
Urban Product
Urban Product asbl
Belgium
About
Urban Product is a non-profit association based in Belgium working on community development, poverty & hunger, environment & climate +3 more.
Urban Product is a non-profit incubator of social innovations based in Belgium. It incubates and strengthens initiatives that redistribute sustainable solutions to increase social impact. Its two main projects are UP! Lokal, a local and inclusive food distribution initiative in Brussels, and UP! Energise, which connects diaspora communities with solar energy projects for schools, health centres, farms and water access in Cameroon, Senegal, Bangladesh, Somalia and other countries. The organisation applies a leave no one behind principle and funds projects through crowdfunding, diaspora investment and matching funds.
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UP! Lokal
ViewPoverty & Hunger · Belgium
Local food initiative distributing organic, seasonal fruit and vegetables through neighbourhood grocers and weekly baskets in Brussels, with unsold produce redirected to food recyclers and social restaurants.
UP! Energise
ViewEnvironment & Climate · Cameroon, Senegal, Bangladesh, Somalia, Benin, Chad, Jamaica
Solar energy projects for schools, health centres, farms, boreholes and villages, financed by diaspora investment and donations and installed by local technical partners.
Fair Energy
ViewEnvironment & Climate · Cameroon, Senegal, Somalia, Bangladesh
Model that channels diaspora funds and remittances into crowdfunded solar and water projects, with matching funds from partner foundations.
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UP!Lokal winner
Le Bon Moment campaign winner
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Solarly, Nadji.Bi Group, Solar Shine, Kiekebich, Ferme du Montaval, Caring Hearts, Cosmos, Les Gastrosophes, Synergie Renouvelable, Fruit Collect, Iles de Paix
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