2021 – 2022
Decorate Your Own Bag
14-03-2022 Women's committee event where the students and refugees painted their bags together. It was a fun and cosy environment. We had some snacks and everyone displayed their creativity. ...
MOSAIC CANDLE HOLDER
CH culture committee organized a mosaic candle holder making activity. 25 people joined online and made beautiful candle holders for their cosy rooms. ...
ICE – SKATING
One of our biggest events, Ice skating. As always a big success. The tickets were sold out in less than two hours and 100+ people showed up. It was a happy and joyful vibe seeing ...
2020 – 2021
BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
06-07-2021 On the 6th of July we organized a casual beach volleyball tournament, bringing twenty students and thirty refugees together in teams to play for the first spot. After an intense two group round robin ...
GROW YOUR OWN PLANT
05-07-2021 For the world environment day 2021, the education committee made sure all participants could grow their own plant! Each participant was provided with a small kit to grow a beautiful flower. With over fifteen ...
YOUTH PICNIC
19-06-2021 After a request from the residents of the AZCs to organize something for the children, the residents committee Hengelo decided to organize a picnic. The youth picnic was a great succes! The children really ...
PAINTING MUGS
16-03-2021 On the 16th of June the culture committee held the Painting Mugs event. The participants received a package that included not only a mug with porcelain paint, but also some tea and stroopwafels to ...
CONNECTING HANDS OLYMPICS
17-05-2021 In the middle of May, the CH Sports Committee organized the first sports event of this year. The event, dubbed the “CH Olympics”, was created to invite people to connect through sports, despite contact ...
CLAY SCULPTING WORKSHOP
17-05-2021 The first event organised by residents of AZC Almelo! With a cosy group of eight people, we got our hands dirty! Over the course of about two hours, we transformed a block of clay ...
PAINTING WORKSHOP
31-3-2021 On the last day of March, the culture committee organised the first event of spring: the painting workshop. Beforehand, everyone received a package with everything you need to make an incredible painting. Many people ...
ORIGAMI WORKSHOP
18-03-2021 The origami workshop was very successful and a lot of fun! We started the evening with folding a crane, then we made a lovely frog which could even jump and for whoever wanted to ...
CV WORKSHOP 20-21
21-01-2021 The education committee of Connecting Hands organized its first event of the year, the CV Workshop. Connecting Hands realized that a CV Workshop would be very useful given the situation of uncertainty in the ...
COOKIE CONTEST
December 2020 The holiday cookie contest was organized by the women committee. All our participants received cookie decoration packages to decorate their wonderful home-baked cookies. They also shared pictures of their yummy home-baked cookies. We ...
TALENT SHOW
November 2020 The lockdown may have restricted us from going out, but it cannot restrict us from portraying our talents, right? The culture committee of Connecting Hands organized this wonderful talentshow and we were overwhelmed ...
2019 – 2020
PEN PAL ACTIVITY
April 2020 What is better than having a penpal during the lockdown with whom you can share your thoughts? The women committee says nothing can beat it and therefore the penpal activity was ...
MODERN DANCE WORKSHOP
16-01-2020 On the 16th of January, Connecting Hands got to explore modern dance! We improvised to create our own movements and honest communication was had through using the body instead of words. It was an ...
BMS LAB VISIT
18-12-2019 On Wednesday the 18th of December 2019, the BMS Lab of the UT opened its doors for Connecting Hands. We were guided through the research they do and the facilities they have. With a ...
ICE SKATING
19-11-2019 Tuesday the 19th of November it was time for the annual ice skating event! Refugees from both Azelo and Almelo were eager to make their first steps on the ice. A lot of students ...
ZUMBA WORKSHOP
09-01-2019 As the Women Subcommittee of Connecting Hands we were deeply honored to hold our first event of the year: a Zumba workshop. It was an insightful experience since we could see how easy it ...
2018 – 2019
BEACH PLEASE!
12-06-2019 On the 12th of June, Connecting Hands organized a volleyball tournament. Due to bad weather, we had to move to an inside location at the last second, but that didn’t spoil the fun. This ...
RIJKSMUSEUM VISIT
25-04-2019 On a sunny Thursday afternoon, thanks to the beautiful weather, a visit to the Rijksmuseum Twenthe was organized. In an hour and a half visit, 25 participants learned all about the history of Enschede ...
CV WORKSHOP
14-02-2019 To facilitate refugees to acquire better jobs, the Education subcommittee organised a CV workshop. With help from the Marketing and Communication team, a presentation about "What makes a good CV?" was given followed by ...
ICE SKATING
07-02-2019 On a fine Thursday evening, a large group of students and refugees came for ice skating in Enschede, a place just opposite the University of Twente. With the skates on, everyone eased onto the ...
CHRISTMAS DICE
19-12-2018 On the 19th of December, we celebrated Christmas together! We gathered around the christmas tree and played a dice game with presents. It was an evening full of story-telling, laughter and making friends. We ...
WINTER CRAFTING
29-11-2018 Last Christmas... the Women Subcommittee of Connecting Hands organized a crafting workshop to spend a cold winter day in a cozy atmosphere. 25 refugee women and 20 students came together to embellish the greyness ...
DO NOT LET YOUR DREAMS BE JUST DREAMS
14-11-2018 On the 14th of November an event was organized to show refugees their educational opportunities in the Netherlands. We introduced the UT and other options for a successful future. Most of us left this ...
