Founded by former airline pilot Captain Budi Soehardi and his wife Peggy, the Roslin Orphanage is located in West Timor, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, about 10 minutes from El Tari Airport in the city of Kupang, and was officially inaugurated in March 2002.
The province of Taza is currently experiencing persistent drought, exacerbated by the earthquake of 8 September 2023, which damaged the drinking water supply infrastructure of local communities. The Actions@Villages non-profit organisation's project aims to install sustainable sanitation facilities in several rural schools in order to meet the urgent need for access to drinking water and sanitation infrastructure. The aim is also to make school areas safer in order to create an environment conducive to learning.
Since 2023, regional instability in the Sahel has led to a massive influx of Burkinabe families, mainly from the Fulani community, forced to flee violence from armed groups. The children, often traumatised, find themselves without access to local education and health systems, which are already overwhelmed.
In November 2024, more than six months after significant flooding in Brazil, the John Cockerill Foundation had the opportunity to accompany the Belgian delegation on an economic mission. This allowed the Foundation to meet several partners committed to improving the living conditions of vulnerable populations. This is notably the case for the Boqueirão community, located near Heliópolis on the outskirts of São Paulo, which comprises around 7,500 people living in 1,500 homes. Although the wooden houses have been replaced with masonry constructions after thirty years, the dwellings remain very fragile. The area also suffers from a severe lack of essential public services such as healthcare and education.