Summer 2020 ACCESS Magazine

Focusing on Nutrition and Wellbeing

Covid-19 has turned the world upside down on just about every level. We now know it can have detrimental effects for those with certain medical conditions (diabetes, heart disease) and that immunocompromised persons are especially susceptible. As much as we would like to avoid thinking...

We plan to do great things in the future for children

The HSV International Department offers mainstream and special international education. The HSV Primary School has provided primary aged children exceptional educational experiences since 1986. The HSV primary school consists of a Dutch Department and International Department spread over four locations in different areas of The...

ACCESSing information for internationals

Since 1986, ACCESS has been a valuable information source for the international community. We collect and organise key information for internationals, with a multitude of volunteers responsible for compiling it.  The ACCESS Helpdesk can be contacted by phone or email, and we endeavour to respond...

Words from our Director: Home away from home

For years I have been following ‘expat’ blogs, pages, communities etc. Often, posts about ‘what does home mean to you’ come up. To date though, I have yet to read a post which reflects on the meaning of home – in an externally triggered scenario.

Employee Experience... from the desk of our Director

Employee experience during this coronavirus moved towards a far more humanistic, empathetic and broader paradigm. Deborah Valentine, ACCESS Executive Director shares her thoughts in this article