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SB OverSeas

Acronym: SB OverSeas

General Information

Identification Code: 354194227301-15
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 5/26/2017
Last Update: 5/15/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: SB OverSeas is a non-profit organization for sustainable development working in the fields of integration and inclusion of refugee and migrant communities. We help vulnerable groups fleeing conflict zones in Belgium and the Middle East. We run innovative educational development and empowerment programs for migrant and refugee communities in Brussels and Lebanon, while advocating for their rights at the local, national and European levels. SB OverSeas operates both in Belgium, where its headquarters are based, Africa and in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon. In the Middle East, we engage with local communities to support educational and empowerment programs targeted to local needs. For children, we provide informal education to save them from a lost generation and enable them to enter the formal school system. For women, we offer empowerment, capacity building and psychological support to build a better future.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Borders and security
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Enlargement
  • External relations
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Public health
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • sub-national
  • global
  • european
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: aiming: A world where women and children can feel safe, hopeful, healthy, and where they are able to shape their own future, notwithstanding their legal conditions and country of origin Responding to the ongoing migration crises currently affecting the economic, institutional, and social development of any given society Building peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all, and building inclusive institutions, as recommended by the SDG 16 of the United Nations Agenda 2030 Building multicultural societies. • EU comprehensive strategy, EU regional strategy for Syria, EU resilience agenda, EU agenda on migration • migration and development • migration and integration • migration and local economic development • Social policies affecting migrants and refugees: employment, education, housing, youth, humanitarian aid • coping with humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East • AMIF funding programme and other EU funding relevant to the above issues
Communication Activities: Our actions include: • Promoting social inclusion of vulnerable youths living in Brussels: - Promotion of European citizenship values and civic engagement through youth activities; - Pedagogical, recreational and sports activities in groups every weekend; - Monthly excursions and visits in Brussels (national and European institutions); - Promotion of discussion, debates, and round-table activities to foster dialogue and exchange of ideas; - Civic engagement activities: volunteering activities with homeless people, refugees and the elderly every trimester. • Promoting the integration of refugee youth in Belgium: - Fostering inclusion and dissemination of European ethics and values like mutual respect, appreciation of diversity, tolerance, equality, respect for human rights, peace, etc; - Promotion of intercultural dialogue and exchanges through the participation of local volunteers (young adults and youth); - Recreational and sports activities every weekend; - Special events (i.e. exchange with a school, visits in Brussels, organisation of special sports day such as bicycling trips etc.) • Responding to emergencies and crises: - Analysis and mapping of the immediate needs of internally displaced persons in Syria, and the most vulnerable refugees in Lebanon and Turkey. - Collecting donations from citizens in Belgium and other European countries (through partner organisations) such as warm clothing, footwear, bedding, non-perishable foods, school equipment, toys and books. - Shipment of donations in containers to Turkey and Lebanon. - Collection and distribution of donations to IDPs and refugees in conflict-affected areas in Syria, and in refugee camps in Lebanon and Turkey. • Participating in the global effort to provide education and life skills to refugee children: - running catch-up schools for refugee children who have not had access to education in the last 1 to 3 years. - Prioritising orphaned and unaccompanied children; - Working with international NGOs on the ground to train new teachers; - delivering literacy classes for illiterate youth who are no longer of compulsory school age; - delivering empowerment, awareness-raising and daily life skills programs for youth. • Empowerment programme for women refugees - Promoting economic empowerment of women through the provision of vocational trainings in a marketable skill (sewing, knitting, jewelry-making, hairstyling, etc.) - Job-finding support service, to help women find a job and support their families. - Literacy and numeracy classes to promote social empowerment - Self-development courses to allow women to strengthen their capacities and gain back their self-confidence, whilst simultaneously creating a mutual support network. • Providing support and counselling to women and children through trained professionals in social and psychological welfare: - Supporting mothers and single-parents to help rebuild and strengthen their capacities after bereavement, trauma and displacement. - Supporting families in planning ahead despite the current difficulties. - Extracurricular psychosocial activities for children preparing them to deal with and overcome their traumas. In addition to our programmes, SB OverSeas organizes various events and campaigns with volunteers to collect donations, and to bring our actions in development and humanitarian aid to the attention of the Belgian public. We also partner with various associations working towards the same goals to heighten the impacts of actions.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Rue de Progrès 231Schaerbeek 1030
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: rue du progres
Post Code: 1030
City: BRESSELS
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 3
Members: 8
Members F T E: 6.75
Info Members: 240 volunteers /yearly

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Fedasil https://www.fedasil.be/language_selection CAF https://www.cafonline.org/ CCOF http://www.ccf.brussels/ CNCD https://www.cncd.be/ PCI https://pci.cfwb.be/ https://www.thenetworkforsocialchange.org.uk/ https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/ https://picum.org/fr/
Organisation Members: GH https://gruenhelme.de/ https://www.addax-oryx-foundation.org/fr