‘Les Compagnons dépanneurs’ promotes senior volunteering and supports disadvantaged persons in Belgium

Since several decades now, the Belgian non-for-profit assocation ‘Les Compagnons Déménageurs‘ have been offering support to disadvantaged persons across Belgium. A wide range of services are provided by more than 270 volunteers aged between 15 and 85: housing rehabilitation or repair support, such as painting and wallpapering or plumbing/electricity/carpentry work, and other services such as providing basic home furniture or transport assistance. The work of the volunteers is supported by 22 state-funded employees.

While the initiative initially aims at promoting solidarity and combatting poverty, the association also promotes intergenerational interactions, senior volunteering and social inclusion.

Read more also in this article in French