Dear Citizenfund sympathizer,
We look forward to sharing with you our March news and the many projects that are blossoming within our community for the next month.
March : an eventful month for Citizenfund !
March was a particularly dynamic month for Citizenfund, marked by several key events that were important moments for our organization, enabling us to present our approach and inspire as many people as possible.
🇪🇸 First of all, we were invited to present our model at the Interreg Europe CROWD-FUND-MATCH with 8 European countries in Spain! But what really differentiates Citizenfund from a crowdfunding platform? Find out by clicking here.
🪩 We are also delighted with our partnership with Greenmix and our participation in their event. To stay informed and make sure you don’t miss out on any networking events, don’t hesitate to subscribe to their page ! It’s always a pleasure to meet you or to see you again. !
♻️ We also took part in the Hope fair alongside the Citizenfund Charleroi. The latter is about to roll out its strategy to raise its visibility and attract new cooperators, already benefiting from the support of personalities like Thomas Dermine !
🎓 We were also invited to Ephec to present Citizenfund to students of sustainable finance. This meeting enabled us to plant seeds by raising awareness among a younger audience of the importance of their voice and the possibility of having their ideas heard.
🎉 Finally, we had the opportunity to take part in a great evening at ICHEC dedicated to Citizenfund, where we presented how we work to a diverse audience of students, alumni, teachers and interested citizens. The panel was a real success, with incredible energy! Many thanks to Jérémy Van Mullem, Sarah Jonet and Matthieu Henkens for their participation, and to Hélène Cochaux for organizing the event in such an amazing way. Of course, we’d also like to thank all those who attended. It was a moving, inspiring and energetic evening !
This month has been rich in exchanges and encounters, reinforcing our conviction in Citizenfund’s mission. Thank you to all those who have participated and supported our actions. We look forward to continuing this adventure together !
The news of the projects
⚡ Brupower has installed its first 50 solar panels on the roof of the ASBL doucheFLUX in Brussels. This initiative will enable the ASBL to support its activities such as showers and laundry for the homeless, as well as social, medical and legal services. An important moment for the cooperative after 2 years of existence !
♻️ Join Yuman’s slow fashion challenge! From April 15 to 25, receive a challenge in your mailbox every 2 days. In all, 5 practical and accessible challenges to help you make the transition to a more eco-responsible dressing room. 🌱🗓
📰 April 5 marks the release of the next issue, the 160th, of Imagine Magazine ! This issue will be rich in content, with a survey of soils in Belgium, an article on Barbara Stiegler, a focus on the 30th anniversary of the Tutsi genocide, and an exploration of electric velorution. A perfect opportunity to enrich your knowledge !
🗳️ Keep up the momentum and don’t miss the 26th issue of Wilfried in mid-April to keep up with all the latest Belgian political news…
🎉 After months of preparation, “La Menuiserie” of Novacitis has successfully opened its doors !
On April 11, they will be holding their first conference on the theme of « Cultivating Sustainable Solutions in Business ». An excellent opportunity to discover the building at the same time ! 😉
🥂 It’s also a time of celebration for Imagine Coop, which inaugurated its new offices in… La Menuiserie! It’s great to see the Citizenfund ecosystem working together..
🪵 Sonian Wood Coop took part in the Collectible Fair! The company is increasingly specializing in the production of designer furniture. At this event, they exhibited “Accalmie”, a table created in collaboration with BC Materials. It’s a new collaboration added to the Citizenfund ecosystem !
🥜Bulkbar attended the 2024 edition of the “Salon de l’Environnement de Travail et des Achats” (SETA) from March 26 to 28, an event showcasing the latest trends and innovations in sustainability and well-being at work. They were able to showcase their innovative concept of an eco-responsible dried fruit dispenser to a wide audience!
🛍️ The spring-summer collection is just around the corner at Coucou, with new lower prices. Don’t hesitate to discover what their store has to offer!
🚴♀️ Urbike conducted a survey to take stock of the main challenges facing last-mile deliveries for companies in the city. They are still looking for answers. If your company could benefit from their services, don’t hesitate to take part in the survey.
🐴 Hyppy continues its partnership with Impala-Coaching to offer team-building events combining work and relaxation, in the privileged setting of the Boitsfort racecourse and the Bois de la Cambre. With the arrival of fine weather, don’t hesitate to submit this idea to your company and support initiatives like this one!
👩🏻🌾 Ma Ferme is looking for a market gardener who would like to contribute to the development of Ma Ferme, in collaboration with their market gardener Bert. If you think someone might be interested, please let them know!
👀 Discover some photos of the collaboration between Mundo Lab and Relieve Furniture ! This is the third collaboration in this newsletter, and we’re more than delighted ! 😄
👋 Join Give A Day on April 25 for an event where Brussels-based associations and NGOs will meet to discuss the issue of volunteering: how to find competent, motivated and committed volunteers? How can you ensure long-term collaboration with your volunteers?
👨🌾 Linked Farm has joined the “Logistics in Wallonia” ecosystem, where many of their Walloon partners are already in contact. Logistics is the key to success in short circuits. A promising collaboration!
♻️ Polyperception and five other innovative sustainable projects have been awarded a grant from the City of Antwerp to develop their technology! Polyperception will use this grant to focus particularly on developing their artificial intelligence for bottle recognition and sorting.
🚲 Hooba took part in Tour & Taxi’s Bike Brussels! It was the perfect time to test different models of electric bikes to be integrated into organizations to improve mobility!
⛺ Evazion has been forced to end the Citizenfund adventure… However, the adventure continues with Hutoppia, a renowned French company in the field of nature camping, which will buy back our shares for half their value. It’s a little less cheerful news to conclude this newsletter, but it shows that the seeds we sow are not vain…
Want to get more involved in the Citizenfund adventure?
🌿 Citizenfund is actively looking for someone to join our Board as a spokesperson for nature !
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us at info@citizenfund.coop to find out more.
👥 In a month and a half, the Citizenfund Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place… It’s about time we ask you if any of you would like to be (re)elected to sit on the selection committee and challenge Citizenfund projects before they are presented to the cooperators…
You’re all welcome if you’d like to get a little more involved, at the rate of an hour a month or even every two months… !