Duvel Moortgat

Vocatio supports passionate, talented young people with a life project or a true vocation. Every year, the foundation awards nearly 20 grants of 10,000 euros to young people aged between 18 and 30 who have a talent and/or a social ambition.

Vocatio aids them within different disciplines: performing arts, plastic arts, science and engineering, medical science and humanities. The grant represents a decisive ‘push’ for these young people, but also serves as a form of recognition and a stepping-stone.

Children are our future. That’s why, for every visit to our brewery, we donate 1 euro to Habbekrats, a Belgian youth organization that supports children with smaller and bigger challenges from the age of 8. Additionally, we donate money to support their operations every year. 

TAJO introduces young people aged 10 to 14 to a wide variety of professions and the skills and talents that go with them. Experienced guest teachers deliver these workshops in an enthusiastic, experiential way. This allows young people to experience for themselves which occupations appeal to them and they are encouraged to engage in training that will take them further, at school and in life. TAJO is there for everyone, but the priority is those who need it most.

What would happen if you gave an artist a Duvel glass instead of a regular canvas? That is exactly what we at Duvel Moortgat were wondering when we launched the Duvel Collection 17 years ago. Since then, Duvel Moortgat has provided numerous artists with the opportunity to unleash their creativity on a limited-edition Duvel glass.

In 2022 the multi-talented Felix De Laet, also known as Lost Frequencies, gave our iconic Duvel glass a unique design.

We support the Trinkhall Museum in Liège, which has an international collection of works made by artists with mental disabilities, so-called ‘art brut’ or ‘outsider art.’ It organizes temporary exhibitions to show the works of art to the mainstream world and has a documentation center to raise awareness about art by artists with mental disabilities and other ‘non- standard’ forms of expression.

We’ve been working with WeForest to fund the Copperbelt project in Zambia, with funding of €75,000 per year since 2018. WeForest is a social enterprise dedicated to reforestation and sustainable land use involving local communities. Through the Copperbelt project in Zambia, WeForest aims to restore damaged trees and improve water, soil, and air quality. They also provide training to local farmers so they can sustainably maintain the forests and generate a long-term income.

We also partner up with the Flemish non-profit organization BOS+ to support local reforestation programs in Belgium. In November 2022, a group of Duvel Moortgat volunteers planted a Duvel forest in the shape of our famous D in collaboration with BOS+. In a little over three years, our partnership has already resulted in the planting of 12,126 trees locally.