What is the Growing Older is Done Together project about? With Growing Older is Done Together, SKIN-Rotterdam supports elderly people and future elderly people within international communities in Rotterdam. We help people to prepare well for growing old in the Netherlands and to stay connected with each other and their environment. Why this approach? The…
What is the Financial Resilience Together project about? With Financial Resilience Together, SKIN-Rotterdam helps international churches to provide sustainable support to families with financial and material concerns. We strengthen what already exists in the communities and work together to develop an approach based on trust, proximity, and the human dimension. Why this approach? Many families…
What is the Value in Workforce project about? With Value in Workforce, SKIN-Rotterdam helps people from international Christian communities who are looking for work or want to start a business. Together with the communities and based on mutual trust, we support people in utilizing their talents and finding a suitable place in society. Why this…
Fathers get stuck in the areas of work, income, debts, relationships, raising children and their mental health. The Corona crisis has put these values and their consequences under a magnifying glass, strained relationships within families and put families at risk of domestic violence and child abuse. Families are more on top of each other than…
Annual report 2020 2020, a special year for all of us. For the international churches, our staff and board and all our friends. The COVID-19 pandemic and all the measures taken since March 2020 have had a great impact on society, our collaborations and of course on our organisation. But despite the uncertainties, we can also…
SKIN -YOUNG is a project that focuses on Christian youth from International Churches between 18 and 35 years in Rotterdam and builds a network of (Christian) youth who want to develop themselves beyond their home, school and church environment. A network to stimulate talent, creativity and ideas which can lead to new initiatives and co-creations…
Review Presentation ‘Count Your Blessings 2.0 On Thursday December 10th the research ‘Tel Je Zegeningen 2.0’ was presented by the City of Rotterdam by means of an online talk show in which SKIN-Rotterdam was also a guest as a collaborating partner. Body, Soul & Spirit What would Rotterdam look like without the social work of…
SKIN-Rotterdam regularly is asked to participate in research regarding Christian migrant communities in the Netherlands. We think this research is very important, but we also see that many churches are in danger of becoming somewhat “research tired”. Therefore, a statement has been drawn up to ask researchers to take this into account. Bottom line of the…
The coalition Samen Kerk = Samen Sterk supported by Connecting Churches, Kerk in Actie and the Dutch Council of Churches organised a National week of prayer against the spread and consequences of the Corona crisis 1-7 November 2020. As churches we want to take our responsibility and call on everyone to observe the RIVM measures. As…
As of March 2020, the coalition Samen Kerk = Samen Sterk, of which SKIN-Rotterdam is part, started the corona emergency fund for international and migrant churches. We have now been able to process a first and second round of applications. It is clear that the situation will take some time. The coalition Samen Kerk =…