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As we come to the end of the year, the words that come to mind are “thank you!” Thank you, each and every one of you! This has been an amazing year. We touched many lives together, we worked with [...]

All over the world, people fight injustice to bring themselves to safety. In Guinea, where I’m from, after twenty years of military dictators led by Lansana Conte, we hoped for a better [...]

I got involved with Serve the City four years ago, when we had the vision to establish a Serve the City in Kortrijk, in West Belgium, to find opportunities to serve in Flanders. I want to mention [...]

When I look back at the years that I am working at the soup kitchen Le Phare now I am amazed of how much I am able to do even though I’m not always brave and having all the answers. I heard [...]

I was there this morning at 6 (4 November 2013) when the police stormed the blue door at Gesu. The same blue door countless volunteers have walked in and out of, including the US Ambassador. I [...]

We congregate at Le Phare every Tuesday and Thursday; we talk with our friends, we enjoy a coffee with them, and we serve a meal. It is wonderful to meet big people in a little place: every day I [...]

Serving is about giving, but it’s almost impossible to serve without receiving, too. I give and receive every time I volunteer with children with Serve the City at Ripple. Kids are really easy to [...]

This time last year, I began serving tea and coffee to patients at Schaerbeek Hospital. I volunteered on Fridays, but doubted by French, doubted my impact, got busy with other things, and stopped [...]

Over the past decade, Ingrid, a local artist, created over 2.000 colored tiles to decorate the sidewalks of Schaerbeek and other neighborhoods. Ingrid collected all the materials needed for the [...]

We are serving with Serve the City at FEDASIL because we enjoy learning about people’s backgrounds and giving them something fun to do. The people there are very open, which is nice because [...]