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Dutch initiative helps women newcomers to Rotterdam integrate by cooking together

At the Mixblik food factory, women from around the world combine their passion for cooking with lessons in sales, administration, food industry standards and the Dutch language.

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00:01With their bright and colorful designs, these canned meals are quick to catch anyone's attention.
00:09MixBlick is a social enterprise that empowers women from across the globe that recently moved to the Netherlands, many of
00:15whom are refugees.
00:17Over two dozen women come here several times a week to combine their passion for cooking with courses to help
00:24with integration.
00:26It's very difficult when you're coming to Europe and to the Netherlands to participate in our society.
00:34So we learn them Dutch courses, but also many things that you need to know about the Dutch working culture.
00:44And they are really good in preparing food, so they want to work in the food sector, and that's what
00:49we are doing here.
00:50The international selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes reflects the global community MixBlick has fostered.
00:58And what you see is that if there is one woman sick, then everybody is starting to cook and bringing
01:04a lot of meals to their home
01:06and making sure that the home is clean when they are leaving.
01:10And they are really taking care of each other because they understand each other's situation.
01:16And it's not just the ladies who are here in our program, but it's also we work with a lot
01:22of volunteers who are supporting these women.
01:25And they go with them to the hospital or to the family doctor to be sure that they can understand
01:32really well what's going on.
01:35The meals in the colorful cans are not just eye-catching to look at.
01:39The choice of packaging is intentional.
01:42The tin can was chosen for its sustainable qualities.
01:46MixBlick also only sources organic and local ingredients from farmers near Rotterdam.
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