Calls for projects / Local Hub

Supporting local and regional citizen initiatives, with a focus on rural areas, and facilitating local philanthropy.

From a region to a town or city, to a village or a neighbourhood, many are the citizens who work to improve our lives together. And numerous are the philanthropists who devote time and/or money to the places in which they grew up or live. The King Baudouin Foundation encourages this citizen engagement and facilitates both individual and collective philanthropic initiatives that support a region or a particular geographic area.

Our activities

  • we support local and regional citizen initiatives that build social cohesion, paying particular attention to rural areas
  • we manage and develop funds that mobilise the socio-economic stakeholders of their region with a view to developing the region
  • and we make the skills and networks of the KBF available to local philanthropic initiatives.

Local and regional citizen envolvement is part of the programme Social engagement

Calls for projects

2024B - Schools Solidarity Accounts

Fundraising to enable schools to financially intervene on behalf of children from underprivileged families and improve their chances of successfully completing their school year.

Soon to be closed!

Encouraging the creative projects of Brussels' population (for organisations)

Any organisation is invited to present the innovative and creative projects they want to develop in the Brussels area.

Ongoing

Encouraging the creative projects of Brussels' population (for individuals)

Any person, group of people or community is invited to present the innovative and creative projects they want to develop in the Brussels area.

Ongoing

Grantees

Rotes Kreuz Sektion St. Vith - Burg Reuland

Support for the Red Cross Food Aid Local Section St. Vith - Burg Reuand

Regional procurement of fresh and healthy food, which has become too expensive for food aid recipients due to the economic crisis and Covid

Rotes Kreuz Sektion St. Vith - Burg Reuland

Covering energy costs for people in precarious situations

Paying compensation for energy costs to individuals and families in financially vulnerable situations

Rotes Kreuz Sektion St. Vith - Burg Reuland

Necessary clothing/hygiene articles for Ukrainian refugees in East Belgium - setting up a clothing store at the Worriken Reception Centre

Setting up and equipping a clothing exchange at the Worriken reception centre

Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives

Vis mon village

Concrete projects with a local participatory dynamic that improve the quality of life in the village and promote contacts and solidarity between diverse groups of citizens.

Funds and philanthropic tools

Bürgerfonds Ostbelgien

The Bürgerfonds OStbelgien is a fund by East Belgians for East Belgians. It supports initiatives and organisations that work for fellow citizens, true to the motto 'moving more t…

Jeannine et Louise Jacquemotte (Fund)

Worldwide, support to poor people and children in the field of health and protection of biodiversity. In Belgium, support to cancer patients and for the heritage of Huy.

Germaine Thibaut (Fund)

Support for the welfare of vulnerable residents in Halle. Prevention and control of life-threatening diseases, especially cancer. Humanitarian, medical emergencies around the wor…

Press Releases

Solidarity with flood victims

29 07 2021

After the floods in 2021, the King Baudouin Foundation is pleased to contribute its resources, know-how and networks to strengthen citizens' solidarity with their fellow citizens…

Cycling for everyone! - The Bikes in Brussels Fund has awarded almost 600,000 euros to eight new projects

26 07 2021

Stories

Gasol Foundation tackles child obesity in disadvantaged neighbourhood of Barcelona

Children and young people Healthy living Calls for projects / Local Hub

“We consider a child’s family and broader relational context, rather than focusing narrowly on nutrition only.”
Cristina Ribes
Safalín project director

Community garden as a meeting place

Calls for projects / Local Hub

“I believe we have already made great strides in this direction and have turned an underused, 400-m² site into a green jewel.”
David Reuter
Head of FRI-X-BERG youth art school

Raised beds in a cemetery

Calls for projects / Local Hub

"The children and even young people are incredibly proud of themselves when they see how their plants have grown.”
Luciana Saalbach
Head of Prinzessinnengarten project in Berlin