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SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde Luxembourg a.s.b.l.
Board
Anouk Agnes, President Alain Kinsch, Vice-President
Members of the Board
Marta Correia, Jacques Elvinger, Peter von Habsburg, Nathalie Hoffmann-Dondelinger, Isabelle Lentz, Guy Loesch, Jean-Paul Meyers, Tizama Telou, Pierre Thein, Bruno Théret, Gabrielle de Theux de Meylandt et Montjardin, Gaby Walers
Management Committee
Sophie Glesener, Managing Director Khémara Ith, Administration and Finance Director
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Editorial
Talking about 2024 brings us to a unique year, marked by the 75th anniversary of our international federation and especially the 50th anniversary of our association: half a century of collective commitment in Luxembourg for vulnerable children and young people. Several festivities were organised, an anniversary concert on October 10th, but also unprecedented activities such as the release of a stamp, a locomotive with our colours, a charity concert in our honour... great actions initiated by loyal partners.
Thank you all...
To you dear partners, sponsors, volunteers and friends for your trust, involvement and generosity. To our partners on the ground for their determination, courage and dynamism. To project beneficiaries for their resilience, perseverance and energy. And thanks to the forces that join our movement and give it new vigour.
It is necessary because the challenges are great. In 2025 just like in 2024, wars persist in the Gaza Strip, Ukraine, Sudan or in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and sometimes peace is fragile, such as in Ethiopia. Additionally, there are climatic shocks, droughts, or floods, which can result in population displacement, food insecurity, and the possibility of epidemics.
Faced with these extreme situations, we are mobilized alongside our sister associations: in the Gaza Strip where, mandated by our ministry of guardianship, we support a project to strengthen displaced families; in the Oromia region of southern Ethiopia, where we meet the food security needs of pastoral communities; in Ukraine, where we supported a child-friendly space; in the Central African Republic, where we have particulaly committed to carry out a food security support project with the City of Luxembourg.
In Morocco, following the 2023 earthquake, we supported a resilience project in the High Atlas, where we organized a Toubkal Challenge in April 2024 and where in November the foundation stone of a mixed college and boarding school for girls was laid at Aït Ourir.
In Benin, we have strengthened the École Secondaire des Métiers d’Art in Abomey-Calavi with the construction of an art gallery to preserve the works of students and thus continue awareness raising of children’s rights.
Mentioning this country brings us to our PACOPE-SPE development programmes, whose effectiveness has been shown by an external evaluation. In Benin, Guinea, Niger and Senegal, the situation of children has improved, 2,200 families have been economically strengthened and more than 1,000 young people have received vocational training or apprenticeship.
With this anniversary year, a chapter is closed. A new one opens with the same determination, rigour and enthusiasm to move forward for future generations.
(May 2025)
Anouk Agnes, President
SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde
Sophie Glesener Managing Director
SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL
A global presence for 75 years
An independent, non-governmental social development organization, SOS Children’s Villages International works for children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care and for the rights of the child.
It responds to the individual needs of children by ensuring that they grow up with the relationships and support they need to thrive or even rebuild their lives. It also provides the frameworks and resources to strengthen their families and communities.
It is one of the world’s largest private NGOs working for children. It operates in more than 130 countries and territories. Since its creation in 1949, its mission has been to protect children who are particularly vulnerable. But over its 75 years of existence, the society has changed and therefore its responses have been adapted.
Thus, after spending three decades taking direct care of children and young people deprived of parental care, SOS Children’s Villages started a preventive work in the 1970s, helping families at risk of breaking up to remain united and engaged experts for this task. In the early 2000s, the NGO began advocacy work for systemic change in policies and practices.
1,464 1,010 753 70 101 alternative care programmes family and community strengthening programmes education and training programmes health programmes (prevention and care) emergency response programmes
7,736,500 BENEFICIARIES IN 137 COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES
Today, SOS Children’s Villages works at three levels to maximize its impact: the lives of children and young people with actions also directed towards parents and extended families; community support systems; the political frameworks in which individual and collective life trajectories are situated. It has also strengthened its expertise in the field of emergency assistance.
The global organization works in the best interests of the child by referring to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child1 (1989), the Guidelines for Alternative Care for Children1 (2009) and, with its partners and states, It works towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals1
1 UN Framework and SDGs.
© Anne Kidmose | Tanzania
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL
Three pillars of action
SOS Children’s Villages works to improve the daily lives of children and young people deprived of parental care or at risk of being deprived of it. Its work evolves according to their difficulties but also the evolution of society and its understanding of the development of children and young people. In recent years, it has expanded its work to include the 15-24 age group, young people in this age group needing someone to support them as they enter adulthood.
The expression "children and young people deprived of parental care" refers to those who grow up temporarily or permanently without being cared for by their families, whether they are children placed in institutions, children in foster care or children left to their own devices living on
the street. The expression "at risk of being deprived of parental care" refers to those living in families on the verge of breakdown or whose parents have difficulty providing their children with the support, stability and bonds of trust they need.
The mission of SOS Children’s Villages is to ensure that children and young people receive the help they need. It draws on its experience to maximize impact and works in partnership with other organizations to increase the reach of its interventions. It is based on three major pillars of action.
Prevention
Keeping families together and preventing child-family separation If possible, the best place for children to grow up is within their family. Our activities range from working directly with families and communities, to research on the reasons for family breakdown, to developing and sharing training materials related to parenting and mental health.
Protection
Ensuring care and protection when there is no family or it is not in a child or young person’s best interest to stay in the family Our activities include directly caring for children and young people, also in emergencies; working with partners to train foster parents and with governments to implement care standards; supporting young people to become self-reliant, and much more.
Advocacy
Changing policy and practice to improve the situation of children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it This pillar of action focuses on systemic change. Among other activities, we work with partners to create platforms for children and young people to bring the issues they face into discussions at the local, national and global level.
