Storytelling Workshops
Storytelling is een van de oudste en krachtigste middelen om grip te krijgen en te verbinden. Onze workshops brengen vluchtelingen en professionals samen om:
levenverhalen te verkennen
emotionale veerkracht op te bouwen
identiteit en het geval van erbij horen te versterken
om begrip tussen verschillende gemenschappen tot stand te brengen
De sessies worden geleid door getrainde begeleiders.
Geanimeerde verhalen
Als onderdeel van de workshops hebben we ook negen digitale animatievideo’s ontwikkeld die de verhalen van vluchtelingen tot leven brengen. Deze video’s:
Presenteren persoonlijke verhalen die tijdens de sessies zijn gedeeld, Maken de leerervaringen van de workshops toegankelijk voor een breder publiek en benadrukken veerkracht, hoop en begrip.
Bekijk de geanimeerde verhalen:
Scattered
This animated story shares the voice of a woman over sixty-five whose life was transformed by war, violence, and forced displacement. Once surrounded by family, home, and stability, she was forced to flee after terror and conflict destroyed her community and scattered her loved ones across different countries.
Glimmer
This animated story shares the journey of a woman who fled Gaza with her children in search of safety and dignity. Carrying only documents, memories, and hope, she travelled through TĆ¼rkiye and Cyprus before eventually reaching Belgium.
The Race
This animated story follows Amal Hammad, a Palestinian mother whose family spent ten years navigating uncertainty, rejection, and displacement while seeking safety and stability in Europe. Through the eyes of a mother protecting her children, the story reflects the emotional toll of prolonged asylum processes, family insecurity, and the search for belonging.
Tastes like Home
This animated story reflects on memory, food, and the quiet ways people carry home with them after displacement. Living in Zagreb far from Damascus, the storyteller recreates familiar meals and traditions as a way of holding onto identity, family, and belonging.
Requalifying
This animated story follows Omar, a former doctor from Baghdad who arrived in Finland carrying his qualifications, experience, and determination to practice medicine again. Faced with language barriers, licensing exams, and years of requalification, he worked night jobs while continuing to study and rebuild his professional life.
My First Team
This animated story follows Ahmed, a young refugee who arrived in Finland alone at the age of seventeen carrying only a backpack, a phone number, and hope for safety. Struggling with loneliness, language barriers, and uncertainty, he slowly found connection through football ā a place where he could belong even without words.
Light in the Long Night
This animated story follows the journey of Zanoubia Hasan, a woman who survived violence, displacement, isolation, and years of uncertainty before rebuilding her life in Belgium. After being targeted because of her humanitarian positions and suffering serious injuries, she spent years trapped in difficult conditions in northern Syria, separated from her family and unable to continue her studies.
From Aleppo to Amsterdam
This animated story follows Najemās journey from Aleppo, Syria, to building a new life in the Netherlands. After losing his father at a young age and witnessing the destruction caused by war, Najem was forced to leave Syria in search of safety and a future free from violence.
A Dream to Tell Stories
This animated story follows the journey of a young Syrian man who left home not only to survive, but to follow his dream of telling stories through film. From creating films with cardboard and imagination as a child, to facing hardship, homelessness, and discrimination in TĆ¼rkiye, he continued to hold onto hope and creativity.