CIDJ - (Fédération de Centres d'Information et de Documentation pour Jeunes)

What CIDJ - (Fédération de Centres d'Information et de Documentation pour Jeunes) does

CIDJ (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de Centres d'Information et de Documentation pour Jeunes) is a Belgian non-profit association (asbl) headquartered in Brussels that operates as the coordinating federation for a network of 8 youth information centers across Brussels and Wallonia (Li\u00e8ge, Rochefort-Beauraing, Charleroi/Gilly, La Louvi\u00e8re, three Brussels locations, and Seraing). Founded in 1990 and recognized as an 'organisation de jeunesse' (OJ) by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Wallonie-Bruxelles, the federation provides free, neutral information and pedagogical services to young people aged 12\u201326 on studies, employment, housing, social rights, health, citizenship, and civic engagement, while also training youth-sector professionals through programs such as Caf\u00e9s de l'Info.\n\nThe federation has built a portfolio of 18+ pedagogical tools, including card games (AlgorithmIA), board games (AnTI-SPAMS, Occident Express, Publicit\u00e9s Mensongenre), guides (DouzQuinz, Mots d'emploi), manuals (Liaisons, Mes tissages de vie), pedagogical kits (Nomade Land, Genre\u00b7s en s\u00e9rie), and participatory projects (La Rel\u00e8ve comic, Jeunes & Police colloquium, Festival du Dessin et de l'Illustration). All content is released under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 licensing. The technology stack supporting delivery is conventional: a WordPress website with Google Analytics 4, Cloudflare Turnstile security, and WPForms contact management; there are no APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML systems disclosed.\n\nThe business model blends three revenue streams: (1) government subsidies and grants from the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Wallonie-Bruxelles, be.brussels, safe.brussels, and Innoviris as the primary funding base; (2) sales of pedagogical tools at 20\u2013150\u20ac per unit via email ordering; and (3) training program fees of 50\u20ac for CIDJ network members and 90\u20ac for non-members. CIDJ supplements these with coalition advocacy (ProJeuneS, 72 organizations), European partnerships (ERYICA, Council of Europe, CIDJ France), and applied research projects (PRETS with CREBIS and Innoviris). The federation directly employs approximately 6 staff; the 8 member centers are operated as locally-governed units within the federation.

Name

CIDJ - (Fédération de Centres d'Information et de Documentation pour Jeunes)

Legal name

Fédération CIDJ (asbl)

Website

https://cidj.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIDJ is a Belgian non-profit federation of 8 youth information centers across Brussels and Wallonia, providing free information, pedagogical tools, and training to young people aged 12\u201326 and youth-sector professionals, primarily funded by government subsidies from the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies: CIDJ is recognized as a 'organisation de jeunesse (OJ)' and is subsidized by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. This represents the primary source of funding for the organization's operations.
2. Sales of Educational Tools: The organization sells pedagogical tools such as AlgorithmIA (20€), Occident Express (70€), and Nomade Land (100€). Training program fees (Cafés de l'Info) are 50€ for members and 90€ for non-members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CIDJ is a federation of 8 youth information centers across Brussels and Wallonia providing free, neutral information to young people aged 12-26 on studies, employment, housing, health, citizenship, and rights. It also develops and distributes a portfolio of pedagogical tools (educational games, manuals, toolkits) and delivers professional training programs (Cafés de l'Info Jeunesse) for youth-sector workers, schools, and educators. Services are delivered through walk-in centers, on-demand school animations, an online presence, and a network of community partners.

Product overview

CIDJ (Centre d'Informations et de Documentation pour Jeunes) is a federation of youth information centers in Belgium operating as a non-profit association subsidized by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of pedagogical tools and programs including educational games (AlgorithmIA, AnTI-SPAMS, KIVOINET, Com'média), guides and manuals (DouzQuinz, Liaisons, Mes tissages de vie), board games (Occident Express, Publicités Mensongenre), and participatory projects (La Relève, Festival du Dessin et de l'Illustration, Jeunes & Police, Jeunes & Politique). The network also coordinates training programs through Les Cafés de l'Info Jeunesse. These tools primarily target youth aged 12-26 and focus on media literacy, citizenship, living together, sexual education (EVRAS), and critical thinking development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIDJ Liège: Local youth information center in Liège providing services on jobs, orientation, and civic information
• CIDJ Rochefort-Beauraing
• Ener'J Charleroi/Gilly
• Info-J Centre Indigo La Louvière
• Infor Jeunes Bruxelles
• Infor Jeunes Laeken
• Infor Jeunes Schaerbeek
• MdA L'info des jeunes Seraing

