Project objectives
- Help refugees understand and adapt to the cultural, social, and legal landscapes of the Netherlands and Poland, fostering a sense of belonging and social integration.
- Provide practical information on different aspects of living in host societies
- Improve employability and career perspecitves of Ukrainians in the EU
- Guidance on managing essential aspects of daily life, such as housing, healthcare, law, medicine, and education.
- Reduce workload for social workers and local authorities
Project partners
Soyka NL is a non-profit organisation advocating for democratic values. Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, we have assisted over 6.000,00 refugees in the Netherlands by providing essential supplies, filling gaps left by larger NGOs and governments. We are promoting anti-war initiatives to engage a broader audience.
FENAN Consulting is developing innovative courses for migrants, refugees and other vulnerable groups. We have implemented Erasmus+ projects to empower refugees from Ukraine with creative workshops to build their psychological resilience and wellbeing and to develop competences of social workers in helping people with war trauma.
PORT NADZIEI organises cultural activities to build local community for refugees and immigrants in Poland. We have organised humanitarian aid collections for Ukraine (tourniquets, medical aid, generators) for more than 20.000,00 zł. We have organised cultural events for refugees from Ukraine, protests, meetings and concerts. We also volunteer for the Aid Guide for Ukrainians in Poland.
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Independence Hub Project Reaches Its Midpoint:
Key Insights from Our Online Partner Meeting This month, partners of the Independence Hub project came together online for an important milestone: our mid-term project meeting, marking half of the project’s implementation timeline. The meeting offered a valuable moment to reflect on progress so far, align on next steps, and deepen our shared understanding of the challenges
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Project Highlights of 2025: Milestones & Progress
In 2025, the Independence Hub project has advanced its mission to strengthen the digital inclusion and practical resilience of Ukrainian refugees living in the Netherlands, Poland, and across the European Union. Through a combination of digital tools, multilingual resources, and collaborative capacity-building activities, we support displaced Ukrainians to navigate complex legal, educational, healthcare, and employment systems, and
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Transnational Project Meeting in Amsterdam
Last week, Amsterdam played host to the first transnational project meeting of the Independence Hub project – a milestone gathering that brought together project partners from Soyka NL, FENAN Consulting (Netherlands), and Port Nadziei (Poland). The meeting marked the successful completion of our first work package: developing a practical, user-friendly manual for displaced Ukrainian citizens living in the Netherlands
