SB OverSeas
Budget
€383,989
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
8
6.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & 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.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Policies Targeted SB OverSeas aims to contribute to the implementation and advancement of EU policies related to migration, integration, humanitarian aid, and social inclusion, in line with the following EU initiatives and instruments: EU Comprehensive Strategy with Syria and the region (JOIN(2017)11) EU Resilience Agenda and EU Agenda on Migration (COM(2020)609) Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021–2027 Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) European Pillar of Social Rights and Social Economy Action Plan European Education Area and Youth Strategy 2019–2027 EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025 European Green Deal – Just Transition and inclusion dimensions Our activities aim to support a world where women and children can live in safety, health, and dignity, regardless of their legal status or country of origin, and to build peaceful, inclusive, and multicultural societies in line with SDG 16 of the UN 2030 Agenda. Through our programmes in Belgium, Lebanon, and Turkey, we focus on: Promoting social inclusion and European civic engagement among vulnerable youth in Brussels. Supporting integration of refugee youth through education, intercultural dialogue, and volunteering. Responding to humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East through needs assessments and targeted aid. Providing education, vocational training, and psychosocial support to refugee women and children. Advancing economic empowerment of women through market-relevant skills training and job support. Our advocacy activities are non-partisan and focus on raising awareness of EU migration and integration policies and promoting best practices through engagement with EU institutions and stakeholders.
Communication Activities
workshop Promoting social inclusion and EU gender equality. participate in several Campagnes as affordable Housing Plan, European Anti-Poverty Strategy and Quality Jobs Act
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
GH https://gruenhelme.de/ https://www.addax-oryx-foundation.org/fr
Organisation Members
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/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.