A day full of sweet memories – from azc Star Lodge to azc Pahud! We travelled from azc Star Lodge to azc Pahud to make delicious Arabic sweets for the upcoming Sugar Feast (Eid). What a festive atmosphere it was! Together with the women from AZC Pahud, we baked, laughed,…
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There were tears and intense discussions in the HerculesHoek. But despite these strong emotions, the Ukrainians agreed about the documentary Alles goed: “I’m glad I saw this film. It’s heavy, but this is what our reality looks like.” In the documentary Alles goed, a film crew follows three women from…
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Twice a month, we come together in the restaurant of A Beautiful Mess Utrecht for Women’s Night. This evening brings together women from the asylum center and women from outside the asylum center, and is all about connection and creativity. We open ourselves up to one another and learn from…
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Do you hear a B or a P in this word? All hands point to the right, so it’s a P! These learners are so happy to be at school and to have lessons from our amazing teacher, Suzanne Zonnenberg! Their faces say it all; big smiles and a classroom…
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On Friday, February 28, 20 teams from various shelters in the Utrecht region gathered at Sportcentrum Galgenwaard, FC Utrecht’s stadium, for the S.v.e.T. indoor soccer tournament 2025. What a great day it was! The participants could not only be active, but also do some networking here and there! This event…
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Today at 10:01 a.m., spring began, and this means it is also therefore Noruz (or Persian New Year)! Noruz is celebrated in a big way especially by Iranians, Kurds, Afghans and Azerbaijanis and symbolizes the return of the sun and of light. During Nowruz you can find the Haft Sin…
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How proud we are of our soccer team from azc Joseph Haydnlaan and how much media attention they received last week (deservedly!)! The team was founded a few months ago following the example of Wageningen, where they already had a soccer team with players from the asylum seekers’ center.
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Last week, Anita conducted a stained glass workshop with oil pastel chalk for the residents of Star Lodge. Many of them participated in this workshop and it was a new and enjoyable experience, even for those without painting experience. Fahima, one of the participants, said that this was the first…
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The film crew from Taarten van Babel stopped by the Pahud! Thais talked about how she and her mother fled Nicaragua and about the different asylum centers they lived in in the Netherlands. One of those places was asylum center Pahud and she talks about her time there. Meanwhile, she…
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Every other week, our volunteers and interns organise fun children’s activities at the refugee shelter on Europalaan (Kanaleneiland). The children come to Welkom in Utrecht’s living room after school for creative activities. They make beautiful things and play fun games together. So it is always a pleasant afternoon! Would you…
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