Ukraine is currently being invaded by the Russian Federation, forcing thousands of Ukrainian citizens to leave and flee their homeland as dozens of casualties are being reported every day and their homes being destroyed by missiles. As the destruction and terror overwhelms the whole country, tens of millions of Ukrainians
“Such significant support like the one we get from The National Lottery, is crucial for us if we want to continue our fundraising mission, be present for our beneficiary associations to help people in need by financing projects of charity associations in Belgium”, explains Catherine Tricot, UFB’s Executive Director. More
“In reality, the path doesn’t matter, the will to succeed is enough for everything”, Albert Camus. What a performance and what a game! Congratulations to our dear Ambassador, Vincent Vanasch, the goalkeeper of the Belgian National Hockey for the gold metal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Congratulations to all the
Our organization United Fund for Belgium (UFB) has not been idle in the wake of the national disaster and the bad weather that hit the heavily affected areas last week. As part of our mission to help social integration in Belgium and our support for associations that help the
As every year at the closure of annual financial statements, the President of United Fund for Belgium writes the Activity Report of the past fiscal year of our association in his “President’s Letter”. We invite you to discover it in the article below. As mentioned in my letter of the
As the result of the coronavirus crisis, poverty rates are increasing. According to the Statbel data, the Belgian statistical office, in 2020, more than 2 million Belgians are facing poverty or social exclusion. We know three indicators of poverty in the framework of the European policy: low income, severe material
Happy Women’s Day! Happy Women’s Day ! This year, we celedrate International Women’s Day with a global campaign #ChooseToChallenge. This campaign reminds us that all together, and each of us, individually, we are responsible for our actions and our behaviour. Each individual has the responsability to question and challenge him(her)self
The recent Barometer of Associations 2020 carried out on the initiative of the King Baudouin Foundation, draws up an alarming report for the voluntary sector: 49% of non-profit organisations have seen their financial situation deteriorate over the last 12 months (compared with 19% in 2018) and 95% believe that this
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Vincent Vanasch, the Belgian goalkeeper of the national hockey team has been appointed ambassador of our organization. Vincent is the Olympic vice-champion and three-time world champion. The medallist, who started with his new club Cologne in September is now of the world’s top field hockey athletes. Vincent said on his