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 sportive afternoon was followed up by a pizza night, where all rivalry was transformed into friendship!
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 and Twente, which was once considered one of the richest regions in the Netherlands. It was also learned how textile industries of Twente became the largest in the Netherlandsand with these riches, the influential people from Twente collected eminent art works and exhibited them in the Rijksmuseum Twente. THE RIJKSMUSEUM TWENTHE The rich and influential Van Heek family owned various textile companies during the 19th and ...
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 a tutorial session where the refugees worked on their CV. The students and refugees bonded over dinner as free pizza and drinks were provided. A new insight of skills was acquired and varied educational mindsets were on display in the resumes. In an evening of laughter, happiness and guidance, all refugees were helped with their resumes and departed the event with a CV ready to be ...
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 ice floor as they hit the skating rink. More than 70 participants gathered, enjoyed some drinks from the committee and had a great time together! ICE SKATING TWENTE Our sports subcommittee was looking for a place to organize a beautiful evening of ice skating and what better way to find ice skating in Enschede, just opposite the university?! So our committee members contacted them, then went ...
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 ended the evening with a lesson on Dabke, a traditional Middle-Eastern dance!
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 of winter. On different stations, the women used their creativity to craft many useful and beautiful things, from dreamcatchers, window decorations and christmas cards to windlights. All the colorful, glittery and unique results were taken home afterwards. Delicious cookies, tea and coffee as well as traditional Dutch christmas sweets were offered. Of course, christmas classics were playing in the background, a special moment occurred when Arabic ...
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 event with a bit more confidence and inspired to follow our dreams.
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 flips, we recovered with a nice snack and drink and discussed how exhausting it was!
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 the best of it?" The first guest of the evening was Simone Gerard, a freelance photographer who went to Syria to see how people rebuilt ther lives in the destroyed city of Aleppo. She explained the stories behind the pictures she took - highlighting the difficulties people face as they walk several kilometres to get clean water. The second guest of the evening was Mohamad Mahayri; ...
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 their lives! Beautiful results were accomplished, take a look yourself!
