De Keeting

De Keeting is a non-profit association based in Mechelen, Belgium working on poverty & hunger, community development, democracy & civil society.

De Keeting is a recognised association in Mechelen, Belgium, where people living in poverty speak for themselves. It works to reduce poverty by connecting people in poverty with each other and with the right services, strengthening their skills and self-reliance through empowerment. Its meeting room offers low-threshold services such as coffee, internet, laundry, meals and shower facilities, and it runs working groups, volunteer roles, a monthly parliament where members take part in decisions, and projects such as the Repair Café and Recht Oep ?!. De Keeting is also chair and driver of the KAN Armoede Netwerk, a local network that brings structural problems to policymakers, and it is a member of the Vlaams Netwerk Tegen Armoede.