PUBLICATIONS

"You can go beyond the sky. There is nothing you can't-do as a refugee..." Our first #IntegrationChatRoom event brought together many different people from all segments of the community. We shared our experiences working in the Dutch labor market, how to overcome the obstacles we might face when experiencing cultural differences and learned about the Syrian situation from first hand! At the end of the event, we shared an amazing multicultural dinner when all of our attendees

Title: Zina’s Kitchen is the Netherlands’ first business run by a female refugee Type: Article Location: Netherlands Name of Responsible Persons: Evelin Source: Economy Date: 08 March, 2017 The article discusses how Zina, a Syrian female refugee had found her ground in the Netherlands through the love of cooking and sharing food with others. It also lists the obstacles she had to go through and how the community helped her to make her dream come true, to open her own res

Title: Syrian refugee turns page on war with Holland’s only Arabic bookstore Type: Article Location: Netherlands Name of Responsible Persons: Evelin Source: Middle East Eye Date: 29 June, 2017 The article discusses the journey of Samer al-Kadri from fleeing Damascus, Syria to having a bookstore in Istanbul, Turkey and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It also highlights how the bookshop had managed to help people in the community to come together and engage in discussions a

Miriam's Mogogo Eritrees Restaurant is led with a warm heart with the aim to bring authentic Eritrean food to her guests. No wonder her restaurant was chosen as the second best African restaurant in Netherlands according to the largest Dutch restaurant guide. Miriam has been donating food for our activities continuously, so in this video we would like to thank her for her generosity and hope she will be with UID for a long time. Donors like Miriam keep us going and make us be

Five brilliant, strong Minds will join us as we kick start our IntegrationChatRoom project. Christina, Shahira, Sofie, Alain and Ahmad will share their experiences, talk about the socio-cultural differences that can be encountered at the workplace and they will give advice on how to manage such differences. Later, they will stay with us to enjoy our multicultural dinner and embrace the beauty of diversity. Christina Moreno is the founder and CEO of She Matters – a platform de

Writing IELTS exam isn't only about speaking English, but also about being able to follow the techniques, to keep to the time, and meet your score cut off. Many new comers desire to take the IELTS exam, either as a way of proving their English language skills, in order to pursue an academic purpose, or for professional purposes. Whatever the case, our volunteers have made it possible for our participants to prepare for the real test, by administering a practice IELTS exam.​Th

Title: Prison turned hotel helps refugees integrate into Dutch society Type: Article Location: Netherlands Name of Responsible Persons: Source: I Am Expat Date: 15 September, 2017 This article discusses a new sustainable model for refugee integration in the Netherlands using the former Bijlmerbajes prison as a pop up hotel where refugees and professionals work together to run the site. The project aims to provide a dignified way to integrate refugees through providing th

Let's get active together and celebrate diversity with tasty food! We grabbed our bikes and head out for a trip on the 9th September at 12:00! After we have discovered the city and became exhausted enough we will continue with a multicultural picnic where you can try finger food from different parts of the world, including Syria, Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, the Netherlands, Philippines and Germany. TESTIMONIAL "The perfect thing you can do to discover new places or to know more

On 1st September 2017, we will be distributing for the second time donations received; they mainly include clothes and accessories. ​ This will hold in a local church that has provided its lounge area for this purpose.

Title: Understanding Society: Involved with Refugees Type: Information on University Website Page (Article) Location: Tilburg, Netherlands Name of Responsible Persons: Unknown Source: Tilburg University Website Date: Unknown This summary discusses the involvement of many Tilburg University students and employees with refugees via activities helping them to integrate into society. The motto of Tilburg University in this regards is ‘Understanding Society’, where students and

Title: The Netherlands has accepted 2,100 refugees under EU quota scheme Type: Article Location: Netherlands Name of Responsible Persons: Unknown Source: Dutch News Date: July 27, 2017 This brief summary talks about the number of refugees who have been taken into the Netherlands since the European quota plan was drawn up. While the Netherlands was supposed to accept 9,000 people under this plan, it ended up taking 2,100 refugees. However, another difference is that there is a