door admin | nov 17, 2017 | belangenbehartiging, Press Releases
Author: Veronica Lari Context According to UNHCR’s latest updates, more than 1 million Syrian refugees live in Lebanon[1], meaning that it now hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees per capita in the world. The government of Lebanon is consistently refusing to...
door admin | nov 17, 2017 | belangenbehartiging, onderwijs, Press Releases
Author: Julie Baijot Introduction According to the UNHCR’s latest Global Trends report “Forced Displacement”, 65.6 million individuals were forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict, violence, or Human Rights violations during 2016.[1] Among these 65.6...
door admin | nov 2, 2017 | eMPOWERMENT, Press Releases, Projects, SB Espoir
SB Espoir provides weekly activities to refugee[1] youth living in Red Cross and Fedasil centers in Brussels, engaging the youth in activities ranging from chocolate-making to bike repairs. We stood around the table at Laurent Gerbaud’s Chocolat Workshop, in the...
door admin | nov 1, 2017 | Press Releases
As of now, donors living and paying tax in the USA can make tax-deductible donations to SB OverSeas asbl, following the agreement of a new partnership between them and the King Baudouin Foundation US (KBFUS). The KBFUS is the US arm of the Belgian Fondation Roi...
door admin | sep 1, 2017 | Emergency Aid, Our campaigns, Press Releases
It’s September, which means that here in Brussels, the air is getting crisper, and we’re starting to pull out the jackets and coats. September means that winter is coming, and at SB Overseas, that means that we’re thinking about clothing. There’s an old survival rule...
door admin | jun 18, 2017 | Events, Press Releases
BRUSSELS – On June 16, SB OverSeas invited its supporters to break the Ramadan fast at the Birmingham Palace on Rue de Birmingham, Anderlecht. Among the hundreds of guests were volunteers of the SB Event group who organized this event, their families and...