VZW Mothers for Mothers

What VZW Mothers for Mothers does

VZW Mothers for Mothers (Moeders voor Moeders) is a Belgian non-profit association (vereniging zonder winstoogmerk, or vzw) headquartered in Borgerhout, Antwerp, that supports vulnerable mothers, pregnant women, infants and children through direct material aid. Founded in 1992 by Monique Verdickt and formally incorporated as a vzw in 1994, the organization distributes food packages (more than 300 per week, reaching over 1,200 individuals weekly), clothing, baby materials and hygiene products, and since 2000 has operated Belgium's only baby hatch (vondelingenschuif). Its service portfolio also includes Resto-Bébé (launched 1995) and Zeephuisje (launched 2000), a dedicated hygiene facility for beneficiaries.

The organization's core offering is fundamentally physical and service-based rather than technology-based: four adjacent buildings plus two warehouses on Helmstraat in Borgerhout house its logistics and distribution operations, staffed by 51–100 paid employees and over 130 unpaid volunteers. Its only disclosed digital asset is a Publii Static CMS website. There is no proprietary technology platform, no data product and no software offering; beneficiary intake flows through referrals from OCMW, CAW and Kind & Gezin, the principal Belgian public social service and child welfare bodies.

The business model is donation-funded with no structural government subsidies. Revenue streams consist of private one-off donations, the Boelekesplan monthly subscription program at €15/month, legacy gifts and event-based fundraising, supplemented by EU ESF+ co-financing channelled via the Belgian food bank network. VRT, the Flemish public broadcaster, has provided media coverage that supports awareness and donor acquisition. As a charity, capital is reinvested entirely into mission delivery rather than returned to owners.

Name

VZW Mothers for Mothers

Legal name

vzw Moeders voor Moeders

Website

https://moedersvoormoeders.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

VZW Mothers for Mothers is a Belgian non-profit headquartered in Borgerhout, Antwerp, that supports vulnerable mothers, pregnant women and infants through weekly food packages, clothing, baby materials, hygiene services, and Belgium's only baby hatch.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Charitable material aid
• Family poverty support
• Food package distribution
• Children's clothing charity
• Volunteer social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Borgerhout

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Fully private organization without structural government subsidies. Funded entirely through donations from individuals, companies, and schools across Belgium. Recognized to issue fiscal attestations for donations of €40+ per year.
2. Boelekesplan Monthly Subscription: Recurring monthly donation program where supporters contribute €15 per month to symbolically support a child in poverty, providing baby care, healthy nutrition, and respite for mothers.
3. Legacy Gifts: Bequests and testamentary gifts allow donors to include Moeders voor Moeders in their wills, providing ongoing support for future generations of vulnerable mothers and children.
4. Event-Based Fundraising: Individuals can designate Moeders voor Moeders as the charity for celebrations (births, birthdays, weddings, retirements), with guests donating directly or through the host.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Moeders voor Moeders is a Belgian non-profit charity that distributes free material aid — including weekly food packages, children's clothing, baby equipment, hygiene products, toys, and school supplies — to socially and financially vulnerable families with young children across Belgium. Families are referred exclusively through recognized social services such as OCMW, CAW, and Kind & Gezin, and pay only a symbolic €0.50 contribution per package. The organization also operates the Resto-bébé community/childcare space and Belgium's first and only baby hatch (Vondelingenschuif).

Product overview

Moeders voor Moeders operates as a unified charitable support organization offering multiple interconnected social services for vulnerable mothers and young children. The core offerings include food distribution (Voedselbedeling), children's clothing (Kinderkleding), baby materials (Babymateriaal), toys (Speelgoed), hygiene products (Zeephuisje), and school supplies (Schoolgerief). These are complemented by specialized services: the Resto-bébé community space, the Vondelingenschuif (baby hatch) crisis service, Make-Over for special occasion clothing, the Naaiatelier sewing workshop, and the Boelekesplan monthly donation program. All services are provided through the organization's facilities in Borgerhout, Antwerp, supported by 130+ volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boelekesplan: A monthly subscription plan where donors can symbolically support a disadvantaged child for €15 per month, helping provide babies and toddlers with a warm home, healthy food, and care while their mother takes a breath.
• Vondelingenschuif

