A network for medical education

The Spes Bona Initiative supports young colleagues in training.

The Initiative

The Spes Bona Initiative

The Spes Bona Initiative was founded in 2020 by young Belgian and South African doctors.

Aware of the difficult living conditions faced by some of their young colleagues, whether students or young practitioners, they wanted to create a mutual-support network and offer scholarships to support medical education.

Our team

A committed team of volunteers

Julie Bettendorff

Gaétan Catala

Jerry Cousin

Stéphanie Fain

Edouard Hosten

Philippe Hosten

Jonathan Leempoel

Charlotte Maillard

Nandipha Makalima

Perrine Martin

Victorine de Meeus

Laurence Mentrop

Evelien Sandberg

Our story

Six years of commitment

2020 The initiative is created by young Belgian and South African doctors.

2021 First beneficiaries of the Vesalius Scholarship: four students at Stellenbosch University.

2023 Four new beneficiaries, for seven students supported.

2024 Seven new beneficiaries, for thirteen students supported. First padel tournament and first Brussels 20 km in Spes Bona colours.

2025 Launch of the Monganga Scholarship with its first two Kenyan beneficiaries. Record of 14 students supported.

2026 Five years of Spes Bona. Five new beneficiaries of the Vesalius Scholarship and one new beneficiary of the Monganga Scholarship.

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