As many as 10 Sundays we got to come and embroider at the Centraal Museum with the wonderful Jolanda Schouten and collaborate on her beautiful garden carpet of the project Let’s Grow Flowers Not Walls. Women from inside and outside the asylum center joined one or more Sundays at the…
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September 3 was finally here: a fantastic evening of cooking and connecting together at Het Wilde Westen. With 31 women from multiple shelters, we went on a culinary journey. We cooked eight different dishes from various cuisines, with each dish telling a story about the cultural background and traditions of…
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Saturday, September 28, marks the official opening of the HerculesHoek! In the HerculesHoek you can meet Ukrainians, local residents and other Utrechters, drink a free cup of coffee, or join our activities. It is a nice place under the management of Welkom in Utrecht where we already organize all kinds…
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The HerculesHoek (Herculesplein 5, near stadium Galgenwaard) is the new activity space and living room of Welkom in Utrecht. Ukrainians, local residents and other Utrechters can meet there, have a cup of coffee and participate in activities. The official opening of the HerculesHoek is on September 28 between 14:00 and…
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This is Eshtjaq from Sudan. She came to the Netherlands in November 2022 and now lives in the Star Lodge in Utrecht. Here she super actively participates in many of our activities, such as the tapestry workshop organised at the Museum Catharijneconvent. And because it is so valuable for her…
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It’s a busy run with pans. Where’s the chopping block? And does anyone have any hot peppers left? Residents of the Star Lodge refugee shelter make the most delicious dishes in the kitchen of the Nieuwe Kerk. Where they live, there is no opportunity to cook for themselves, so it…
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2 weeks ago there was another great Party Pahud edition! Besides all kinds of snacks and cozy chats, there was also, above all, a lot of very vigorous and very fun dancing! The organisers of Dabke Night were also there this time. Besides Iranian, a bit of salsa, and songs…
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At the HerculesHoek, we will soon start knitting and crochet afternoons! To make this a success, we need both materials and skills. We are looking for yarn in different colours and thicknesses, so do you have any wool lying around at home that you no longer use? Let us know!…
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We went to the beach again! From no fewer than four asylum seekers’ centres, we went to the beach five times this month, in Scheveningen and in Zandvoort. For some, this was the very first time they saw the sea, and others were reminded of the sea in their homeland.
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With 11 children and 14 adults, we went through the big maze made of corn to find letters to form a word. This was quite a challenge, but fortunately we found the word, the exit, and each other! Actually, it was a bit like finding your way as a newcomer…
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