Products and services

• AlgorithmIA : L'histoire des algorithmes A pedagogical card game for youth aged 12-18 that introduces the history of algorithms and AI through a timeline reconstruction activity, covering key inventions, pioneering figures such as Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing, and ethical debates about technology. Available for €20 to teachers, educators, and associations.
• AnTI-SPAMS An educational board game for youth aged 12-15 designed to help them understand the web, evaluate source reliability, recognize fake news, and develop critical thinking about online information.
• DouzQuinz A free guide for young people aged 12-15 that helps them understand society and address key topics like affective and sexual relationships, school pathways, citizenship, and living together in an interactive and playful manner.
• Consent-et-vous ? Si c'est pas oui, c'est non ! A pedagogical tool based on drawings from the Festival du Dessin et de l'Illustration, used as discussion support to address consent in an inclusive and non-judgmental way.
• Genre·s en série A pedagogical tool for youth aged 12-18 exploring gender representations in teen series, combining media analysis, debates, and an escape game format.
• Liaisons A manual with animation sheets aimed at preventing violent radicalization while strengthening living together and critical thinking through youth information, developed with ERYICA, CIDJ France, the Council of Europe, and BIJ.
• Occident Express A role-playing pedagogical board game where participants embody characters in exile, developing empathy and understanding of migratory realities. Priced at €70 standalone or €150 bundled with Nomade Land.
• Nomade Land A pedagogical kit from CIDJ Rochefort-Beauraing focused on diversity of identities and representation stereotypes, designed to build respectful and egalitarian relationships through interculturality and living together. Priced at €100 standalone or €150 bundled with Occident Express.
• Les Cafés de l'Info Jeunesse An annual professional training program for youth-sector workers covering contemporary topics such as AI, media education, EVRAS (sexual and relational education), citizenship, debate techniques, and youth-police relations. Priced at €50 for CIDJ network members and €90 for non-members.
• Network of Youth Information Centers (8 local centers) A network of 8 walk-in youth information centers across Brussels and Wallonia providing free, neutral, and updated information to young people aged 12-26 on studies, employment, social rights, housing, health, citizenship, and other life topics, plus legal consultations and digital public space access. Centers include CIDJ Liège, CIDJ Rochefort-Beauraing, Ener'J Charleroi/Gilly, Info-J Centre Indigo La Louvière, Infor Jeunes Bruxelles, Infor Jeunes Laeken, Infor Jeunes Schaerbeek, and MdA L'info des jeunes Seraing.
• School Animations (Animations pédagogiques) On-demand pedagogical animations delivered in classrooms and youth centers across Belgium covering internet and social media, adolescence, advertising, employment, civic engagement, and elections. Targeted at schools and youth-serving institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 335 young artists participated in the 2025 Festival du Dessin et de l'Illustration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ProJeuneS CoalitioncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 June 2026Coalition of 72 organizations united to defend young people's rights, with CIDJ as co-signatory of press releases on youth welfare and social rights. Includes organizations like Amnesty International, Ligue des droits humains, various AMO organizations, youth federations, and student associations.
• Forum-Bruxelles contre les inégalitéscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Partner in the PRETS research project on student precarity and success in higher education (October 2024 - December 2025), funded by Innoviris.
• CREBIS (Centre de recherches de Bruxelles sur les inégalités sociales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Research partner leading the PRETS project on student precarity with CIDJ as active participant, producing the 3rd edition of Cahiers du Crebis.
• InnoviriscoreOthers · 1 October 2024Brussels research and innovation institute funding the PRETS project on student precarity through the research co-problematization approach.
• Maison de Jeunes « Le 88 »coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Co-development partner in the 'Jeunes & Police' project including the 'La Relève: Jeunes et Police dans les Marolles' comic book. Young people from the Marolles neighborhood collaborated with CIDJ and illustrator Miles Janssens to create a participatory comic about police-youth relations.
• BRAVVO asblcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Partner in the 'Jeunes & Police' colloquium organized at Centre Culturel Bruegel, contributing to dialogue between young people and law enforcement.
• AMO AlhambraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Partner in youth-police dialogue initiatives and colloquium participation.
