by HQ Team Communication officer | Mar 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Awareness, Belgium, Empowerment, Featured for Homepage, Lebanon, Press Releases
Women are not victims, and when empowered and included in peacekeeping operations, solutions are much more tangible and sustainable. This was the central message that resonated from a discussion on International Women’s Day at the UN University, of what could happen...
by HQ Team Communication officer | Feb 27, 2019 | Belgium, Education, Press Releases, SB Espoir, Volunteer Blogs, Volunteers - SB Espoir
If you think my following words will describe to you what refugee children and youth currently living in Brussels witnessed during the war, their dangerous journey to Europe and their everyday life, I am sorry to disappoint you. I will guide you through another...
by HQ Team Communication officer | Feb 27, 2019 | Belgium, Uncategorized
Every weekend the SB Espoir team not only spend time with the young refugees at the Red Cross of Belgium and Fedasil centres in Brussels, we also discover and learn new things. This is coupled with the emphasis on the personal development of these youth and fostering...
by HQ Team Communication officer | Jan 30, 2019 | Belgium, Press Releases, Projects, SB Espoir
How do you learn about someone when you don’t speak the same language? Or come from the same culture? Many people would find this to be a demanding task. How do you overcome it? In the case of young refugees that arrive to Belgium, this is a task encountered on a...
by admin | Dec 13, 2018 | Awareness, Belgium, Press Releases, Projects, SB Espoir
As the New Year approaches, I would like to take this chance to share a personal message to all of you: Last week we had our 50th SB Espoir activity for the year of 2018! For this special occasion and our last activity of the year with the newly partnered Fedasil...
by admin | Nov 30, 2018 | Advocacy, Awareness, Belgium, Emergency Aid, Empowerment, Press Releases
This week, SB OverSeas’ Maria Rosales stepped out of her role as volunteer coordinator for Brussels and Lebanon and into the role of interviewer. She spoke to S&D MEP Linda McAvan from the UK about advocating for women’s rights and the relationship of EU...