Work Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation

Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation

Every child, captain of their own future.

Client
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation
Year
2026
Disciplines
Web design, Development, App (iOS & Android)
S.V. GIO 20-week programme
Years 7 & 8 Rotterdam
Sport & education + coaching

About the project

The Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation believes every child deserves a fair chance. Through sport, education and coaching the foundation helps children in Rotterdam become the captain of their own future. We translated that story into a warm, clear website — and built the app parents use to follow the S.V. GIO programme up close.

The brief

The Foundation wanted an online environment as powerful and warm as the work itself: the children's story front and centre, room for partners and donors, and a clear route to get involved.

The Foundation's website

BRKdesign together with Giovanni van Bronckhorst at the Foundation
Together with the Foundation — captain of your own future

S.V. GIO

At the heart of the foundation is S.V. GIO: a twenty-week programme where sport, education and coaching come together. Maths, language and reading comprehension go hand in hand with setting goals, taking responsibility and having fun — with sport as a metaphor for personal growth, and self-confidence and resilience as the result.

The parent app — iOS & Android

Around the programme we built a native app for both iOS and Android. Parents see at a glance how their child is doing, follow the weekly schedule, sign up or cancel for sessions and stay informed via messages and push notifications. That brings the organisation closer to the family — and the family closer to S.V. GIO.

What the app does

Overview per child Status, group, school, programme and location at a glance.
Schedule & attendance Weekly schedule per child; sign up and cancel for sessions.
Messages & push Updates from the organisation, straight to the phone.
Multiple children One account for the whole family, with profile and privacy.

Design, development & Friends in Business

We designed and built both the website and the app — featuring the mission, the programme and the 'Friends in Business' partner network. One coherent digital whole that tells the story and invites people to take part: as a school, partner, donor or parent.

What we did

Warm design The children's story front and centre.
Website & app Complete site and native iOS/Android app.
Friends in Business Room for partners and the network.
Getting involved A clear route for schools, donors and parents.
Every child deserves a fair chance.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation
Stefan Schoenmaker
Project manager

Stefan Schoenmaker

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