Teen Refugees Win Peace Award at Compliment van Drenthe 2025
Teen asylum seekers in Assen, Netherlands won the Encouragement Prize — and came home to sparklers, cheers, and children who couldn't wait to celebrate them.

Teen asylum seekers in Assen, Netherlands won the Encouragement Prize — and came home to sparklers, cheers, and children who couldn't wait to celebrate them.

How compassion, play, and one refugee's journey from Greece built a thriving Play for Peace club for 400 people in a Netherlands refugee camp.

How Play for Peace brought calm to a Dutch refugee camp — and what happened when the camp closed and the work continued at Ter Apel, Netherlands.

Many refugees living in Musselkanaal will move to other camps. Some Play for Peace club members will relocate as well, being sure to take Play for Peace with them.
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