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A dress for mom

“I want to make a dress. For mom. As beautiful as Snow White,” Leo from Ukraine replied when asked what he wanted to make during Yink Goossens’ Children’s Workshop at Het Wilde Westen. No sooner said than done. And look how proud he is, just like his mother…. For years…

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‘I will definitely come more often!’

‘Unbelievable this! Where did all these women come from?’ our Fatima wondered in amazement. Last Thursday evening, around sixty women from all over the world, had come to Plan Einstein Pahud’s living room to a party someone from the asylum center had organized. From Iran, Morocco, Afghanistan, Russia, Somalia,…

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Buddies Jos and Benyam

What does a human being need? Love, attention, trust. That is exactly what Jos gives to Benyam…. He’s there. He listens. He gives advice. He explains things that are so different here in the Netherlands. In fact, they discuss everything. All the important matters of life. No subject is…

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Film-making course at Plan Einstein Pahud

Starting next Monday, July 24, Iranian film director Reza Allamehzadeh will start teaching film classes at Plan Einstein Pahud. Over six weeks, he will teach participants the basics of filmmaking and how to start making their own films using their mobile phones. He will then work with them to…

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More happiness through music at the azc’s

Every time MusicAZ@Utrecht comes to play music at the azc’s in Utrecht, it’s a great pleasure! With appropriate songs they bring a lot of joy. As of today, we will temporarily miss them a lot, but starting September 4, people can join Musicaz again at the music evenings at…

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A new project with Centraal Museum

‘It was an awesome experience,’ said one participant after visiting the New Horizons exhibition at Centraal Museum. ‘It was great to see some art,’ said another. The tour was the start of a new project in which residents will decorate The Living Room of Plan Einstein Pahud and perhaps the…

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A piano at Plan Einstein Pahud

“And all of a sudden this young man at lunch started playing this fantastic song by Ludovico Einaudi…” Since 3 weeks we have had a piano at Plan Einstein Pahud thanks to Het Wilde Westen. From day one, we have been surprised by the people who play it. The fact…

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A sunny afternoon at the Rietveld Schröder House

On a lovely sunny afternoon last week, we had a fun trip to the Rietveld Schroeder House. It was a lovely sunny day, which made our trip extra enjoyable. We were given a tour through the Rietveld Schröder House by Razan. Especially in Arabic, which was very nice for the…

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Marit Meijer: ‘Each resident has a unique story’

It was a sunny June day in 2020, Utrechters were allowed out a bit more again after a lockdown. Welkom in Utrecht had organized a scavenger hunt through the city. For Dutch people and their language buddies. Marit also participated, with her Turkish buddy. At the end of the scavenger…

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Refugees on the road with students from C.S. Veritas

What fun students from student union C.S. Veritas and young residents of the asylum center had on a warm Wednesday afternoon in June! Actually, not much is needed to make such a meeting a success, really being interested in each other is enough. And then nice contacts develop. Where are…

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