• GERME ULBcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Academic partner (Université Libre de Bruxelles research group) contributing expertise to the 'Jeunes & Police' colloquium with researcher Andrea Rea.
• INCC (National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Government research partner contributing to the 'Jeunes & Police' colloquium with researcher Sarah Van Praet.
• Zone de police PolBrucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Brussels-Capital-Ixelles police zone partnering in the dialogue initiative between youth and law enforcement.
• Soulayman Laqdim (Délégué général aux droits de l'enfant)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Official children's rights advocate participating in the colloquium to represent youth interests in police-youth relations.
• Ligue des Droits HumainscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partner in multiple projects including 'Jeunes & Politique' (citizenship education) and advocacy for social rights. The Ligue is the reference organization in French-speaking Belgium for defense of liberties and fundamental rights.
• AMO AJILEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Jeunes & Politique' citizenship education project, bringing youth outreach expertise.
• Fédération Wallonie-BruxellescoreOthersGovernment body that recognizes CIDJ as an 'organisation de jeunesse (OJ)' and provides subsidies to support operations and youth information services.
• Infor Jeunes NamurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Nomade Land and Occident Express pedagogical tool development, collaborating on intercultural education materials.
• Infor Jeunes Entre-Sambre-et-MeuseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in Nomade Land and Occident Express pedagogical tool development.
• ERYICAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Youth Information Association collaborating on the Liaisons manual for preventing violent radicalization.
• CIJ (Centres d'Information pour Jeunes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner in the Liaisons project and various youth information initiatives.
• Council of EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporter of the Liaisons project on preventing violent radicalization, providing institutional backing for the initiative.
• Bureau International Jeunesse (BIJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian government youth agency supporting the Liaisons project and various CIDJ initiatives.
• Bruxelles-FormationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrussels professional training agency contributing the 'Une formation professionnelle... L'atout pour votre avenir' guide to the 'Mots d'emploi' pedagogical kit.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jeugdinformatie (Flemish Youth Information): Dutch-speaking Belgian counterpart providing parallel youth information services in Flanders. Serves as a structural mirror to CIDJ on the other language community of Belgium.
• CIDJ France: French national federation of youth information centers (CIDJ), with which CIDJ Belgium partnered on the Liaisons manual. Directly comparable as the originating francophone model for youth information and documentation center federations.
• Infor Jeunes Namur: Regional Wallonia-based youth information center network with comparable walk-in services, pedagogical tool development, and French-language youth information delivery. CIDJ partners with them on Nomade Land and Occident Express.

Others

• Ligue des Droits Humains: Belgian francophone human rights NGO with whom CIDJ partners on Jeunes & Politique and youth-rights advocacy. Comparable as a long-standing advocacy partner on overlapping civic and rights issues.

Emerging players

• Maison des Jeunes Le 88: Brussels Maison de Jeunes co-developing the La Relève comic with CIDJ. Comparable as a peer youth organisation delivering direct youth services and partnering with CIDJ on participatory civic projects.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau International Jeunesse (BIJ): Belgian francophone public agency supporting youth mobility and international projects. CIDJ partners with BIJ on the Liaisons project and broader youth initiatives, reflecting overlapping missions in youth information and engagement.
• Eurodesk Brussels-Link: European network providing youth information on European mobility, education, and employment opportunities. Comparable as a youth-information intermediary across EU member states.
• ERYICA (European Youth Information and Counselling Agency): European umbrella association for youth information services across 30+ countries. CIDJ is a partner on the Liaisons manual and operates under ERYICA's European Charter of Youth Information framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaDWc80uNjmJ0FPuZni_glA
• Facebookfacebook.com/federation.cidj
• Instagraminstagram.com/federation_cidj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cidj-federation-de-centres-d-information-et-de-documentation-pour-jeunes

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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