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

2024B - 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.

Ongoing

2024A - 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 announced

Grantees

Tsedaka: aid for disadvantaged people and war refugees

This association helps disadvantaged people with food packages, activities, their job search and social support, among other things. They also provide shelter for war refugees.

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

Younited Belgium (Friends of Fund)

Philanthropists support local initiatives that help change the situation of homeless people thanks to sport.

LAUREL² (Fonds)

The objectif of the Fund is to serve present and future generations by supporting projects and activities of general interest with a cultural, social or ecological purpose.

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’?"
Lukas Dhont

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.”
Elisabeth Deladrier
Director, Accueil Montfort

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."
Sophie Crapez
Director, Comme Chez Nous