RCR² - Réseau de Collectifs en Recherche de Résilience

What RCR² - Réseau de Collectifs en Recherche de Résilience does

RCR² (Réseau de Collectifs en Recherche de Résilience) is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Namur, with a secondary presence in Brussels at the CommonsHub shared workspace. The organization supports citizen-led resilience initiatives across Wallonia and Brussels, including local exchange systems (SELs), Repair Cafés, GASAP solidarity purchasing groups, collective vegetable gardens (potagers collectifs), and third places (tiers-lieux). Its primary constituencies are grassroots collectives, associations, public authorities, and enterprises seeking frameworks and facilitation for collective governance, ecological transition, and Donut economic theory application; the network it curates spans over 1,200 mapped resilience initiatives across Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles.

RCR²'s core products include a GogoCarto-powered interactive mapping platform, a library of facilitation and animation tools (Fresque des Tiers-Lieux, Donut-based workshops, Guide des Assemblées Citoyennes, Quiz du Territoire), a collaborative editorial program producing articles and dossiers under two editorial lines ("Devenir Terrestres" and "Implications Citoyennes"), the Cercle Facili facilitation service, and the BeDonut collaborative project with Brussels Donut applying Donut theory to organizations and territories. Technology infrastructure is conventional: WordPress CMS, the open-source GogoCarto mapping tool, Sendinblue for newsletter delivery, and WP Engine hosting. No proprietary APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML components are disclosed, and the organization does not operate a software product in the commercial sense.

RCR² operates under shared governance organized into five poles (Admin/Finance, Communication, Education Populaire, Faire Ensemble, Recherche de Résilience) led by named pole heads. Funding is quasi-entirely from public subsidies, supplemented by individual donations (Triodos account BE89523040450085) and modest facilitation service fees at 125€ per 3-hour session after a free initial session. Free online resources, the interactive map, and the annual Inter-SEL day serve as the primary community-acquisition channels. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, with no traditional sales pipeline, and the organization explicitly pursues advocacy outcomes such as a Walloon Parliament Citizen Assembly on sharing through coalition campaigns with Energie Commune and Les Amis de la Terre-Belgique.

Name

RCR² - Réseau de Collectifs en Recherche de Résilience

Legal name

Réseau des Collectifs en Recherche de Résilience ASBL

Website

https://asblrcr.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

RCR² is a Belgian non-profit association that supports citizen resilience initiatives across Wallonia and Brussels through a GogoCarto interactive map of 1,200+ initiatives, a facilitation tools library, and the BeDonut Donut-economics project. It serves grassroots collectives, public authorities, and enterprises seeking collective governance and ecological transition frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic and Community Development Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAL

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

Keywords

• Civic facilitation services
• Community resilience mapping
• Citizen engagement programs
• Donut economics consulting
• Shared governance training

Headquarters

HQ city

Namur

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies: The quasi-totality of RCR²'s budget currently comes from public subsidies. This is the primary source of funding for the association's operations and programs.
2. Donations: RCR² accepts donations from individuals to support project financing and ensure organizational resilience. Donations provide independence from public funders.
3. Facilitation and Training Services: The Cercle Facili provides facilitation and training services to citizen initiatives and organizations. Pricing includes a free first 3-hour session and subsequent sessions at 125€/session (3 hours).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RCR² is a Belgian non-profit association that supports citizen initiatives and collectives across Wallonia and Brussels through facilitation services (Cercle Facili), an interactive cartography platform cataloguing over 1,200 resilience initiatives, educational tools and publications on ecological transition and democratic participation, and the BeDonut project applying the Donut Theory framework to organizations, businesses, and public authorities.

