Far away yet still close by

The Stedenband Haarlem-Mutare foundation has been connecting two worlds for more than 25 years: the Western European world of the Netherlands and the African world of Zimbabwe, building sustainable social and cultural relations between the two cities.   Our basis Reciprocity and equality Transfer of knowledge and experience Education and… Lees verder

Start Sustainable Teachers Network Haarlem

Last Thursday, November 14, the Haarlem-Mutare twinning was present at the Sustainable Teachers Dinner in the Coornhert Lyceum in Haarlem. We presented our teaching methods with an emphasis on our Games for Goals game Aqua Heroes. It was a well-attended evening with 50 teachers and a number of sustainable entrepreneurs…. Lees verder

Platform Zimbabwedag 2024

On Saturday 12 October, the Haarlem-Mutare citylink was again present at the national meeting of Platform Zimbabwe. This annual meeting of private initiatives around Zimbabwe was held for the 16th time. This time in the Corderius College in Amersfoort. In excellent atmosphere, about 45 people from 20 organizations took part… Lees verder

Working together on children’s rights

From 22 to 29 September, 24 students from four European universities of applied sciences, together with 3 NGOs, developed a game concept on children’s rights. The target group is children in primary school (Netherlands groups 7 and 8). The students develop the game concept at the Nordhausen Hochschule. The game… Lees verder

SAVE THE RIVER, Aqua Heroes game for children

On Saturday 28 September at 14.00 hrs we’ll be organising a game afternoon for children in the Badhuis Community Centre in the Leidsebuurt, Haarlem. The afternoon features the Aqua Heroes board game. Developed by Haarlem-Mutare, the game is aimed at primary school children in groups 7 and 8 and encourages… Lees verder

Conference Didactics Game in Utrecht

On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, the Haarlem-Mutare twinning participated in the Didactic Game conference in Utrecht for the fourth time. That day, teachers, pedagogical experts and other education professionals came together for an inspiring program of keynotes, workshops and the game market during the 8th edition of this Didactic Game… Lees verder

the street arts of EARLBIRDS IS OPEN

On December 9th, the official opening of the Earlybirds street art took place Location: Gedempte Oostersingelgracht cycle tunnel. The official opening was done by Diana van Loenen in collaboration with Studio Earlybird. Before the opening, Dik Bol gave a tour of the sculpture garden in Spaarnoog. This sculpture is from… Lees verder

Board game “The Water Cycle”

As part of the Ecotrip Festival 2023, the Stedenband Haarlem-Mutare is organising a workshop around its latest game to raise awareness among young people about the importance of drinking water. On Wednesday, 1st November from 2:00 p.m., we are hosting a fun and informative afternoon of games for children in… Lees verder