Generation Europe Foundation is not a grant-giving foundation, however we do occassionally support outstanding initiatives and projects, such as:

Music Fund supports young musicians and music schools in developing countries and conflict areas. 

Music Fund coordinates collecting campaigns of musical instruments in Europe and before distributing them, makes sure they are being repaired if necessary. This way hundreds of instruments are yearly sent to music schools in Africa and the Middle East. 

Music Fund provides the know-how needed for the tuning, the repair and the maintenance of musical instruments: to this end MF organises initiation-workshops and internships in the ateliers of European instrument builders, and even opened and funded ateliers for restoration in some of its partnerschools.

Generation Europe Foundation supports the Concours Reine Elisabeth and its laureats. In 2009, Ilian Garnetz, “one of the most talented violinists of our time”, won the Concours. Since then, his hasn’t stop playing around Europe. In 2010, Ilian Garnetz has made a Schubert-Ysaye- Brahms recording for the Fuga Libera Label. This CD has received the Cle d’Or in France and the Golden Label in Belgium. Generation Europe Foundation is very proud the brilliant career of this young talented musician and wishes to “its” laureat many successful records and concerts!

Created in The Hague in the Netherlands in 2003, l’Ensemble Sirocco focuses on the interpretation of music on historical instruments. Varying in number from sometimes two but up to six musicians, the Ensemble emphasizes an assortment of timbres in a repertoire stretching from the sonata with basso continuo to the chamber concerto. The Ensemble regularly performs in the most important European festivals. In February 2011, the ensemble makes its debut on the American scene, for two concerts in New York (Carnegie Hall) and Boston (Pickman Hall).

Dyslexia International is bringing together local parent groups, academic researchers and teacher training decision makers to effect change in the way dyslexia is currently being addressed. Its objective is to make free and fair education available to all; and to ensure equal opportunities for people who struggle with reading and writing. With leading experts, colleagues and associates in all parts of the world, Dyslexia International opens up channels for communications between researchers, education authorities, and local support groups. It creates and promotes, furthermore, free online learning programmes and open education resources so that people with dyslexia can become literate, develop their talents, and integrate into society.

The Euro Middle East Forum (EMEF) seeks to develop an active network of young professionals in government, public administration, business, NGOs, academia and other relevant sectors, who enter into dialogue with experts and diplomats in order to better understand and discuss challenges related to the Middle East and its relations with Europe.

Artistes contre le Mur unites Belgian and international artists who hold creative workshops for the children of Qalqilyah in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) in order to break the cultural, personal and economic isolation they face ever since the construction of the Israeli separation barrier around their town.

This association aims to improve the education for the benefit of poor children living in the slums of Nairobi; support financially and pedagogically informal schools and associations of schools; improve nutrition and health conditions of the pupils; promote and support income activities for communities of deprived women and children in the slums of Nairobi. The Foundation participates in the establishment of a "Centre Resources” which will allow teachers and students to access to new learning material.


Orphelins Sans Frontières seeks to give Nairobi slums communities
Educational opportunities through library services, computer courses, Internernet access and various trainings. It supports schools and teachers, improve children schooling conditions and empower the local community through the creation of income generating activities.

"Thanks to GEF support's, Kangemi Educational Resource Centre has managed to set up an amazing library in the middle of the slum that provides teachers and students with teaching and reading material."

Elizabeth,
Kangemi Resource Centre Librarian