Find your people at RPM
At Refugee Project Maastricht, people from different backgrounds come together to learn, share and enjoy time with one another. Whether you’re new to Maastricht or have lived here for years, there’s a place for you in our community.
Our five programs offer different ways to take part. Practice a language, join a Culture Café, play sports, make music or help create space for more voices to be heard. You can come to try something new, share a skill of your own, or simply meet people. That’s how we make Maastricht feel more like home—together.
Who is RPM for?
RPM is open to different groups of people. Most of our activities are organized for, and in collaboration with, refugees who are living in one of the AZC's or crisis shelters. It doesn't matter how old you are, where you are from or if you have status or not.
Our volunteers consist of (international) students, refugees and Maastricht residents. Each year, between 120-150 people volunteer with us, creating a vibrant community where everyone has something to offer and everyone is welcome.
We also love to connect RPM to the wider Maastricht community: either by joining activities in the city or by organizing activities that are open to all Maastricht residents.
RPM showed me how life could be beautiful around the right people.
Programs
With 5 programs and 15-20 activities per week, there is always something to do at RPM. Because we believe that integration is a two-way street, we purposefully organize refugee-led activities that are open to the wider Maastricht community. Maastricht has traditionally been a city at the cross roads of cultures. These #flipthescript activities help locals connect to new Mestreechtenere.
Languages
LEARN · PRACTISE · CONNECT
A language is easier to learn when you have people to practice with. Come learn Dutch, English or Arabic. From a structured lesson to a relaxed place to talk. You can come to learn, practice, teach—or do a bit of each.
Community
MEET · SHARE · BELONG
Community grows when people have the chance to spend time together. We organize Culture Cafés, Women’s Café and a Rainbow Café. You might arrive for an activity and leave having made a friend.
Youth
PLAY · GROW · MAKE FRIENDS
Children and teenagers need places where they can have fun, make friends and be themselves. We organize a teenage girls’ group, children’s birthday celebrations, football and karate.
Advocacy
LISTEN · LEARN · SPEAK UP
Through the RPM Academy, events, research, our podcast and community ambassadors, we make room for people to share knowledge and perspectives on their own terms and share this with a wider audience.
Wellbeing
MOVE · CREATE · RECHARGE
Feeling good is about more than staying active. A hike, a bouldering session, a guitar lesson or a creative afternoon can offer a break from everyday worries and a chance to connect with others.
Communication
TELL STORIES · HOLD SPACE
Story telling is at the heart of Refugee Project Maastricht. We share our unique insights and experiences, special events and authentic stories to our own people and the wider Maastricht community. Shaping narratives, creating futures.
