Meet Angelica (41). She is all about laughter, progress and education. Her passion for culture and passing down pride and heritage onto the youth is outstanding. Despite struggles and obstacles in her life, she has remained a positive and happy person. She and her colleagues have created a warm and welcoming environment in their office,…
The parents and grandfather of Dimitri Lindgren (28) have always emphasized the importance of education. All of his enthusiasm for his work, studies and activism stems from them. “I believe that through education, one can integrate into society. That mindset has been my bridge to everything I do today.” “When I was younger, I remember…
Andrea Nagy is a journalist and does marketing for a social coffee shop in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is blind and hosts a popular radioshow. Teun Eijkelboom, Mihael Fitz, Stiina Hekkala, Keti Machavariani, Ilinca Pleș Mentor: Guillaume Moulaert
Mihai is from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He is 36 years old. He has down syndrome and is working at a social coffee shop that employs people with and without disabilities. “I work at Cofeels, I make coffee for the customers of this café. I have been working here for a little over three years. At first,…
“I finally see a future for myself“, says Sohil after only being in Belgium for nine months. Sohil was born and raised in Afghanistan but in 2022, his family decided to come to Belgium. He now goes to school in Antwerp to learn the Dutch language at OKAN school centre. Sohil hopes that he can…
The first thing you notice is that he’s always smiling, with gentle, kind eyes. Ahmad Shah (15) is a concise person, frugal with words, lover of nature, and Indian Bollywood. He currently lives in Antwerp, Belgium. A lot of things make Ahmad happy. Being in Antwerp is the first. Sports and school are thesecond. At…