Products and services

• Voedselbedeling (Food Distribution) Weekly food package distribution to registered member families, with packages composed balancedly and adapted to family size; symbolic contribution of €0.50 per package.
• Kinderkleding (Children's Clothing) Collection, sorting, and distribution of children's clothing up to age 14, organized seasonally into complete packages including jacket, pants, sweaters, underwear, and pajamas; €0.50 per package.
• Resto-bébé Warm community space where babies can be cared for while mothers collect materials or food packages; mothers can bathe their children, children can eat, play, or sleep in a safe environment while mothers enjoy coffee.
• Babymateriaal (Baby Materials) Collection and distribution of baby equipment including strollers, cribs, care cushions, bathtubs, and bottles; volunteers inspect and clean everything thoroughly and provide complete, usable packages.
• Speelgoed (Toys) Toy distribution including birthday gifts for each child, annual toy events before Christmas (focusing on gift packages) and summer vacation (focusing on outdoor toys), plus carnival and Halloween costumes; over 800 toy packages annually for Sinterklaas.
• Zeephuisje (Soap House) Monthly distribution of care packages containing shampoo, soap, toothpaste, cleaning products, and baby care items; several times per year, bed and bath linens are also provided.
• Geboortepakket (Birth Package) Birth package assembled for young mothers containing everything needed for the first weeks with a baby; suikerbonen (sugar almonds) also available upon request for birth announcements.
• Schoenhuisje (Shoe House) Collection and sorting of quality children's shoes by size; ensures each child receives a proper pair of shoes appropriate for the season, complementing the clothing package.
• Make-Over Twice-yearly opportunity for each mother to select a new outfit for special occasions such as weddings, job interviews, or court visits; only new clothing, shoes, and handbags donated by shops or manufacturers are provided.
• Schoolgerief (School Supplies) At the start of the school year, each child receives a filled backpack adapted to age, containing gym clothes, lunchbox, and uniform clothing if needed.
• Naaiatelier (Sewing Workshop) Sewing service that makes curtains and curtains-to-order upon request when fabric is available; also provides pregnancy clothing alterations; fabric is sold for personal sewing projects.
• Vondelingenschuif (Baby Hatch) Anonymous and safe baby hatch where mothers in extreme distress can leave their newborn baby; the child receives immediate medical care and is received with respect and care.
• Boelekesplan Monthly donation program where supporters symbolically support a disadvantaged child for €15 per month, providing babies and toddlers with a warm nest, healthy food, and care while their mother takes a breath.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ food packages distributed weekly, reaching 1,200+ individuals per week
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and minor.

• VRTmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerVRT (Flemish public broadcaster) featured Moeders voor Moeders in news coverage titled 'de anonieme bomma's' (the anonymous moms), profiling the volunteers Katrin Beyer and Monique Verdickt behind the organization and the baby hatch service.
• EU (ESF+)minorOthersFood products co-financed by European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) through recognition via the food bank network. This is indirect co-financing rather than a formal partnership.
• Food Bank NetworkminorOthersMoeders voor Moeders is recognized via the food bank, enabling access to EU co-financed food products for weekly food package distribution.
• Bakkers, Supermarkets, Voedingsbedrijven (Local Food Businesses)minorOthersLocal bakeries, supermarkets, and food companies donate food products that supplement the weekly food packages, providing additional variety beyond EU co-financed basics.
• Veiling (Auction House)minorOthersWeekly fresh vegetables are collected from the auction house to supplement food packages distributed to families.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Broad incumbents

• Kind & Gezin / Opgroeien: Flemish government agency supporting child and family welfare from pregnancy through adolescence. Comparable as a referral partner and as a larger, publicly funded institution operating in the same child-and-family support domain across Belgium.
• UNICEF Belgium: National committee of the global child rights organization operating in Belgium with fundraising, advocacy, and program support for children's welfare. Comparable as a larger child-welfare nonprofit working in the same child rights and child poverty domain.

Direct peers

• Caritas Belgium: Belgian arm of Caritas International, providing material, food, and social aid to vulnerable populations including families with children. Comparable as a faith-rooted charity delivering multi-category aid to disadvantaged families in Belgium.
• CAW (Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk): Belgian network of social welfare centers offering holistic support to vulnerable individuals and families across housing, financial, and family domains. Closely comparable as one of the referral partners and a parallel provider of front-line aid to vulnerable families in Belgium.
• Child Focus: Belgian NGO dedicated to child safety, missing children, and child protection, including running emergency hotlines. Comparable as a Belgian child-focused nonprofit with national scope and similar crisis-support positioning, though Child Focus centers on abduction and exploitation.
• Voedselbanken Vlaanderen (Belgian Federation of Food Banks): Belgian umbrella network for food banks collecting and redistributing surplus food to vulnerable populations. Direct comparable on food distribution mission, beneficiary referral model, and Belgium-wide footprint, though it focuses exclusively on food rather than broader material aid.
• OCMW / Public Centers for Social Welfare: Municipal public welfare centers providing social assistance, financial aid, and referrals for families in need. Comparable as the primary referral partner and a publicly funded counterpart that often co-serves the same beneficiary families.

Regional players

• Stichting Babyspullen: Dutch charity that collects and distributes baby essentials to families in poverty across the Netherlands. Highly comparable in mission and material-aid model (clothing, strollers, bedding, hygiene) but operates in a different country.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=G8nUICG6xhA
• Facebookfacebook.com/100076440363793
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moeders-voor-moeders

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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