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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This week, I [Dik Bol] am working in Antwerpen as co-organizer of the 2nd mobility (student exchange) of the Games for Goals project. I am doing this with a motivated team of teachers and 24 college students from four countries and three NGOs from Netherland and France to develop an… Lees verder
On Sunday, November 12, 2023, the 2nd Mobility (Student Exchange) of our Project Games for Goals started. This week I [Dik Bol] am working with a motivated team of teachers and 24 students from universities of applied sciences from four countries and three NGOs from the Netherlands and France to… Lees verder
Games for Goals at the Ecotrip Festival 2023 For the second time, Haarlem-Mutare and others parteners organized the annual Ecotrip Festival. With more than 48 activities across the city, sustainability was connected to culture during the National Climate Week. With a lot of attention for our ”Games for Goals” project… Lees verder
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
