenborgh from the Utrecht 4 Global Goals Foundation. Also, Vital’nya ANNE and Arthur Lippus both received an U-Award, congratulations! This year’s theme was ‘Hospitality’. Utrecht as a city without walls. The U-Awards are awarded each year to inspiring initiatives or people…
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For the newsletter of Plan Einstein we interviewed Ashebir. A welcome guest at a lot of Welkom in Utrecht activities. For a long time he was not doing well, but since six months he is doing much better mentally and physically. This is partly due to his participation in various…
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We know Orrwa as one of the most active AZC residents around AZC Joseph Haydnlaan. Since he came to live in the AZC around this time last year, he has been going to almost all activities of Welkom in Utrecht. But as it turns out, he is not only active…
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