The Foundation P&V supports active citizenship and fights against social exclusion of young people.

The P&V Foundation announces the results of the Connecting You(th) call for projects

14 organizations will work to facilitate mutual encounters and overcome social divisions between young people through projects of inclusion, education, promotion of entrepreneurship or citizenship, culture, media and sport.

Discover the list of supported organizations. ( available in french and dutch)

Second meeting of the Youth forum

The youth forum met as a jury for a weekend to select the winning organizations for the Connecting Youth call for projects. Intense debates but a real experience of citizen participation for our 20 youngsters. 

Discover the video!

European project Erasmus + KEEP (Key engaging educational practices)

Calling secondary education teachers! The aim of KEEP is to share the good practices applied by secondary school teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain contact with students and reduce the risk of early school leaving. 

In order to pool the best practices put in place by teachers, we are looking for teachers for a European survey. If you are a teacher or know a teacher, feel free to participate by completing the online survey before 31th of january.

Citizenship award 2021

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On Tuesday 30 November 2021, the P&V Foundation gave its 17th Citizenship Award to Jean Drèze. The Citizenship Award is awarded annually to individuals who have shown exemplary commitment to an open, democratic and tolerant society. Jean Drèze is receiving the prize for his work as a development economist and his fight for social equality in India and elsewhere.

New Connecting You(th) call for projects:Submit your application before November 30th!

The P&V Foundation launches the Connecting You (th) call for projects to facilitate mutual meetings between young people and / or the achievement of common objectives that may concern the (para) school environment, the neighborhood, free time / leisure . In this way, it is possible to promote not only mental well-being, but also societal well-being and cohesion in society.

The P&V Foundation is looking for candidates for its youth forum.

As part of its new project 'Connecting You(th) Overcoming social divides' , the P&V Foundation initiates a youth forum, so as to offer twenty young people aged 17 to 23 the opportunity to gain experience in active citizenship. Do you know someone who meets the criteria in your family or circle of friends?

Please feel free to share our call for applications.
 

CITIZENSHIP AWARD 2020

On Sunday 2 May 2021 during the Difference Day, the P&V Foundation will give out its 16th Citizenship Award to the journalist and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab.

The Citizenship Award is an annual award conferred to a person, initiative or organisation, of Belgian or international origin, whose activity has shown exemplary commitment to promoting an open, democratic, tolerant society.This year, the jury chose to reward the career of a female journalist from Syria, for her active and militant citizenship.

She works passionately in favour of freedom of speech and respect for the opinion of others, human rights, the right to health care, as well as the safety of nurses and doctors. This prize will be awarded during the “Difference Day” on May 2 2021 in Bozar, Brussels.

Download the booklet on the Award Winner 2020

The P&V Foundation announces the results of the “Linking Youth Up” and “Guiding Youth” calls for projects.

The budget of one million euros released by the P&V Group has made it possible to support 66 associations throughout Belgium and has enabled 1,300 young people to receive a new computer and guidance to strengthen their digital skills.