Product overview

RCR² is an NGO (ASBL) operating primarily as an informational and educational website rather than a commercial software product. Its core offering consists of an interactive mapping platform (Gogocarto) for cataloguing resilience initiatives across Belgium, a library of facilitation tools and educational resources (including the Donut-based workshops, the Citizens' Assemblies Guide, Quiz du Territoire, and the "Fresque des Tiers-Lieux"), published articles and dossiers on topics such as Donut economics, democratic participation, and ecological transitions, and an annual Inter-SEL Day event for Systems d'Échanges Locaux. The organization also runs the BeDonut collaborative project (with Brussels Donut) applying the Donut Theory framework to organizations, cities, and regions, and offers facilitation support through its Circle Facili for collective initiatives. The various tools (interactive maps, facilitation resources, BeDonut, Inter-SEL gatherings) function as interconnected components of a shared mission to advance collective ecological and social resilience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cercle Facili: Circle within RCR² that provides advice and concrete support in terms of group dynamics for citizen initiatives
• BeDonut
• GRAC - Groupe de Recherche et d'Appui aux Collectifs
• Collectif Terrestres

Products and services

• Gogocarto Interactive Map (Cartographie Interactive) An interactive, collaborative mapping platform that catalogs and geolocates citizen resilience initiatives (GASAP, Repair Cafés, SELs, Tiers-Lieux, Potagers Collectifs) across Belgium, enabling citizens and organizations to discover, add, and update initiatives.
• Outils d'Animation (Facilitation Tools Library) A curated library of interactive facilitation tools including the Fresque des Tiers-Lieux, Quiz du Territoire, Donut-based games, and food systems workshops, aimed at sensitizing participants to ecological limits and collective governance.
• Articles et Dossiers (Publications) A collection of short articles and long-form dossiers organized under two editorial lines: 'Devenir Terrestres' (becoming terrestrial) and 'Implications Citoyennes' (civic engagement), covering Donut economics, citizen assemblies, democratic participation, and ecological resilience.
• Cercle Facili (Collective Facilitation Support) A facilitation circle offering advice and concrete support to citizen initiatives — whether starting, nourishing, regenerating, or scaling — including free initial sessions and paid follow-up sessions at €125/session.
• BeDonut Project A collaborative project with Brussels Donut applying the Donut Theory (ecological ceiling and social foundation) to organizations, businesses, and cities/regions, with playful workshops and concrete application cases.
• Îlots de Résilience (Resilience Islands) An organizational model and accompanying support service that guides collectives in becoming resilience islands — initiatives that restore the planetary ceiling (nine planetary boundaries) while caring for the social foundation (twelve social needs) of the Donut Theory.
• Journée Inter-SEL (Inter-SEL Day) An annual event bringing together Systèmes d'Échanges Locaux (SELs) from Wallonia, Brussels, and northern France for exchange, advice, solidarity, and dynamization, including working groups and shared reports.
• Guide des Assemblées Citoyennes (Citizens' Assemblies Guide) A facilitation guide available in French and Dutch presenting 32 questions to ask when organizing or participating in a high-quality citizens' assembly, accompanied by an online questionnaire tool (Agora).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,200 initiatives catalogued on the interactive mapping platform across Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brussels DonutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCR² and Brussels Donut have united around the BeDonut project, integrating the Donut economic model (with measurable approaches for enterprises) as a complementary perspective within RCR²'s activities. This partnership brings Barbara Goffin and Paul Vanderstraeten into the RCR² team to develop and deploy the BeDonut framework across Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
• Repair TogetherminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepair Together administers Repair Café data and registrations in Belgium. RCR²'s mapping platform redirects users to Repair Together for Repair Café-specific information, and Repair Together data is incorporated into the RCR² cartography.
• Réseau des GASAPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Réseau des GASAP (network of solidarity-based agricultural purchasing groups) manages GASAP-specific data and outreach. RCR²'s mapping platform incorporates GASAP data from this partner.
• Trois-TiersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrois-Tiers is the network for third places (tiers-lieux) in Wallonia-Brussels. RCR² redirects users to Trois-Tiers for tiers-lieux data, and its cartography incorporates Trois-Tiers data.
• Réseau TransitionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRéseau Transition (Transition Network) manages Transition initiative data. RCR²'s mapping platform redirects users to this partner for Transition-related initiatives.
