Ciruna? Circle + una
Ciruna comes from 'circle' and 'una' — together one. A circle is how communities have always gathered: equal, open, protective. 'Una' is the reminder that we are stronger when we are together. Put them together and you get a name for what every family needs: a circle of people around them.
“Together we form a circle around families.”
How it started
Three first-time mothers met at a weekly local kindergarten baby event. For months they had seen each other, smiled, chatted briefly — but only exchanged contact details when the kindergarten closed for summer break and the routine suddenly disappeared.
They started hanging out more often. Playdates at the park, walks with the strollers, shared lunches while the babies napped. They talked about the struggles no one had warned them about: the loneliness, the identity shift, the feeling that everyone else had already figured it out.
After a while, trust grew. They began inviting each other into their homes for coffee, letting the babies play together on the living-room floor. What started as small talk turned into real friendship.
They realized how much they had needed each other — and how close they had been to missing it entirely. That small, accidental circle became the seed of Ciruna.
The three of us
The one who moved abroad
She had lived in Belgium for nine years and always considered herself outgoing. But after her baby was born, she suddenly found herself without a local parent circle. Old friends were far away, work contacts had their own lives, and baby groups felt formal or hard to break into. She needed a way to turn friendly faces into real friends.
The one between cities
She had just moved from Antwerp to a smaller town with a newborn. She did not know the playgrounds, the cafés, the soft-play corners, or the parents who already had routines. Everything felt unfamiliar at the exact moment she needed community most.
The one learning the language
She had recently moved from another EU country and did not yet speak the local language fluently. Even finding suitable baby-friendly places — a calm café, a welcoming playground, a parent-and-baby event — was a project. Making friends felt like an extra mountain on top of everything else.
What we believe
Different backgrounds, same need. We believe friendship and trust grow one casual meeting at a time, with no pressure and no expectations. Organic, like people used to meet before life became busy, social media became noisy, and friend groups became small or far away — especially after moving, starting a family, or going through a separation. Ciruna is here to make that circle easier to find.