Sant'Egidio België

Founded in 1968, Sant'Egidio België is a faith-based organisation based in Antwerpen, Belgium working on poverty & hunger, peace & conflict, refugees & migration +6 more.

Sant'Egidio België is the Belgian branch of the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic lay movement founded in Rome in 1968. It combines prayer with practical commitment to people in poverty, offering services and friendship to homeless people, older people, children, young people, newcomers and refugees, and people with disabilities. Activities take place in Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven and Liège and include a restaurant for homeless people, peace education, co-housing, holiday programmes and Christmas meals. The community also advocates for peace and dialogue, opposes the death penalty and supports interreligious encounters. It is funded mainly by donations from supporters and legacies. The Dutch-speaking Belgian organisation Vereniging voor Solidariteit vzw brings together its social services, and SantEgidio BXL Europe vzw coordinates local and international activities from Brussels.