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
2023C - 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!
2023B - 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
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 announcedGrantees
Gram Vikas Trust
Purchase and supply of ventilators for the relief of Covid patients under the care of the Rhythm Heart Institute (Vadodara, India).
Comune Santa Luce PI
Renovation of a post-Covid 19 meeting place for young and old in Santa Luce, Italy, to stimulate social life.
Solidarité Grands Froids
Offer of clothes, educational/computer materials to students in financial difficulty as a result of the pandemic.
Publications & data
Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives
Fair Energy Transition for All
Empower the voices that are being left out of the Energy Transition debate and develop policy recommendations for a fairer energy transition.
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
Osterrieth-Speth (Fund)
Support for solidarity projects helping underprivileged people. The founder’s family members take an active role in managing the fund.
Cultureghem (Friends of Fund)
Philanthropists support Cultureghem's projects to create a more humane city by reclaiming public space through mutual support and inclusiveness
Germaine Van Gehuchten (Fund)
Biennial financial support for one or more initiatives that have a multiplier effect or demonstrate social innovation.
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
Building a home for all in Forbidden Colours
Vulnerability and exclusion
"What I see with Forbidden Colours is this same desire to make sure that we can achieve this space where people are not excluded, where it's not ‘us against them’ but ‘what connects us to them’?"
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."