Handicap International Belgium

Name

Handicap International Belgium

Legal name

Handicap International vzw

Website

https://handicapinternational.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Handicap International Belgium is the Belgian national association of an international humanitarian federation that supports people with disabilities and vulnerable populations affected by conflicts and disasters. It raises funds through individual donations, legacies, institutional grants, and corporate partnerships to support rehabilitation and inclusion programs in 58 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Humanitarian disability services
• Disability inclusion advocacy
• Rehabilitation aid programs
• Landmine clearance operations
• Humanitarian fundraising campaigns

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. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual donors in Belgium, facilitated through the organization's website and direct mail campaigns. Monthly donor program available.
2. Legacies and Testaments: Bequests and legacy gifts left to the organization through wills. Includes various types of legacies: particular legacies, universal legacies, and duo legacies.
3. Institutional Funding: Funding from institutional donors including the European Union, Belgian Development Cooperation, and private foundations.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses for funding and collaborative projects, including philanthropy and corporate social responsibility programs.
5. Blue Laces Merchandise: Sale of Blue Laces shoelaces (€3 per pair) as a symbolic merchandise item supporting the organization's mission. Note: purchase of Blue Laces is not considered a donation and is not tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Handicap International Belgium is the Belgian national association of the international Handicap International Federation, dedicated to supporting people with disabilities and vulnerable populations affected by conflicts, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises. The Belgian entity primarily conducts fundraising, awareness campaigns, and donor engagement activities, channeling resources to the federation's operational programs in rehabilitation, prosthetics, mental health support, mine risk education, and inclusive humanitarian response across 58 countries.

Product overview

Handicap International Belgium is a humanitarian NGO focused on supporting people with disabilities during conflicts, disasters, and vulnerable situations. The organization offers several fundraising and awareness products: Lacets Bleus (symbolic blue shoelaces for 3 euros), the Aida interactive educational book, the Liimba prosthetic recycling program, and publishes a biannual magazine. Their work spans rehabilitation care, demining prevention, and social inclusion across 58 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Laces (Lacets Bleus / Blauwe Veters): A symbolic blue shoelace campaign supporting victims of landmines and advocating for access to rehabilitation care for all. The campaign has been running for 25 years.
• Liimba
• Aïda

Products and services

• Lacets Bleus (Blue Laces) Symbolic blue shoelaces sold for €3 per pair (2 pairs €6, 3 pairs €9, max 30 per order), representing solidarity with people with disabilities and support for rehabilitation care access. Produced in Europe with 100% recycled materials. Note: purchases are not tax-deductible as they are merchandise, not donations.
• Aïda Interactive Book An interactive digital book where the reader takes the main role in a story about inclusion, designed to raise awareness about disability inclusion in secondary schools through a non-traditional educational approach.
• Liimba Prosthetic Donation Program A humanitarian program that collects used leg prosthetics, inspects quality parts thoroughly, and reuses them to build new prosthetics for people in need, with logistics support from the EU humanitarian air bridge.
• Monthly Recurring Donation Program Subscription-style monthly donation program offering recurring support at €6 (prosthesis and 3 weeks physiotherapy), €16 (clearing 400m² of land), or €30 (post-operative care for 2 children). Tax-deductible for €40+ annual giving with 45% tax reduction in Belgium.
• Legacy and Testamentary Giving Program Planned giving program offering particular legacies, universal legacies, and duo legacies through wills. Recognized as a public utility organization, exempt from succession rights in Flanders and largely exempt in Brussels and Wallonia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,279 landmine victims recorded in 2024 - a record since 2020, with 90% being civilians (46% children)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandicap International receives significant funding from the European Union for humanitarian operations, including emergency response projects such as the Afghanistan earthquake response (€5+ tons of rehabilitation equipment delivered via EU Humanitarian Air Bridge).
• Belgian Development CooperationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Belgian government, through its development cooperation agency, provides institutional funding to support Handicap International's programs in developing countries.
• Fédération Handicap InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandicap International Belgium is part of an international federation of 8 national associations (Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, Luxembourg, USA, UK, Switzerland). The federation operates field missions globally, with operational centers in Brussels and Lyon.
• Première Urgence InternationaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the Democratic Republic of Congo where Première Urgence Internationale handles primary healthcare and nutrition while Handicap International provides rehabilitation and psychosocial support services.
• Consortium 12-12minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the 12-12 humanitarian consortium, a Belgian federation of humanitarian NGOs that coordinates emergency response and fundraising campaigns.
• Health Impact CoalitionminorOthersPartner organization visible in footer of website, suggesting collaborative relationship on health impact initiatives.
• International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandicap International is a founding member of the ICBL, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign that advocated for the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel mines.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Coalition co-founded by Handicap International; a Nobel Peace Prize laureate organization working on the same advocacy objectives. Comparable as an advocacy-driven ecosystem partner with overlapping donor and policy networks.
• Fédération 12-12: Belgian humanitarian consortium of which Handicap International is a member. Comparable as a coordinated fundraising mechanism that pools Belgian NGO donor acquisition and emergency campaign infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge de Belgique (Red Cross Belgium): Major Belgian humanitarian incumbent with significant national footprint, comparable fundraising infrastructure (donations, legacies, events), and overlapping emergency response and disability/vulnerable-population services.
• UNICEF Belgium: Belgian national committee of UNICEF; a much larger incumbent with broader mission scope but similar donor acquisition mechanics, including street fundraising, monthly recurring gifts, and corporate partnerships.

Direct peers

• Handicap International Germany (Handicap International e.V.): Federation partner within the same Handicap International network, with a parallel fundraising, advocacy, and awareness mandate in the German-speaking market and shared brand identity.
• Oxfam Belgium: Belgian national committee of Oxfam, operating with a similar fundraising/awareness model in Belgium. Competes directly for individual donors, corporate partnerships, and street fundraising slots, with an overlapping focus on humanitarian response and development.
• Caritas Belgium: Belgian Catholic humanitarian and social-services federation with comparable fundraising operations (individual donations, legacies, corporate partnerships) and a similar emergency response + social inclusion mission set.
• SOS International Belgium: Belgian member of SOS International, focused on children's welfare and humanitarian aid. Comparable as a fundraising-focused Belgian NGO dependent on individual donors, legacies, and event-based fundraising.
• Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium: Belgian-registered fundraising arm of MSF, one of the largest international humanitarian NGOs. Directly comparable as a Belgian-based NGO using similar fundraising channels (street fundraising, monthly donors, legacies) and competing for the same Belgian donor wallet for emergency and humanitarian programs.
• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion France: Federation partner that handles a significant share of operational fundraising and field-program execution. Most directly comparable as a sibling national association within the same federation, sharing brand, programs, and beneficiary populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HI_belgium
• Facebookfacebook.com/handicapinternationalbelgium
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/handicap-international-belgium
• Instagraminstagram.com/hi_belgium

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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