MDT Futsal — SC Nowruz
SC Nowruz · Apeldoorn · Maatschappelijke Diensttijd

MDT
Futsal.

Sport and creativity as tools for young asylum seekers. Weekly futsal training and workshops at the AZC in Apeldoorn.

About the project In their own words
Weekly futsal training · AZC Apeldoorn Age 12–30 · young asylum seekers Creative workshops · film · photography · storytelling Partners: MDT Generatie Impact · COA · Cultuur Oost Guided by role models from their own community SC Nowruz · Maatschappelijke Diensttijd · Apeldoorn Discover talent · unlock potential Connected to the Yezidi project — Stichting Nowruz Weekly futsal training · AZC Apeldoorn Age 12–30 · young asylum seekers Creative workshops · film · photography · storytelling Partners: MDT Generatie Impact · COA · Cultuur Oost Guided by role models from their own community SC Nowruz · Maatschappelijke Diensttijd · Apeldoorn Discover talent · unlock potential Connected to the Yezidi project — Stichting Nowruz
The programme in numbers

Sport.
Creativity.
Community.

12–30
Age of participants
Weekly
Training sessions
AZC
Asylum seekers centre
MDT
Maatschappelijke Diensttijd
About the project

Football as
a language.

Everyone speaks it — no matter where you come from.

MDT Futsal training — SC Nowruz AZC Apeldoorn
MDT Futsal · SC Nowruz · AZC Apeldoorn

Our MDT project focuses on engaging young asylum seekers through a combination of sports and creativity. We offer weekly futsal training sessions alongside creative workshops to build confidence, teamwork, and self-expression. The programme is designed for youth aged 12 to 30 living in AZCs. Participants are guided by experienced youth workers and role models from their own community. Our goal is to empower these young people and help them discover their talents and potential.

What we do

Four pillars.

Core activity
Weekly futsal training
Every week, young people from the asylum seekers centre come together on the futsal pitch. Not just to play — but to connect, to compete, to build something with each other. Football as a language that everyone speaks.
Alongside sport
Creative workshops
Next to the sport, we run creative workshops where participants express themselves through film, photography, and storytelling. Skills that last a lifetime — wherever they go next.
Guidance
Role models from their own community
Participants are guided by experienced youth workers and role models who understand their background. Nowruz was built by people with roots across the world — we know what it means to find your place.
Goal
Talents discovered, potential unlocked
Every participant has something. Our job is to help them find it — whether that is speed on the pitch, a voice in front of a camera, or the courage to dream bigger. MDT Nowruz creates the space for it.
In their own words

Meet Yasir
Simoqy.

15 years old. MDT participant. SC Nowruz talent.

▶ Short
Yasir Simoqy — 15 years old · MDT participant · SC Nowruz talent
In samenwerking met Cultuur Oost · Gelderse Sport Federatie · Spectrum · SC Nowruz
In collaboration with

Our
partners.

Programme partner
MDT Generatie Impact
Partner
COA
Cultural partner
Cultuur Oost
A related project

Every person
deserves to
be heard.

The same belief that drives MDT Futsal also drives the Yezidi project.

Creative programme · Stichting Nowruz · Netherlands
The Yezidi project — a creative programme in the Netherlands
The Yezidi project was a creative programme that brought together young Yezidis living in the Netherlands. Through creativity, storytelling, and community, we gave them a platform to share their culture, their identity, and their voice. Just like MDT, it started from the same belief: every person deserves a space to be heard and seen.
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Yezidi project — Stichting Nowruz
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Football club
SC Nowruz — Club information
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