Local Initiatives
Strong local connections form the basis for a caring society.
There are so many local initiatives in which the warm generosity of people helps build close and genuine connections. They are the glue that binds a strong society and the best remedy against polarisation.
As a Foundation, we wish to reach out to, support and bring together these projects, their initiators and their participants in all corners of our country. That way, we can breathe life into this crucial social fabric, bolstered by in-depth insight into what it is that people truly need. In doing so, we ensure that not a single citizen is overlooked, because at the local level too, every individual matters.
Local in brief
- The local reflex: where relevant, we transpose a programme or project to the local level.
- Build and strengthen a network of satellites to encourage the development of local funds.
Local initiatives is part of the programme Local
Calls for projects
2025A - 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.
Ongoing2025A - Project Accounts - King Baudouin Foundation
The Foundation helps collect funds for innovative projects which serve the general interest. The Belgian donations for project accounts are tax deductable.
Ongoing
Brussels Leaders Fund - Call for applications for change-makers in Brussels!
Encouraging Brussels residents to develop their leadership skills and to initiate projects that improve the quality of life in their neighborhood.
Selection announcedGrantees
Natuurpunt afdeling de Wielewaal
Realignment of the Bollaak in Emblem: removal of illegal constructions, nature restoration after purchase of affected plots, etc.
OCMW HALLE
Project to support vulnerable women in Halle.
Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives
Funds and philanthropic tools
Lion's Footprint (Bedrijfsfonds)
Participation in sustainable development through support for efforts and structural change to reduce the use of plastic, food waste and CO2 emissions. The fund aims to encourage …
Press Releases
Stories
Gasol Foundation tackles child obesity in disadvantaged neighbourhood of Barcelona
Local Initiatives
“We consider a child’s family and broader relational context, rather than focusing narrowly on nutrition only.”
Community garden as a meeting place
Local Initiatives
“I believe we have already made great strides in this direction and have turned an underused, 400-m² site into a green jewel.”
Raised beds in a cemetery
Local Initiatives
"The children and even young people are incredibly proud of themselves when they see how their plants have grown.”