Case study 'Humanitas Multicultural: Language assistance for refugees'

Societal support and language assistance in Groningen, Netherlands, to help (former) refugees to integrate into Dutch society.

Humanitas was founded in 1945. Its goal is to help people, with the support of a volunteer, to change their situation by themselves. Humanitas operates within six themes: loneliness, loss, youth, parenthood, detention and financial/administrative aid. Divided over five districts in the Netherlands, some 22,000 trained volunteers support approximately 60,000 people every year. Humanitas’ core values are:

• Respect for people’s lifestyles;
• Equality;
• People taking responsibility for themselves and for others;
• Right to self-development.