21/01/2026
Workshop on undocumented lives, 10 January
Migrantour ICs, Jill and Negar, facilitated a 2-hour workshop on undocumented life in the Netherlands, bringing together policy, lived experience, and local practice.
The session explored what it means to live undocumented on a daily level, from access to housing and work, to fear, invisibility, and survival.
Negar focused on the local support ecosystem in Utrecht, highlighting how organisations and community spaces like Ubuntuhuis offer day support, referrals, and a sense of belonging. Jill shared insights on national policies and findings from diverse research projects she involved with, connecting local realities to broader policy frameworks.
The workshop was enriched by Harri van de Ruitenbeek, the coordinator of Ubuntuhuis, who introduced the work of Ubuntuhuis, and Rada, who shared his own lived experience as an irregular migrant, grounding the conversation in real stories and realities.
Organised as part of the Empowering changemakers programme by Justice & Peace Netherlands, the session brought together around 50 young people!
The room was engaged, curious, and full of thoughtful questions.
At Migrantour, we believe that understanding migration starts with listening, to lived experience, to local networks, and to the stories that rarely make headlines.
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