To be the change

Initiatives in society

Published on 01/08/22

Change offers opportunities. Although many people often have the tendency to remain stuck in the comfortable past for a long time, every day there are stories of people who are growing, people for whom doors are opening. Below is a series of stories of people who have seized opportunities:

Zara Rutherford is 19 and is the youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world. With her story, she wants to make girls and women dream more and thus fuel a stronger inclusion of women in technology roles.
Read more (in Dutch): #BreakTheBias
Read more (in French): #BreakTheBias
Supported by Agoria and VBO [Federation of Belgian Enterprises], the Hackyourfuture project aims to prepare at least 100 newcomers in our country for much sought-after digital expert roles by 2022.
Read more (in Dutch): Nood aan digitale talenten? Train ze samen met HackYourFuture!
Read more (in French): Besoin de talents numériques ? Formez-les simplement avec HackYourFuture !
Deep tech and women do not seem an obvious combination when looked through traditional glasses. Take off those glasses. AccelerateHER showcases 50 inspiring ladies who play an important role in the field of deeptech. Hats off!
Read more (in Dutch): De 50 meest inspirerende vrouwen van de Benelux in het domein van deeptech
Read more (in French): Les 50 femmes les plus inspirantes du Benelux dans la deep tech
It is often the small stories that inspire the most. Read how Yannick took the step from chef to electrician.
Read more (in Dutch): Van kok naar elektricien: het verhaal van Yannick bij EREA
Read more (in French): Yannick, de cuisinier à électricien chez Erea

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