Post | September 2024 | 1 min read

Feel at Home event - Meet & Mingle

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Settling into a new city can be quite a challenge! The Hague International Centre tries to make sure this can be made easier with their community building events. Join them at the Feel at Home event - Meet & Mingle, at the Central Library on Tuesday 24 September 2024 for an informative and engaging evening. Meet a panel of experts who will provide you with everything you need to know about the various international communities and social clubs in The Hague. This Feel at Home event is a great opportunity to mingle and meet a diverse group of internationals in The Hague! Participation is free for everyone and includes a drink and snacks.

Volunteer The Hague team will be there as well so come by and say hello =) We are happy to meet you!

When?

Tuesday, 24 September 2024.

18:00 to 19:45 hrs (Doors open at 17:30 hrs).

Where?

Centrale Bibliotheek Den Haag (Central Library The Hague)

Podium B, 5th floor Spui 68, 2511BT The Hague

Volunteer The Hague Takes the Stage at the Annual Feel at Home Fair + Full Program Video

On 14 March (and for the 7th year in a row!) Volunteer The Hague once again enthusiastically participated in The Hague Online's Feel at Home International Community Fair! Every year, this fun and informative event brings together local internationals with businesses, service organizations, and activity groups of every type imaginable with one goal in mind: making those of us from other lands who now live in The Netherlands "feel at home!" This is one of our favorite events - not only because we tend to run workshops and panels showcasing the work we do, but also because it give us the opportunity to meet directly with the international community that we serve. And despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the show went on as planned thanks to The Hague Online's hard work in putting together a wonderful online program of virtual panels, workshops, and information booths. Despite the limitations, things really went off without a hitch; we were not only able to offer an informative panel on volunteering, we also participated in the fair's Work & Career Program and were also able to chat directly with attendees in our very own virtual booth! Our panel titled " No Dutch? No Problem - Volunteer! " was hosted by VTH's very own project manager Tetyana Benzoural. Tetyana was joined by Deborah Valentine, executive director of Access , as well as local professional speaker Cathy Delhante, who also founded one of our favorite local organizations, Wool for Warmth . Together, they discussed the importance of internationals stepping up to volunteer here in the Netherlands, as well as the many benefits - not only the benefits for our local community, but also for the international volunteers themselves. Later in the program, Tetyana was also joined by Ali Ayoub and Rodica Malancea, two local internationals with extensive volunteering experience here in The Netherlands. They answered questions about volunteering and spoke about the many fringe benefits they gained during their time as volunteers at various organizations - from expanding their support networks, broadening their CV and job skills, and giving back to causes they care about in the community. There were some great conversations during this panel, so for those of you who weren't able to make the fair, we hope you'll take a look at the video of the full program, which you can find below. We want to thank Deborah, Cathy, Ali, and Rodica, as well as all of those who attended the fair and joined us in our virtual booth! We had a fantastic time once again this year, and we're very much looking forward to participating again in 2022!