TRAMPOLINE JUMPING
31-10-2018 On the 31st of October 2018, Connecting Hands went to Krazy Kangaroo for some trampoline action! With approximately 50 participants we turned the place upside down! After an hour of intense action and wild ...
SG: WILLPOWER OF THE PEOPLE OF ALEPPO
25-09-2018 Connecting Hands collaborated with Studium Generale to organise a symposium reflecting on the refugee situation and post-war demographic of Syria. The symposium reflected on the question, "How to survive a war situation and make ...
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
11-04-2018 On the 11th of April, a fine arts student from AKI hosted a watercolor painting workshop for us. An intimate atmosphere was created amongst the 20 participants, some painting for the first time in ...
2017 – 2018
SUMMER BEACH VOLLEYBALL
10-07-2018 The pleasant weather with bright sun was the perfect day for an outdoor sports event. We decided to end the academic year on a high so our final event of the academic year was ...
RICO LATINO SALSA WORKSHOP
28-06-2018 Teaming up with Rico Latino, dance studio in Enschede, Connecting Hands at the UT provided a salsa workshop on Thursday evening. Over 25 students and refugees threw out some dance moves, after the teacher ...
CITY TOUR ENSCHEDE
31-05-2018 On the 31st of May, we cooperated with tour guides from Enschede, to host a tour through the city center of Enschede. With a good attendance, we visited remarkable spots in the city, and ...
BOWLING NIGHT AT BOWLING ENSCHEDE
23-04-2018 On Monday evening, a large group of students and refugees visited Bowling Enschede, a bowling venue just across the University of Twente. With a lot of lanes, more than 40 attendants and a round ...
SYNAGOGUE ENSCHEDE VISIT
12-04-2018 Last Thursday Connecting Hands at the UT visited the Synagogue Enschede together with 45 people including refugees from the AZC Almelo, Doe mee in Enschede, M-Pact and students. We had a wonderful time freshening ...
VISITING THE RIJKSMUSEUM TWENTHE
07-04-2018 We got a beautiful, sunny Friday afternoon from the weather gods for our Rijksmuseum Twenthe visit. In an hour and a half visit, we learned more on the history of Twenthe. Why it was ...
SOCCER CLINIC WITH V.V. DRIENERLO
07-03-2018 On the 7th of March, student football association v.v. Drienerlo hosted a football clinic along with some 6 vs 6 matches to wrap up the day! The day started beautifully with great weather and ...
GUIDED CAMPUS TOUR
09-02-2018 The first guided campus tour by the Connecting Hands was hosted on Friday, the 9th of February, where refugees got to see the UT campus. Accompanied by roughly 15 people from M-Pact and almost ...
NEW YEAR’S DINNER
14-01-2018 Last night's New Years Dinner was a full success thanks to Kookstudio Kook & Ço, who generously let us cook in their studio, our volunteers, and everyone who joined the event! We were joined ...
FC TWENTE – AJAX CUP MATCH VISIT
20-12-2017 With the help of FC Twente, Connecting Hands took 100 people to the cup match FC Twente - Ajax. They witnessed a unique game that resulted in a 1-1 draw, after which FC Twente ...
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
13-12-2017 On the 12th of December 2017, we already celebrated Christmas with a cozy group of 30 people from M-Pact, Alifa, Hogeschool Saxion and University of Twente. Some great food, and lots of fun doing ...
ICE SKATING AT IJSBAAN TWENTE – 2ND EDITION!
29-11-2017 Wednesday the 29th of November was finally there - students and refugees went ice skating at the IJsbaan Twente again! Almost 70 refugees and students were present, including some refugees put in contact with ...
VOLLEYBALL AND FOOTBALL
15-10-2017 The 15th of October was a full day of fun for refugees and students! With great weather, we played volleyball together with volleyball association Harambee, and scored lots of goals on the football pitch. ...
2016 – 2017
BBQ AND BEACH VOLLEYBALL
24-05-2017 Tuesday afternoon Connecting Hands hosted one of its final activities of the year, BBQ and volleyball, with refugees from the AZC in Azelo, as the asylum centre is soon shutting down due to a ...
INTERACTIVE MUSIC NIGHT
23-03-2017 On the 23rd of March, an interactive music evening in cooperation with ArtEZ and Concordia has been organized by the culture committee of Connecting Hands. The aim of the evening was to connect people ...
CONNECTING REFUGEES AT THE UNIVERSITY
14-02-2017 Today marked the first in the series of events that Connecting Hands organized for refugees who wish to pursue university studies in the Netherlands. About twenty asylum seekers from AZC visited the campus to ...
ICE SKATING AT IJSBAAN TWENTE
19-01-2017 During our ice skating event, we welcomed more than 35 refugees at the IJsbaan Twente in Enschede, and all learned to ice skate (a bit)! Photos and full article at the University of Twente's ...
2015 – 2016
FOOTBALL WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS
31-03-2016 Asylum seekers from asylum centre in Azelo visited the University of Twente yesterday. They participated in a small football tournament and a campus tour, both organized by Connecting Hands. Photos and full article at ...
COMPUTER COURSE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
25-02-2016 A computer course for asylum seekers took place yesterday at the University of Twente. About 30 asylum seekers residing in Twente attended the course to learn some basic computer skills, but also to practice ...