Projects 2009
We have the pleasure of presenting 36 projects that were selected by the Proximus Foundation in 2009.
AFrAHM – Brussels
Discover the world and meet new people via social and cultural activities.
Organize social and cultural activities for mentally challenged youth.
Phragmites – Mons-Obourg
Creation of an educational orchard
Plant an orchard in the school quarter so that students can obtain practical experience in fruit cultivation and hedge-pruning.
Aux Sources - Huy
Organization of bike trips
Organize biking activities for students who have dropped out of school.
A l’Ombre de l’Espoir asbl - Brussels
The pen is mightier than the sword
Organize creative writing workshops to encourage young people to reflect on juvenile delinquency.
Mentor-Escale asbl - Brussels
Helping immigrant minors who drop out of school and living on their own.
Set up a school program to guide young immigrants living on their own.
Solidaricité – Brussels
Civic action for and by young people
Organize activities to raise awareness about civic action and hold creative workshops for vulnerable young people.
SOS Jeunes – Quartier Libre – Brussels
Run away . . . then what?
Develop an information leaflet about taking care of young runaways.
Embarquement immédiat – Beyne-Heusay (Boarding now)
Training on caring for the disabled
Train young disadvantaged girls between the ages of 14 and 18 to care for the disabled.
Soleil Espoir – Visé-Richelle
The "Arc-En-Ciel" (Rainbow) camp
Organize an integration camp with disabled and able-bodied children.
Itinéraires AMO – Brussels
When social emancipation meets active solidarity
Organize a workshop to adapt non-motorized vehicles for outdoor sporting activities for people with reduced mobility.
Solidarité Savoir asbl – Brussels
Young people exchange ideas on solidarity
Set up a network of young people from different social and cultural backgrounds so that they can share their experiences.
Service d’Actions Sociales asbl – Liège
Welcoming new arrivals
Organize fun, educational and creative activities to promote the integration of the children of newly arrived immigrants.
Hypothésarts – Namur
“Le Coeur des enfants léopards” (The Heart of the Leopard Children) based on the novel by Wilfried N’Sondé
Launch an artistic theater project on violence and aggression among youth.
Badje asbl – Brussels
Raising awareness to play together
Show two films to raise awareness among able-bodied children and monitors about the extra-curricular integration of disabled children.
Convergences – asbl
Drop-in day-care center “Etre bien ensemble”
Set up a new day-care center for children from disadvantaged families.
Couleur Café asbl – Malmédy
Towards a family school
Transform the current homework system into a family education system, in which parents are also involved and learn how to assist their children better.
Service de Santé Mentale Ariane – La Louvière
Putting my “self” first!
Boost self-confidence and identity among children of parents suffering from a mental illness.
Centre de Planning Familial de la Senne – Brussels
Focus on marginalized youth: promoting access to preventive care to enhance social integration
Facilitating access to medical care on Wednesday afternoons for disadvantaged youth, providing them with information which can help them in their life choices.
Ligue des droits de l’Enfant – Brussels
Official report: looking after ill or disabled childred in schools
Develop a booklet with information on how to care for ill or disabled children in schools.
OXY Jeunes asbl – Farciennes
“Bla bla bla”: young people have the floor
Give young people the opportunity to express their views in order to promote comprehension and acceptance by society.
Jamais Eux Sans Toi – Brussels
Being disabled is not a trade
Provide adapted training on the baker’s trade to mentally challenged adolescents.
De Katrol/De Mobile vzw – De Haan
De Mobile
Organize tutoring for children of immigrant or single parents who do not speak Dutch.
Kids – Antwerp
Indoor football for girls
Organize weekly indoor football for girls and take part in the new provincial competition.
Centrum voor Kinderzorg en Gezinsondersteuning – de Hummeltjes – Hasselt
Toys for the neighborhood child-care center “Het Bijennestje”
Procure educational games and toys for child-care aimed at vulnerable families.
KOCK De Hoge Kouter vzw – Kortrijk
Break out of the mold!
Organize biking activities to broaden the horizons of young people with a serious mental illness.
Centrum Kauwenberg – Antwerp
Learning support
Set up a learning support program for primary-school children living in cross-generational poverty.
Espero vzw – Opwijk
Internet: the first step in social assistance
Computerize aid services and help immigrant families to use them.
Centrum voor Maatschappelijke Gelijkheid in Jeugdwelzijn – Genk
Puppet theatre: help toddlers learn and master their mother tongue
Expand knowledge of children's mother tongue with hand-puppet shows
Reality Renee vzw – Sint-Amandsberg
Cyclos
Make social exclusion a topic of discussion via the youth theater.
RESOC Kempen – Turnhout
Super Mega Génial!
Create optimal growth opportunities by developing the talents of every child.
WZC Vinkenhof (Bejaardenclub vzw) – Houthalen-Helchteren
A garden for and by the young and old!
Create a school garden in collaboration with the elderly living in service flats and rest homes.
Beschermcomité Scouts in Gidsen Baden-Powell – Eeklo
Akabe joins in!
Adapt the infrastructure to improve the integration of children with a disability in regular youth activities.
Larf – Gent
The patron saint of all children
Organize a “Sinterklaas” party for and by the neighborhood.
Vereniging voor Islamitische Solidariteit – Race
Improving Dutch language proficiency through reading
Set up a reading class and a corner for reading aloud for children with a Dutch language deficiency.
VLOS vzw (Vluchtelingen Ondersteuning Sint-Niklaas) – Sint-Niklaas
Capturing the ROMA identity in photograhy
Organize a photography club to enable Roma youth to reflect on their identity.
Festival van Vlaanderen Gent en Historische Steden – Gent-Afsnee
Concerts in the dark
Improve access to the Flanders Festival concerts for blind and visually impaired children and young people.