Ruba Ahmad (27) fled Syria with her brother in 2016. She is now settled in Rotterdam and has a husband and an eleven-month-old son. In the next step in life — choosing an appropriate course of study — Anja den Besten (60) came to the rescue.
Ruba and Anja were brought together by DUO for a JOB. The foundation links young people (18 to 33 years old) with a migration background to people over 50. For six months, they help as volunteer mentors in the search for work or training. Anja: “During my very first conversation with Ruba, I sat with tears in my eyes listening to her story.”
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