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Newsletter of June 2024

The 10th of June!

On June 10th at 6:30 PM, Citizenfund is organizing a project networking event at ICHEC!

Two projects will be presented:

👉 Snappies, already supported by Citizenfund, is seeking funding to go even further! This is your chance to discover the significant impact of reusable diapers…

👉 Fairground, a social-purpose real estate cooperative, will present its non-speculative projects, explaining how it ensures affordable housing access.

Come alone or with company (open to everyone) and get inspired, discuss, and share your opinion!

Project news

🏠 A very media-rich month for Hellow, which was featured on RTBF’s show “Une Brique dans le Ventre” and also on CanalZ for Wallonia Plus.

🚲 The Hooba Mobility Challenge season is launched! The goal? Cover as many kilometers as possible on HOOBA shared vehicles within participating companies over a period of 4 weeks. Proximus, Sibelga, and Cofinimo have already started!

👨🏼‍🌾 Stephan (Ma Ferme) and Marek Hudon (ULB, Solvay) shared their observations on crowdfunding in impact economy on Tendance Première. Discover their contributions here.

🛋️ Relieve Furniture gives a second life to remaining stock and previous editions of the iconic Cruso brand! Everything is available at an incredible 50% off the market price by default.

🙌 Brupower welcomes Jérémy, who will take on the role of solar project developer, thus strengthening their team! You can meet him at Bru’pop on June 7th. Don’t hesitate to register!

📣 New month, new event! After SETA last month, Bulkbar participated in the Festival en Vrac. Local, organic, healthy, and fair-trade snacks are also making their way into our Fun Radio offices.

🌲 Discover “Accalmie”: a unique table designed by Corentin Mahieu in collaboration with Sonian Wood Coop, created with mycelium harvested from the Sonian Forest…

🎞️ On Friday, June 7th at 5 pm, discover at La Menuiserie, the documentary “Même pas peur: l’Éco-Anxiété comme moteur”. Eco-anxiety affects more and more people, and it’s important to talk about it. Vinz Kanté will also be present to share his personal and professional experience with eco-anxiety.

🐎 Among the services offered by Hyppy (teambuilding, birthdays, hippotherapy…), there is also the maintenance of parks and gardens with a mower adapted to horse traction. It’s a true ecological and social alternative! Less noise, less pollution, and more conviviality. Don’t hesitate to call Hyppy for eco-friendly mowing of your land.

🗣️ Why is earth the ultimate circular material? Nicolas Coeckelberghs from BC Materials delves deep into the incredible role earth can play as an abundant and healthy building material! By acting as a climate-mitigating material (reducing CO2 emissions) and adapting material (mitigating the effects of summer heatwaves), it offers so many advantages to people and the planet…

🗞️ The Belgian political scene is becoming increasingly feverish, and Wilfried offers a panoramic view of the situation with his latest issue (number 26), with insightful analysis and perspective! It’s time to dive into it.

💡 Give a Day is still looking for an “account & project manager” to help them grow and increase their positive social impact!

🎉 Yuman had the opportunity to celebrate its 5th anniversary! Discover their retrospective…

📰 Imagine COOP is pleased to welcome Vincent, a freelance journalist who has collaborated with La Libre Belgique, to replace Sarah Frères during her maternity leave. Wishing her a happy event!

🛋 90% of the furniture at Mundo Louvain-la-Neuve is upcycled! And this is thanks to sustainable providers such as Relieve Furniture. Magnificent!

The General Assembly

On May 27th, we held our Annual General Meeting!

A big thank you to all those who took the time to come, listen to us, ask questions, and help us evolve and sustain our citizen and cooperative model…You will receive the minutes via email soon.

Citizenfund X Meet my job

Discover our citizen initiative presented on Meet My Job!

…And here are some job offers for positions within companies and associations that are mobilizing for our planet and society:

💪 Yuman is actively seeking salespeople!

👉 Happy Hours Market is looking for:

  • A talented content creator
  • A logistics operator
  • A Senior Developer – Full stack

🤝 Urbike is still looking for a commercial development intern.

🤙 Relieve Furniture is also looking for a project management intern.

Don’t hesitate to apply and join committed teams!

 

See you soon !

The Citizenfund team