Vulnerability and exclusion
Supporting initiatives that help people living in poverty.
Alongside measures taken by government bodies, thousands of organisations, associations and individuals (professionals and volunteers) work to combat poverty. As a Foundation, we hold very dear the desire to play our part in building greater solidarity in the world.
Our activities
- we provide financial support to associations and organisations that offer help to those living in poverty
- we identify new forms of poverty through grassroots information and observation and we test new approaches to fighting poverty
- we implement new methods of listening to people who are disadvantaged or who feel they have been downgraded in society
- and we conduct advocacy among government bodies and citizens to attract their attention to the realities and needs of those living in poverty.
Vulnerability and exclusion is part of the programme Social justice & poverty
Calls for projects
2023A - 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.
Selection announced
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.
Selection announced
2022B - 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.
Selection announcedGrantees
Chabad
Distribution of food parcels and warm meals to poor families, provision of mental and physical support, an anonymous helpline and help to find work for them.
Teach For Belgium
Helping teachers to be more resilient and so strengthen the resilience of less motivated pupils and reduce school dropout in the classes of new teachers.
Stadt Rheinberg
Repair of apartments for refugees, provision of free rent, energy, water, heating and the Internet, with support from the mayor and Solvay volunteers.
Publications & data
Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives
Solidarity Accounts Schools
Fundraising to enable schools to financially intervene on behalf of children from underprivileged families and improve their chances of successfully completing their school year…
Funds and philanthropic tools
Help Ukranians in Belgium (Giving Cercle)
With this Giving Circle, the King Baudouin Foundation will support initiatives in Belgium that come to the aid of Ukrainian refugees.
Georges (Fund)
Support for projects of solidarity for vulnerable people in Marche-en-Famenne and projects that fight poverty and hunger in particularly hard-hit developing countries.
Solvay Solidarity (Fund)
The Group’s executives and shareholders provide help to employees and local communities around the world who are seriously affected by the Covid-19 crisis or any other natural or…
Press Releases
When only solidarity enables you still to eat
In response to the challenges facing the food aid sector, the KBF is supporting 71 organisations, for a total of €500,000.
Energy crisis: almost 3 million euros in support for around 500 organisations fighting poverty
Following the Energy Crisis call, the KBF has been supporting almost 500 organisations that fight poverty, providing a total of almost 3 million euros.
Inequality among Belgians regarding use of digital essential services
Inequality among Belgians regarding use of digital essential services. A study conducted on the initiative of the KBF gives an overview of inequality linked to the use of these s…
Stories
At Accueil Montfort, women in situations of exclusion find help and comfort
Vulnerability and exclusion
"This support helps soften the blow and avoids us having to increase the residents’ financial contribution.”
Comme Chez Nous: emergency social care during the COVID-19 crisis
Vulnerability and exclusion
"The support we received is enabling the association to breathe a little more easily and deal with the most urgent expenses."