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 [...]
I’m not only a refugee. As a human, I can help others
“I left Syria because I was looking for a better life. I felt danger back home and I just wanted to live peacefully.” Abbad [...]
15th annual Big Volunteer Week
In the first week of July 2019, Serve the City Brussels held its annual Big Volunteer week. This year we were celebrating our 15th [...]
Encouraging others to help
“That is what I really enjoy, getting other people motivated in doing volunteer work” Andrea got in contact with Serve the [...]
Meeting yourself in others
“Volunteering is a very grounding experience, which keeps the connection with people. I believe every person you meet reflects an [...]
The new table
As a Serve the City team, we spend a lot of time thinking about how our volunteering in Brussels can be transformational, not [...]
A year in review
Note: this article was originally posted on the Serve the City International website. In 2018, Serve the City Brussels was engaged in a [...]
Walk Against Poverty
I arrive at my job, prepare my coffee and suddenly I receive a call from Nathan, who tells me to go into the street to join the walk [...]
Comfort zone
Little did I know that this spring would blossom in my life like never before. An experience that was both foreign, and in a strange [...]
