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Sofina Covid Solidarity Fund (Corporate Fund)

Education and the development of talentsEurope and International

Support of initiatives targeting specific challenges in healthcare systems and services and the digital gap in education in Western Europe, Singapore and India as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

Valentin Russanov
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What is it about?

The Sofina Covid Solidarity Fund has made 20m euros available to initiatives in Western Europe, India and Singapore that address specific challenges in healthcare systems and services and the digital divide in education.

These are two key issues directly related to Sofina's target sectors and which have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Fund was established in July 2020 for a period of 2 years. A call for applications identified more than 10 projects that are currently underway.

Have benefited from support

Kaivalya Education Foundation

Creating educational systems that look to the future, Madhya, Pradesh, India.

Institutionalise the 2020 national teaching policy and favour transformative 21st century teaching based on overall child development.

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The Red Pencil (Europe)

Ensuring the impact of Red Pencil after the ending of the Covid Solidarity Fund.

Diversification of the fundraising strategy, increasing visibility and research into art therapy to position Red Pencil as an expert able to work with large NGOs and the EU.

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Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

ACT EdTech Ambition Programme

Eliminate the learning gap for primary school students from low-income families in India through the EdTech Ambition Program and prepare them for the future.

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Agir pour l'École

Développement et essaimage inédit du programme Lecture numérique d’Agir pour l’École

Complete digital reading modules that allow (vulnerable) pupils to practice independently in order to prevent school dropout and reduce the digital divide.

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EducIT

EducIT : "Rentrée Numérique" en Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles

In the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, make effective use of digital resources and infrastructure in secondary education, in collaboration with technopedagogues.

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Agir pour l'enseignement

Accélérer le déploiement du numérique éducatif dans l’enseignement secondaire en FWB

Organize the support of techno-pedagogues, the accompaniment of digital referents in schools and teachers to accelerate the deployment of digital education in secondary education…

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United Way of Bengaluru

Step One: a citizens' initiative to support COVID-19 resource management.

Online recruitment of a pool of (trained) volunteers to provide fast help to citizens affected by Covid, in line with the government's vaccination efforts.

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Fondation Saint-Luc

Comprendre la pandémie de SRAS-CoV-2 et y faire face grâce à la biologie des systèmes et à la médecine de réseau

Develop a holistic approach based on systems biology to discover new pathogenic mechanisms of Covid-19 and identify more effective treatments.

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BringChange Foundation Inc. (TrustCircle)

In collaboration with UNICEF - India, scale mental health and psychosocial support, foster emotional resilience and wellbeing for youth across India starting with four states Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, and Maharashtra..

Through TrustCircle's Social Emotional Learning (SEL) platform, 40 organizations provide psychosocial and mental support to Covid-affected youth in India.

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2025 Ernest Solvay Fund

Fostering STEM Education, Planet progress and better life for communities around Solvay

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Financiële leermiddelen - Oproep 2025

Development of attractive tools to better understand and manage finances

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Affordable innovations for mobility

Supporting purpose-driven start-ups developing affordable hardware solutions to enhance mobility and/or quality of life for people with limited mobility.

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Other publications

FACT SHEET: Africa, Latin America & Asia

KBF’s engagement in 2024 in Africa, Latin America and Asia in facts and figures.
Fact sheet Africa Latin-America Asia 2024

FACT SHEET: Africa, Latin America & Asia

KBF’s engagement in 2023 in Africa, Latin America and Asia in facts and figures.

Ere Numérique: le temps du débat / Het Digitale tijdperk: tijd voor een debat

Report of the Friday Group to the King Baudouin Foundation: to further enrich public debate, the thoughts of ten researchers on the place of digital technology in our society.
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Other philantrophy

Mothers at Risk (Fund)

Europe and International

Support projects that fight for the right to quality, respectful maternal health care for all women, and to end maternal and infant mortality and morbidity.

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Ernest du Bois (Fund)

Social justice & povertyEducation and the development of talents

Support for promising engineering students as well as for projects combatting water poverty.

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UCB Innovation for Health Equity Fund

Europe and InternationalHealth

Support for initiatives raising awareness about epilepsy, increasing the diagnosis capacity and improving the acceptance of persons living with the disease.

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Philea

Trust, philanthropy and moral ambition – 3rd edition of Philea Forum closes in Ghent

31 05 2024
Europe and International

The 2024 Philea Forum took place in Ghent, where 780 participants convened to dive into the theme of “Trust and Philanthropy”. The King Baudouin Foundation hosted the forum this…

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Next step to a Single Market for Philanthropy

16 05 2024
Europe and International

King Baudouin Foundation, together with Philea and its partners and the Lex Mundi network, updated the status of the Single Market for Philanthropy in the EU by compiling data in…

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Unlocking the potential of international philanthropy

09 04 2024
Europe and International
Education and the development of talents

The King Baudouin Foundation launches Myriad Europe, marking its commitment to unlocking the full potential of international philanthropy in association with its partners in the …

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Inspiring engagement!

Teamwork key to tapping stars’ potential to drive change

Global philanthropy

“If you’re an athlete with a million people following you on social media, you have ambitions that go far beyond scoring goals … A lot of the magic is in the co-creation process.”
Thomas Preiss
co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Common Goal
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“In Ukraine there are no grey areas anymore”

Global philanthropy

"Independent media are essential during such dramatic times. Liga.net continues to fulfill its mission thanks to donors such as the King Baudouin Foundation."
Yulia Bankova
editor-in-chief of Liga.net, an Ukrainian business daily newspaper
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