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Welcome to our blog page where stories come together and voices are heard. We share inspiring interviews with both internal team members and the partners who support our mission. Through compelling stories, we would love to take you into the world of the organisations and individuals who receive our support.
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Ann Claes, CEO of JBC: "You are happier as a person when you give something back to someone else"
JBC is not just another Belgian clothing chain. It is a warm family business actively working for a better world for children. For instance, they have been a partner of

Yannick Derudder: "I see my role as building bridges and connecting hearts for a higher purpose."
Have you known Yannick yet? A regular, warm force at OVWB - Entrepreneurs For a Warm Belgium. You can read exactly what his role entails and what drives him here. More

Patrick from TD Synnex: "Meanwhile, I know that behind every laptop to be refurbished will be a warm story"
Patrick Steenssens heads TD Synnex's Benelux Region and Logistics Europe. A warm IT distribution company where they like to use their specialisation to contribute to

Hilde and Evi from Saigo Star Forest: "You learn at school, but you learn so much more by going out"
Hilde Verboven is headmaster at Saigo Sterrenbos. A warm school for special education in Mol, where Evi Sannen also works as a speech therapist and is responsible for the GOK policy (policy for

Charlotte D'halewin, operations manager at OVWB: "By collaborating with other organisations, our initiatives have lasting impact on the children"
Charlotte D'halewin has been operations manager at Entrepreneurs For a Warm Belgium since February 2022. Her role? To tackle, coordinate and strengthen projects that tackle disadvantaged poverty. Whence the passion to combat disadvantaged poverty

Birgit from IDEA Sustainability: "OVWB has a warm network in which we are happy to play a guiding and inspiring role"
IDEA Consult is a warm consultancy firm that assists our partners in the field of sustainability. So they can continue to donate and help eliminate underprivileged poverty. SDG Coordinator Birgit Verspeek

Leo and Edwy of Onthaalgroep Grimbergen: "Children should never be the victims of poverty"
For some 30 years, the Warm Reception Group Grimbergen has been committed to helping refugees in their region. In doing so, they can use any kind of support. At OVWB, thanks to

Quiso employees: "It is important that initiatives come not only from companies but also from people like us"
The Bilzen company Quiso has already organised several hot initiatives to fight against underprivileged people. Marketing staff N. and A. would like to tell you which ones they are and what role OVWB plays in this

Jef and David of Ligo Kempen: "OVWB wants to do more than just hand out devices, they want to create real impact with vulnerable target groups"
Ligo runs tailor-made courses for low-literate adults. A while ago, they started the BENO pathway, a switching pathway for young people leaving OKAN education (reception class for non-native newcomers). For this

Liesbeth Eysermans of Hestia: "With our own projects and by supporting OVWB, we want to give back to the community"
Hestia is a thoroughly Mols, fourth-generation family business with a five-part operation: property development, construction, leasing, acquisitions and internal renovations. They convey that family feeling by supporting various warm initiatives.

9,288 children and 3,259 families helped: how OVWB fights hunger
At Entrepreneurs For a Warm Belgium, we believe that no child should go hungry. Yet this is still the daily reality for thousands of children and families. With our

Lisa Dewinter of Telenet: "A smaller organisation like OVWB makes a direct and tangible impact on local communities"
That a big organisation like Telenet joined forces with a small player like Entrepreneurs for a Warm Belgium was a very pleasant surprise for us. Why did they do it?

Read how we make sport and culture accessible to every child with our warm initiatives
Culture nurtures every child's creativity and imagination. But not all children have access to these opportunities. With our warm initiatives, we want to reduce this inequality and ensure that

52 % of low-skilled young people have poor digital skills: this is how we tackle digital inclusion with OVWB
The digitalisation of our society is going faster and faster. But far from everyone is on board with this. There are still many children, young people and families who are digitally excluded.

Jeroen Bogaert of Ikea: "The Heartware project is a good action to show our employees that we are locally connected as a multinational
The vision of furniture giant Ikea? "To create a better everyday life for the many people." A warm slogan they are only too happy to promote. Service Manager Jeroen Bogaert explains