Belgian refugees in the Netherlands during the First World War Belgian refugees in the Netherlands during the First World War During the First World War between 1914 and 1918, approximately one million Belgians fled across the border to the Netherlands. These refugees were both civilians who were afraid of the war and the alleged atrocities of the Germans, and soldiers who either deserted or were cut off from their army unit. Officially Belgium, like the Netherlands, was a neutral country during the war. By 1904 the news had already leaked out that the Germans had a plan to march through Belgium to reach France. Precautionary measures were taken against this,
The Big Issue Malawi and regional office in the Lilongwe. The Malawian street paper belongs to the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) and it is affiliated to "The Big Issue" of London. Malawi has become the sixth country in Africa to introduce the magazine. The Big Issue Malawi The Big Issue Malawi is a street paper in Malawi. It is a bimonthly magazine sold only by homeless individuals. The project's facilitator is a local charity known as the "Culture Awakening Society" "The Big Issue" Malawi project started on 24 January 2009 with the first issue of the magazine coming out in January 2009.