Connecting People
Dar al Yasmin is an organization by and for newcomers. Most of our initiatives are conceived and designed by newcomers.
Many of our activities are organized by the Dar al Yasmin Foundation, in our home city of Nijmegen (Netherlands). But we also organize online activities and we also like to encourage promising stimulating ideas. If you have a good idea that contributes to participation by and a good future for newcomers, … please discuss it with us because you are welcome!
Well-being
Everything starts with a dream. That is why we started the Dream Agency for newcomers – and especially asylum seekers. We pay attention to dreams, self-expression, mental health and well-being.
Education
We offer language lessons to newcomers, but there is so much more you can learn. And more: our teachers are often newcomers who transfer their knowledge and skills to others, also through online lessons. We have housed our education in Masters Education.
Being enterprising
Take the initiative yourself… no one other than you can better determine what your future looks like and how you want to work on it. Many newcomers feel like starting their own business. We are happy to support them in this.
Find us here
For different themes and activities we published different websites.
Our main website, mostly for activities in our home city Nijmegen, is: www.dar-al-yasmin.nl (in Dutch). Here you can also find our agenda with most of our public activities.
This website (www.dar-al-yasmin.eu) is meant for deepening of themes (knowledge exchange) and international cooperation.
Besides these sites we have different websites for themes and initiatives, such as:
- www.dreamagency.nl (well-being and self expression)
- www.masters-education.eu (development and education)
- www.yournijmegen.nl (photo project and public agenda)
- www.dar-al-yasmin.com (language education)
Our social and charity activities we organize as Stichting Dar al Yasmin (registered at the Chamber of Commerce, KvK-number 67242820).
Our social activities in business support for newcomers are separated from this in a different organization, Stichting DAY (registered at the Chamber of Commerce, KvK-number 93518358).
Reason for this separation is that we don’t want to have confusion between both kind of activities (although both are social and non-profit) and it gives us more possibilities in an up-to-date support of starting social entrepreneurs.
Since 2025, we have been based in the Cellenbroeders House in Nijmegen.
This historic building, with over 700 years of history, is a fitting home for what we aim to offer newcomers: a place where you can connect with the roots of Dutch (and specifically Nijmegen) society, while also finding space for reflection and introspection.
We primarily use the building to provide lessons and training sessions. In addition, we host social enterprises — especially those founded by newcomers. One of our own initiatives, Kouros Public Fieldwork, is also housed here. This social enterprise focuses on organizational development, good governance, and strengthening civil society — including within intercultural communities.
Feel free to drop by and get to know us!
You’re welcome to visit one of our activities or simply send us a message.
You can find more information about the history of the building here.
About
Our believes and convictions
We are an organisation in development, but this is what we see as our mission and vision.
Mission
We support newcomers to take their first step and empower them to shape their own future with strength and confidence.
Vision
Dar al Yasmin believes in a world where everyone—no matter where they come from—feels at home, seen, and valued. We imagine a society where people from different cultures connect, share their stories, and grow together. Through creativity, care, and community, we want to build a future where newcomers feel strong, supported, and free to shape their own path.
Dream Team
Roxana Gavrilut
storyteller and improv theater, workshop teacher coordinator European projects
Feras Faysal
public health worker
Mohamed Abdelsalam
project leader, graphic designer and art teacher
Abdelrahman Awad
project coordinator, art teacher and graphic designer
Kerissa Naidoo
psychologist, workshop teacher
Ahmed Alsemeiri
coordinator Heart to Heart
Basima Dawalibi
coordinator, teacher Arabic
Corné van Iersel
coordinator
Jelke
mental constallation coach
Ronald Luyera
social worker, project leader New Talents Incubator
Jean Hsu
yoga and pilates teacher
Why Join Us
Contributing to a more beautiful and just world
Opportunities to join
We work on many different topics and are open to your ideas on intercultural coexistence and on supporting newcomers to find their way in a new society.
We want to contribute to making the world a little more beautiful and believe that improvement is needed in many areas.
Therefore, we are involved in various topics, such as well-being, self-expression, education, entrepreneurship and various (other) social issues.
That means equal as much opportunities to join us!
What’s in it for you?
If you want to contribute something great, you will get opportunities with us. We facilitate you to realise your ideas. We are an organisation where especially newcomers contribute to a good future for everyone.
Who are we looking for?
We are especially looking for volunteers and partners who take initiatives and have faith in the ideal of a society where everyone is allowed to feel at home.
A warm organisation
Now self-evidently we practise what we preach. We strive for people to reach their full potential, to become who they are and therefore to simply be themselves. We are a warm organisation where people look out for each other. This is reflected, among other things, in a Gender_Equality_Plan_Dar_al_Yasmin_2022-2025.
Partners
We work with all partners who contribute to better coexistence of different people and groups from different cultural backgrounds.
