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Navigating New Beginnings: How Radya Naciri and Tessa Thepen Support Unaccompanied Minors
November 18, 2024
Radya Naciri and Tessa Thepen, mentors for Unaccompanied Minors at Movement on the Ground in the Netherlands, bring a unique blend of experience and passion to their roles, supporting young refugees in navigating new lives far from home. Radya, with a background in law, pedagogy, and years of dedicated work with asylum seekers and solo...
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Get to know Movement on the Ground’s new CEO- Patricia Vermeulen!
November 5, 2024
Patricia Vermeulen, the newly appointed CEO of Movement on the Ground, brings nearly two decades of experience leading humanitarian initiatives at global organizations such as The Red Cross and Amref Health Africa. Known for her collaborative, people-centered leadership style, Patricia is passionate about addressing the world’s urgent displacement crises through innovative, community-driven solutions. In this...
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Our Journey
October 10, 2024
9 Years Later- the Mission is as Important as Ever 3rd October 2015, we still remember as if it was yesterday. Moved by the picture of 2 year old Alan Kurdi who washed ashore a month before, we went to stand with the local Greek community on Lesvos helping the hundreds of thousands seeking safety...
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Introducing the Athens CampUs
November 13, 2024
Introducing the Athens CampUs: Safe and Healing Homes for Young Refugees Starting Their Life in Greece MOTG is delighted to announce the start of a new project in Athens: safe and healing homes for young refugees turning 18 and starting their life in Greece. For the past 4 years, Movement on the Ground, supported by...
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Stories
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New Initiative on Lesvos! Women-only English classes, now being offered daily right within the camp! 🌸
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☕️ Exciting New Project from Lesvos! In the last couple of weeks, we have kicked off a pilot program that’s brewing something special! We partnered with local coffee shops and baristas to start a 2-week workshop, providing barista training in Ergon. ✨
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Another step in redefining the Dutch asylum system. After months of dedication and community-building, our camp to campUs project for Afghan evacuees at the reception center in Huis Ter Heide has come to an end.
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Last week our MOTG taskforce team flew into the Middle-East to conduct a thorough ground assessment of the humanitarian needs in the region.
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