rue de progrès 231
1030 brussesls
Belgium
- Gender
Soutien Belge Overseas is a non-profit ASBL with its headquarters in Brussels monitoring and managing national and international activities. It operates on an average of 350.000 Euros from private sector donations, grants and project funds such as (King Roi Baudoin Foundation, COCOF, etc) with a staff of 5 and a group of volunteers. SBO operates education, professional training and empowerment centers for children and women in the middle east, organize integration programs for minor refugees and empowerment workshops for vulnerable women in Belgium. SBO has also an advocacy branch partnering up with platforms such as 11.11.11, CNCD, girls not bride, PICUM, MiddleEast platform, etc. In case of humanitarian crises, SBO tries to do all it can to be amongst the first on the ground providing urgent support and assisting in securing camps for relocated victims of war or natural disasters.
The overall SB OverSeas strategy is: Improving the living conditions of refugee communities in Europe and in the Middle East and empowering local communities in developing countries by developing projects, programs and activities aimed at fostering the human, social and cultural rights and capabilities of refugee communities and by building strategic partnerships at the local, European and international levels undertaking a multi-stakeholder approach while conducting advocacy work for the respect of refugee’s communities’ social, economic and cultural rights globally.
Belgium:
- SB Espoir program
- SB O2 Program
- Her choice, Her future
- SB Harmony
- Annual Event
Middle-East:
- Bukra Ahla centre
- Arsal centre
- Jasmin Camp
- Home Away From Home
- Dafsheh Helwe
- Refugee Journal
By creating synergies and partnership in the aim of promoting intercultural dialogue across the Euro-Mediterranean region. We can contribute to the "on the field" programs in Lebanon, Turkey & Europe as well as joining forces in advocacy efforts. We also could offer toolboxes in our areas of expertise and organise workshops as well as "train the trainer" programs in our headquarters in Brussels.
To have a bigger reach and a larger impact by partnering up with the network's civil society and to benefit from funds and projet calls available only to the ALF Network.