Creating a lingua franca between refugees & migrants
The ‘English for Refugees’ project hosts informal English language classes for beneficiaries at the Red Cross centre. The project [...]
It’s always about food… and a kitchen
Once upon a summer day of 2005, the very first Big Volunteer Week ended in celebration. The celebration of volunteers involved in [...]
What a Year!
For this last edition of the Giving Tuesday, we wanted to take some time to thank you properly. 2020 has been a challenging year, to [...]
Giving Tuesday: Lunch 4 Refugees
Today is Tuesday 15th of December, meaning that we are back with the #GivingTuesday! This week, our volunteers Lucinda and Ingrid [...]
Giving Tuesday: Mobile Library
Every Tuesday in December 2020, we will present one of our projects. Today, Debra and Lidia talk about our project Mobile Library. [...]
Giving Tuesday: Le Phare
Every Tuesday in December 2020, we will present one of our projects. Today, Anne, Marie and Frank talk about our beloved project Le [...]
Adapting our Big Volunteer Day to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Big Volunteer Day has been at the core of Serve the City since it was established. For 15 years, thanks to our beloved event, [...]
Developments in European Migration Policy: When the Sanitary Crisis Worsens the Migration Crisis in Europe
Over the past week, tragic events and developments on European Migration and Asylum Seekers Policy have been happening over the [...]
A wonderful organisation
During the 2019 Big Volunteer Week, the German School from Brussels (iDSB) participated with around 60 kids and 10 teachers and parents [...]
Global Volunteer Day 2020
On Saturday May 9th, Serve the City had its annual Global Volunteer Day. Serve the City is a global movement of volunteers showing [...]
A Thousand Days of Breakfast
This week marks just over a thousand days since I’ve been involved in the Breakfast for Refugees (B4R) project with Serve the City, and [...]
You don’t know how much you can do for someone until you try it yourself
“When you are walking down the street and you see a homeless person you wouldn’t normally stop to talk to them, but once [...]
L’Îlot: an islet of hope in the center of Brussels
Cold had just arrived to Brussels and the sun had left some hours ago. We wait until we are all ready and we go inside. L’Îlot is a [...]
Serve with why
Almost 15 years ago, in July 2005, Serve the City Brussels had its first Big Volunteer Week. There were many projects, but the most [...]
Here I have a second family
Meet Paola, our project leader of “Petites Soeurs des Pauvres.” You can find her every Wednesday at Petites Soeurs des [...]
