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Recyclart’s mission is to train people from disadvantaged backgrounds, develop their professional skills and help them gain experience. The charity focuses on three major spheres: economic, social and artistic. They promote social economy and advocate for the better quality of life in neighbourhoods like Molenbeek. Recyclart – a social game-changer

On Monday 20th March, United Fund for Belgium hosted an inspiring panel discussion bringing together top speakers from business and charity sectors to share their thoughts on inclusion, diversity and sustainability. In particular, they discussed how sustainable and inclusive growth are important drivers for long-term resilience. We had a pleasure

Companies are actively looking for ways to strengthen their environmental and social impact, guided by their ESG strategies. At the same time, consumers and employees value increasingly the ethics and transparency of businesses and their brands. How can organisations contribute to building strong, inclusive and resilient communities, capable to respond

Today there are a lot of talks about technology and digital projects. We would like to tell you an inspiring story about Akindo, a Flemish charity in Limburg that teaches kids and youngsters, coming from different disadvantaged backgrounds, love and respect for nature. Akindo is a charity, organising quality holidays

Zaharra is a residential home, as well as a day centre for older people, providing services as individual support, organising creative ateliers and tricycle experience. Their team includes a psychologist, an assistant, occupational therapist, psychomotor therapist and art therapist. At Zaharra, they listen to their beneficiaries, study what troubles them

“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

We celebrate the International Children’s Day on 20th November since 1945, bringing forward some important issues about child welfare. Child abuse, forced labour, poverty, limited or no access to education, this list can be very long. We are not 20th November today, but it seems to be important to speak