Brussels Airport Fund

An inclusive community care garden where people with intellectual disabilities, volunteers and local residents come together.

From collecting waste from the Brussels Canal to organising workshops on plastic pollution: discover how volunteers are working towards cleaner waterways and a more liveable environment.

• Le Courtileke is implementing a neighbourhood composting initiative in Kraainem, with educational workshops that reduce waste and bring neighbours together. 
• Ter Ursulinen (De Buurtwinkel) is developing an intergenerational community garden in the heart of Brussels, where neighbours grow vegetables together and connect. 
• De Windroos KOV vzw is greening its school grounds in Machelen and promoting outdoor learning in collaboration with the local community. 
• Parckfarm T&T is strengthening a Brussels neighbourhood with a shared vegetable garden where students, residents, and volunteers learn and create together. 
• Nido vzw is developing an inclusive care garden in Haren, bringing together people with disabilities, young people, and local residents. 
• KieM Montessori is transforming its playground in Kessel-Lo into a green, biodiverse learning and living space for hundreds of children. 
• Fédération bruxelloise des professionnel.le.s de l’Agriculture Urbaine (FedeAU) is organising a festival that makes urban agriculture visible and invites citizens to meet and participate. 
• Vers’ailes from Neder-over-Heembeek is boosting the confidence of beginner female cyclists through traffic lessons, practical workshops, and shared cycling moments. 
• Adem vzw – Ademhof is building a shared garden in Wezemaal where residents with intellectual disabilities and neighbours meet in a green setting. 
• Mfc Combo vzw is creating a neighbourhood food forest in Leuven to bring young people and neighbours together around nature experiences and relaxation. 
• City to Ocean is engaging local residents and schools to make the Brussels canal cleaner and more vibrant through kayaking actions and education.