Nestled between stone, concrete, and austere container homes in Amsterdam-West lies a vegetable garden where asylum seekers, local residents, and volunteers garden, cook, and eat together.
Growing Roots, a program by The Present, creates green meeting places in asylum seeker centers, together with residents, neighbors, and local partners. What starts with a garden grows into new connections, a greater sense of purpose and mental resilience, increased biodiversity, and a stronger community.
They are currently active at the Willinklaan asylum seeker center in Amsterdam and the Amstelveen center. But every asylum seeker center deserves such a beautiful place.
Would you like to help Growing Roots grow, contribute, or stay up to date? 👉
https://tally.so/r/aQ8WpW
More about Growing Roots:
https://www.thepresent.world/projects...
Read the full story: [LINK TO BLOG ON BRIGHTVIBES.COM]
For safety reasons, current asylum seekers are not allowed to be shown by name or recognizably in images.
Thank you Roos Meijer, Marnix Geus, and everyone involved.
#GrowingRoots #azc #GoodNews
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