Maison des Jeunes de Soignies

Founded in 1970, Maison des Jeunes de Soignies is a community organisation based in Soignies, Belgium working on children & youth, education, arts & culture +2 more.

Maison des Jeunes de Soignies is a youth centre run as an ASBL in Soignies, Wallonia, Belgium. It is open without discrimination to young people aged roughly 12 to 26, offering a daily reception space, workshops, and cultural, artistic, sports and creative activities. Staffed by professional youth workers, it supports young people in organising their own projects and encourages citizenship, critical thinking and social participation. Its activities include a youth theatre committee that organises mediations and film debates, a youth council, an improvisation team and the Dournoi improv tournament, as well as an international project in Germany that produced an exhibition on far-right propaganda. The centre has operated since 1970 and is recognised by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles as a Centre de Jeunes. Membership requires an annual fee and a health form.