Four years ago, at an informal meeting of our team, a former colleague from Sri Lanka told us how she had spent her birthday:
“I baked a delicious, large pasticcio, devided it into portions and placed it in individual packs. I took the boxes and distributed them to the homeless people in the square. Their enjoying my food gave me so much pleasure! It was the best way for me to celebrate my birthday!”
This exceptional person, Michelli, one of the oldest members of our team, also known as “Big Mamma”, is no longer with us. May you rest in peace, Mamma…
A family forcibly separated at the border is now on the path to reunification
In February 2026, a mother from Syria contacted METAdrasi’s Legal Aid Department together with her two minor children and her adult son. She was seeking help to reunite with her husband — the children’s father — who had reached the Netherlands as an asylum seeker....
