We have begun…! This week we put the first touches on our light sculpture for the Sint Maartenparade. We created human figures that will eventually be placed on a huge globe to symbolize unity! And on Saturday, November 9, we are even leading the parade with it! Will you come…
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The other day we organized a special outing for Star Lodge families to dairy farm de Biltse Boer, just a 15-minute bike ride away. This farm offers more than just fresh milk and homemade ice cream; families can also experience the Dutch countryside there! There the children got to feed…
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We are looking for a team of coaches for the refugee soccer team to be established. A coach/trainer who enjoys building a team, supervising the trainings and matches and a team supervisor who takes care of the soccer matters around the trainings and matches and the team. There is support…
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For the newly opened meeting space at the asylum seekers’ center on Joseph Haydnlaan, we are looking for (a) facilitator(s). Volunteers who would like to help make this ‘Community Zone’, which has been refurbished and furnished by the young adults themselves, into a nice welcoming place. A living room with…
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Yaahaaa. Asylum seekers and refugees who cannot cycle or do not have a bicycle, can still join an outing to a concert, a visit to the library or otherwise! Because thanks to the great contribution of Books 4 Life Utrecht to the project ‘Everyone along’ we can buy public…
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Last Wednesday was a very special day, not only for the residents of the Star Lodge asylum center, but also for the employees of biotech company Genmab. Every year Genmab organizes a volunteer day, and this time they committed themselves to the residents of the Star Lodge! A whole program…
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Welkom in Utrecht is there for refugees living in Utrecht, including those living in temporary emergency shelters. We do our best to make their time in Utrecht a little more pleasant and to introduce them to our city and its inhabitants. For example, this year we started working at the…
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“It was an inspiring experience that not only connected us more closely with your mission, but also opened our eyes to the immense impact you are making in the lives of so many. We are profoundly impressed by the compassion, professionalism, and dedication with which you support refugees in building…
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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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