Déclic !

What Déclic ! does

Déclic! is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL, registered in Brussels under RPM 0750592631 with offices at Rue Gabrielle Petit 32, 1080 Brussels and a contact address at Rue Belliard 143, 1040 Etterbeek) that delivers free career-orientation, digital-skills, and entrepreneurship programs to youth aged 14-25. The organization runs a portfolio of five program pillars — an annual in-person career fair ('Journée Déclic', running since 2007), classroom workshops ('Déclic@school'), a multi-session mentorship program ('Parcours Déclic'), digital-literacy workshops covering office computing, multimedia, robotics, and coding ('Digital@Déclic'), and an entrepreneurship coaching track ('J'entreprends@Déclic') — plus a self-service online Ikigai career assessment (vocation.declicbelgium.be) and a library of more than 150 career-exploration video capsules.

The technology stack is intentionally lightweight and oriented around in-person delivery and lightweight digital tooling: a WordPress-class marketing site (declicbelgium.be), a separate property for the Journée Déclic event (journee.declicbelgium.be), a dedicated sub-domain hosting the Ikigai orientation test (vocation.declicbelgium.be), a YouTube video library, and standard social profiles on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok. There is no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed integration ecosystem; 'digital skills' refers to subject matter taught to youth rather than proprietary technology operated by the ASBL.

The business model is donation-driven with no commercial pricing: all five program pillars are provided free of charge to youth, and funding flows through philanthropic contributions channeled via the 'Fonds Amis de Déclic', which is managed by the King Baudouin Foundation and enables a 30% Belgian tax deduction on donations over €40 per year. The organization operates with a heavily volunteer-based workforce (15 year-round volunteers, broader base of 245+, supported by 2,435+ participating professionals across domains), and is governed by a President (Nordine Benghanem). Reach is concentrated in Belgium but extends socially into Morocco and Guinea through laptop (835 total) and school-bag (750 total) distribution, and outputs to date include 39,700+ youth beneficiaries through 30+ school/association partnerships and 20+ institutional partners. The competitive moat rests on the embedded community ecosystem and 18-year program heritage rather than proprietary technology or capital structure.

Name

Déclic !

Legal name

DECLIC! asbl

Website

https://declicbelgium.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Déclic! is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) that provides free career-orientation, digital-skills, and entrepreneurship programs to youth aged 14-25 through classroom workshops, a multi-session mentorship track, a self-service online Ikigai career test, and an annual in-person career fair.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Career Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDANADAH

Project-Based Learning & Presentation Coaching

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Homework Help & Study Skills Coaching

Keywords

• Youth career guidance
• Career orientation programs
• Digital literacy training
• Mentorship services
• Nonprofit education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Funding: Revenue primarily from donations managed through the King Baudouin Foundation's 'Fonds Amis de Déclic'. Donors in Belgium receive 30% tax reduction on donations over €40 annually. Monthly and one-time donation options available.
2. Volunteer Contributions (In-Kind): Professionals volunteer their time as mentors, workshop facilitators, and event participants. This represents significant non-cash contribution to operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Déclic! is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) that provides free career orientation, digital literacy, and professional insertion programs to youth aged 14-25. Its offerings include an online Ikigai career assessment test, school-based workshops, multi-session mentorship programs, an annual career fair (Journée Déclic), entrepreneurship coaching, and a library of 150+ career-exploration video capsules — all delivered free of charge through volunteer professionals and partner schools.

Product overview

Déclic! is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL) that offers a portfolio of free career guidance and professional insertion programs for youth aged 14–25. The core offerings consist of: (1) Découvre ta voie – an online Ikigai career assessment test; (2) Digital@Déclic – workshops in digital literacy, office software, multimedia, robotics, and coding; (3) Déclic @school – in-classroom workshop delivery; (4) Parcours Déclic – a multi-session mentorship program for professional orientation; (5) Journée Déclic! – an annual in-person career fair connecting youth with ~200 professionals; (6) J'entreprends @Déclic – an entrepreneurship coaching track; and (7) Capsules vidéos – a library of 150+ career advice video capsules. All programs are free of charge and focus on personal development, digital skills, and professional insertion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 39,700+ youth have benefited from Déclic programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 30+ Schools and Educational AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchools and educational associations that collaborate with Déclic to offer career guidance services to their students. These establishments believe in the project and work with Déclic to serve maximum students.
• 20+ Partner InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partners collaborating with Déclic to support youth career development initiatives across Belgium.
• Maison de la Poste (Tour & Taxis)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the annual Journée Déclic event. Provides space for the large-scale career fair format event bringing together youth and professionals.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• VDAB: Flemish public employment and vocational training service providing career guidance, training, and digital-skills programs across Flanders. Broad public-sector incumbent serving the same youth-career-orientation market Déclic targets.
• Le Forem: Walloon public employment service delivering career counseling, skills assessment, and training subsidies to job seekers. Comparable incumbent for career orientation and digital-skills training with public funding across French-speaking Belgium.
• Actiris: Brussels-Capital public employment service providing free career guidance, training, and job-matching to job seekers including 18–25 youth. Broad incumbent offering career orientation and digital-skills training at scale within the same Brussels geography.

Direct peers

• Konexio: French non-profit providing free digital-skills training and socio-professional integration support to refugees and disadvantaged youth in France and Africa. Comparable on free training model, target audience, and digital-literacy curriculum aligned with employability.
• BeCode: Belgian non-profit offering free intensive digital-skills bootcamps (web development, data, AI) to job seekers and youth excluded from traditional education. Highly comparable to Déclic on mission, free-to-learner model, Belgium footprint, and reliance on volunteer or pro-bono professional instructors.
• Simplon: France-based social enterprise running free, employer-aligned digital-inclusion training factories for under-served populations across Europe. Comparable because it matches free digital-skills training with employer placement and serves a similar inclusion-focused youth audience.
• Junior Achievement Belgium (JA Belgium): Belgian branch of the global Junior Achievement network delivering entrepreneurship, work-readiness, and financial-literacy programs to school-age youth. Closely comparable on school-based delivery, volunteer professionals from business, and youth career/entrepreneurship orientation.

Others

• EURES (European Employment Services): EU-wide job-mobility network co-funded by the European Commission and national public employment services to inform young Europeans about cross-border career and training opportunities. Adjacent enabling platform for the same youth-career-orientation mission across Belgium, Morocco, and Guinea.
• Cap 48: RTL Belgium's solidarity-driven foundation funding youth-inclusion, disability, and socio-professional integration projects across Belgium. Comparable ecosystem player because it channels Belgian media and corporate donations to youth-orientation causes, sharing Déclic's donor base and visibility channels.

Regional players

• Cité des Métiers de Bruxelles: Brussels-based publicly funded career-orientation center offering free walk-in advice, workshops, and documentation on professions and training. Comparable on free-to-user career-orientation model and Brussels target audience, but state-backed and physical-site focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBk-oooSwMEeTQavzy0OfUw
• Facebookfacebook.com/declibelgium
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/d%C3%A9clicasbl
• Instagraminstagram.com/declicbelgium
• TikToktiktok.com/@declic_belgium?lang=fr

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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