• Collectif TerrestrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCR² collaborates with Collectif Terrestres to explore how collective representations can evolve toward modes of living that restore the branch on which humanity sits. Damien Cao from RCR² is also involved in the Collectif Terrestres. This is part of the 'Devenir Terrestres' (Becoming Terrestrials) line of work.
• GRAC (Groupe de Recherche et d'Appui aux Collectifs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCR² partners with GRAC to question theories and tools of collective intelligence and shared governance, responding to the widespread difficulties collectives face in functioning together. Julie Flament is involved in GRAC from RCR²'s side.
• Début des HaricotsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDébut des Haricots (DDH) supports the creation of collective vegetable gardens in Brussels. RCR² refers users seeking support for potagers collectifs in Brussels to this partner.
• CommonsHub BrusselsminorOthersRCR² has established its Brussels presence at CommonsHub, a shared co-working and events space managed as a commons by its community members. The space is managed as a commons and contributes to RCR²'s cross-pollination with Brussels-based civic innovators.
• Energie CommunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergie Commune is a co-campaigner with RCR² and Les Amis de la Terre-Belgique in the citizen assembly petition on sharing. They produce 10 video presentations of sharing initiatives and jointly advocate for the Walloon Parliament to organize a Citizen Assembly on sharing.
• Les Amis de la Terre-BelgiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Amis de la Terre-Belgique co-leads the Citizen Assembly petition on sharing with RCR² and Energie Commune. The organizations share advocacy goals around expanding sharing economy policies.
• UcoopiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUcoopia (formerly Eclosio) organized the Forum Ouvert 'Rupture partout, réinventons la démocratie!' in which RCR² participated and published an article in the resulting Cultivons le Futur journal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SAW-B (Solidarité Alternative Wallonne-Bruxelles): Belgian social-economy federation supporting alternative enterprises and cooperatives in Wallonia-Brussels. Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit network offering services, advocacy, and resources to community-based and solidarity-based initiatives, operating with similar public-subsidy dependence.
• Réseau des GASAP: Belgian network of solidarity-based agricultural purchasing groups (Groupes d'Achats Solidaires de l'Agriculture Paysanne). Directly comparable because RCR² both maps GASAP initiatives and is part of the same alternative food/economy ecosystem in Wallonia-Brussels.
• Repair Together: Belgian federation coordinating Repair Cafés across Belgium. Directly comparable as a peer nonprofit network organizing community resilience initiatives; RCR²'s mapping platform integrates Repair Together data via a referral partnership.
• Trois-Tiers: Wallonia-Brussels network of third places (tiers-lieux). Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit network supporting hybrid shared spaces and citizen initiatives, with similar public-subsidy and federation-style operating model.
• Réseau Transition Belgium: Belgian branch of the international Transition movement supporting local resilience and sustainability initiatives. Directly comparable as a regional Transition/resilience network with a comparable mapping, training, and convening role; RCR² redirects users to Réseau Transition for transition-related initiatives.
• Brussels Donut: Brussels-based organization applying Kate Raworth's Donut economics to regional sustainability strategies. Directly comparable because the two organizations co-develop and co-deliver the BeDonut service line, with overlapping leadership (Barbara Goffin, Paul Vanderstraeten).
• Collectif Terrestres: Collective exploring representations and ways of living that restore planetary boundaries. Closely comparable mission-aligned peer; RCR² collaborates formally through the 'Devenir Terrestres' editorial line and shares staff members (Damien Cao, Valérie Malice).

Broad incumbents

• Smart Belgium: Major Belgian cooperative for freelance workers and alternative enterprises, providing administrative services and advocacy. Comparable as a larger, established player operating in the alternative/social economy space in Belgium with significantly broader scale and resources.
• Financité: Belgian cooperative and ethical-finance network supporting social economy and citizen initiatives. Comparable as a broader nonprofit operating in the Belgian social-economy ecosystem with similar public-subsidy funding model but wider financial-inclusion remit.
• New Economics Foundation: UK-based think tank promoting social and economic alternatives (Donut economics, community resilience). Comparable as a larger, established organization applying similar Doughnut/sustainability frameworks and convening civic actors, though at national scale rather than regional.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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