The second microStart Microfinance Week will take place in Brussels from 27 to 31 May. [...]
Read more: MicroStart’s Microfinance Week begins soon!Actions: Sustainable Finance
Emeline Latt
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3000 athletes from all corners of Belgium came together from 8 to 11 May, to celebrate the 32nd edition of the Special Olympics National Games. [...]
Read more: Special Olympics Belgium, a fusion of sport and solidarityActions: Solidarity
Freddy Quidousse
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As a part of a team-building activity for 25 of its partners, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Italy joined forces with Associazione art4sport, a non-profit organization dealing with sport as a tool for physical and psychological recovery in kids and young people with limb prosthesis. [...]
Read more: Fencing for a greater causeActions: Solidarity
Claudio Rosa
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While in previous times, the word “robbed” may have conjured images of masked thieves, today’s criminals are much more sophisticated about using the telephone, mail and internet as a means of gaining access to the elderly’s money. [...]
Read more: Financial Education: Raising Awareness among Senior Citizens
Lily Ruiz
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As part of the “Service Etude” (Service in Education) project run by the SOS Jeunes – Quartier Libre not-for-profit association, the BNP Paribas Fortis Foundation recently organised an event inspired by the concept of speed dating. The event, held in early March, gave twenty young Brussels residents the opportunity to learn more about the bank [...]
Read more: Speed Dating for Job Seekers
Anne-France Simon
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Launched by BNP Paribas in 2012, the “We Are Tennis du coeur” programme represents a commitment to the community. It provides hospitalised children with entertainment, and also aims to help improve and equip their living space, play areas and reception areas. Its ultimate goal is to ensure that these kids are as comfortable as possible. [...]
Read more: We are tennis, and we are community-focused!Actions: Goodwill tennis
Emeline Latt
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Thanks to the efforts of social entrepreneur Hervé Baulme, 150 disabled individuals have been reintegrated into society, and 12,000 computers are recycled each year and sold at affordable prices to people in underprivileged circumstances. [...]
Read more: Social Entrepreneurs: In the words of Hervé BaulmeActions: Sustainable Finance
Thibault Couturier
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In a way, Alex Hannant’s role is to make sure that people, who got the inspiration, potentially through events like the ones Guy would have initiated, can turn their ideas into sustainable businesses.
Alex is indeed convinced that there is already a growing consciousness about climate change, scarce primary resources and increasing poverty, and also a [...]
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Florence Valle
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Creative HQ is an incubator, not especially specialized in Social Businesses. That’s what makes it interesting for us to meet with Nick Churchouse, Venture Manager at Creative HQ.
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Florence Valle
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IDE: to create income opportunities for poor rural households
Project Why: to create a model of education for for children in India
