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Children of the World: Meet Yvette in the Netherlands

Meet three-year-old Yvette and follow the journey of a Syrian family now living in a small Dutch town.

Meet three-year-old Yvette. She was born in the Netherlands, after her pregnant mother, father and two older brothers arrived from Syria as refugees. They live in Nieuwleusen, a small town of 7,000 people. She enjoys going by bicycle with her mother to the kindergarten.

It’s very pretty where I live but in winter you have to bundle up a lot, because brr, brr, brr. It’s cold!


This story is part of the ‘Children of the World’ book series, published together with Chilean partner JUNJI (the National Board of Kindergartens).

Children of the World

This book series offers a glimpse into the early years of children in six countries around the world.

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