Lina’s Project

This month’s mission is Lina’s Project, named after Nancy Evans’s late daughter who passed away several years ago. Since Lina loved children, we decided that sponsoring summer activities for under-privileged children would be a good project in her memory. The goal was to celebrate her life, and what better way than to try to bring joy and happiness to others.

The project began in 2017, sponsored by Lina’s former employer, AFME. Nativitas, a non-profit organization here in Brussels, agreed to put the plan into action. Originally intended as a one-time event, it was so popular that we decided to continue the following year. We have been functioning ever since, solely thanks to donations. This is the sixth year that IPC has adopted the project.

Among the families who turn to Nativitas for help, the social worker selects those with the lowest incomes. Most of them live in the Marolles, a very poor area of Brussels. Our project is multi-cultural, reaching out to children of many different origins, including Belgian children. The parents receive information about local summer activities organized in the area during the day, but also possibilities for over-night camps in the Ardennes, up at the Belgian coast, or even in France. They then discuss the different possibilities with their children and choose what they would like best.

Read more at https://ipcbrussels.org/mission-of-the-month/