Local and regional citizen involvement
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
Fund for Future - call 2024
support for youth and children's activities in Lennik & Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
OngoingSeal of approval "Louise in Ré"
Award of the "Louise in Ré" seal of approval to East Belgian schools (primary schools and kindergartens).
Selection announced2024B - 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.
OngoingGrantees
Projectwerking Ringland 2023: realisatie Toekomstverbond / Projet Ringland (ring d’Anvers) : Réalisation du ‘Toekomstverbond’
Project Ringland on the study and promotion of mobility and structural planning in and around Antwerp with respect for quality of life and health.
Projectwerking Ringland rond heraanleg en overkapping van de Ring van Antwerpen / Projet Ringland : reconstruction et recouvrement du Ring d'Anvers grâce à l'Alliance de l'avenir
Project Ringland on the study and promotion of mobility and structural planning in and around Antwerp with respect for quality of life and health.
Projectwerking Ringland / Opération Ringland
Support for the project Ringland on the study and promotion of mobility and structural planning in and around Antwerp with respect for quality of life and health.
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
KRC Genk Foundation (Fund Friends of)
Philanthropists support projects that support vulnerable groups in society, including the disadvantaged, young people, the unemployed, ... supports and (re-)integrates.
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…
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.
Press Releases
Solidarity with flood victims
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…