SOS VILLAGES D’ENFANTS MONDE
The 50 years of celebration
On October 10th, 2024, SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde blew its 50 candles at the Philharmonie in the company of SOS friends but also the President of the Chamber of Deputies Claude Wiseler, the Prime Minister Luc Frieden, the Mayor of the City of Luxembourg, Lydie Polfer, and the President of SOS Children’s Villages International, Dereje Wordofa.
Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess honoured the evening with their presence and cut the birthday cake shared with godparents, partners and volunteers. After the welcome speech by Anouk Agnes, a speech by Luc Frieden and a retrospective film by Andy Lamesch, a musical performance by vibraphonist Pascal Schumacher and pianist Francesco Tristano, two musicians engaged for the association, then the choir Pekebierg filled the hall. At the end of the evening - sponsored by A&O Shearman, Banque de Luxembourg, Elvinger Hoss Prussen, Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management, Lalux Assurances and Spuerkeess and media partners RTL Lëtzebuerg and Luxemburger Wort—a birthday book was offered to all guests.
2024 was marked by other solidarity activities. In May, POST Luxembourg issued a beautiful commemorative stamp featuring a globe surrounded by children created by Muriel Moritz. In June, a CFL locomotive in a design of the association travelled across the country before posters were installed at the Luxembourg train station. In October, the City of Luxembourg displayed kakemonos on the streets of the Upper Town and put up posters on the buses. In November, a charity concert was organized by the École privée Sainte-Anne of Ettelbruck.
Last but not least, six SOS ambassadors, the magician David Goldrake, former footballer Roby Langers, actress Désirée Nosbusch, actor Tommy Schlesser, musician Pascal Schumacher and journalist Mariette Zenners, shared a birthday message through six video clips.
© Claude Piscitelli, SOS VEM, CFL, POST Luxembourg
SOS VILLAGES D’ENFANTS MONDE
Retrospective 2024
Each year, the annual report reminds us of the projects supported during the past year: those directly managed by the Programmes Department of our association and others, initiated by SOS Children’s Villages International or sister associations, which we have supported. Thus, in 2024, 25 projects helped to support more than 55,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults in 16 countries and territories, and 15,000 other direct beneficiaries and child protection actors1. A big thank you to the courageous teams on the ground and our trusted partners and donors in Luxembourg.
project to support children’s villages
education and training programmes emergency relief and resilience projects 1 13 4 7 family and community strengthening programmes
SOS VILLAGES D'ENFANTS MONDE IN A NUTSHELL...
The Luxembourg based association SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde, under the High Patronage of HRH the Grand Duchess and supported by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFEA), was created in 1974. Member of the federation SOS Children’s Villages International, it intends to be a key player in Luxembourg and in the countries where it carries out projects, when it comes to children’s rights and protection. It informs the public, raises awareness of sustainable development, collects and manages funds, implements programmes with local partners and provides technical expertise.
AFRICA
In 2024, Benin was marked by the closure of its border with Niger, inflation, and high prices for basic necessities and a security threat in the North of the country. Vulnerable, fragile families have diversified their activities or opted to leave the countryside.
The two PACOPE-SPE2 continued their activities in the communes of Abomey-Calavi and Parakou. At the end of 2024, there were 299 direct beneficiary families, 1,346 children (644 girls), 237 youngsters accompanied towards their employability, 18 child protection committees (468 members), 18 children’s clubs (216 members), 73 AVE&C3 (1,956 members) and 3 AJE&C3 (67 members).
At the École Secondaire des Métiers d’Art in Abomey-Calavi, the Monwari project aimed at the proper conservation of students’ art works through the construction of an art gallery open to the community. 200 students, 90 parents and 110 educators/teachers/trainers are involved. The project was completed at the end of December.
BENIN
Launched in the summer of 2024, a training programme for young heads of single-parent families (55 women, five men) from São Pedro, a fishing village on the island of São Vicente, means to lead them towards income-generating activities and thus meet the needs of their 131 children.
GUINEA
ETHIOPIA
With the MFEA, we supported our sister association in Ethiopia for an emergency response that began in the summer of 2023 in the southern region of Oromia to meet the needs of pastoralist communities. The project has three components: health and nutrition, protection of displaced women, livelihoods and food security. See page 13.
Since 2021, the country is going through a period of transition following a military coup. Expected in 2024, the vote on a new constitution and the transfer of power to elected civilians did not take place. A situation that has led to largescale demonstrations and has had economic and social consequences for the population. A difficult context in which the PACOPE-SPE2 of Conakry, Labé, Kankan and N’Zérékoré continued their activities. At the end of 2024, there were 835 direct beneficiary families, 3,385 children (1,623 girls), 292 youngsters accompanied towards their employability, 53 child protection committees (1,046 members), 53 children’s clubs (899 members) and 114 AVE&C3 (2,836 members).
1 These figures refer only to projects managed by the SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde Programme Department.
2 In West Africa, 12 Community Support Programmes for Child Protection and Child Protection Systems (PACOPE-SPE) are included in our 2022-2026 Framework Agreement with the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Partnership agreements have been signed between SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde and the national SOS associations in the four countries concerned (Benin, Guinea, Niger, Senegal) for the implementation of these programmes.
3 AVE&C: Village Savings and Credit Associations
AJE&C: Youth Savings and Credit Associations
In November 2023, a school construction project started in Tanandava in southern Madagascar with the construction and equipping of two classrooms for the local public primary school. At the end of January 2024, both classes, equipped with tables and bench-tables, were inaugurated. 230 students received school supplies and made their return to school, quickly joined by new students. Separate latrines and a water recovery basin have also been built.
CAPE VERDE
MADAGASCAR
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MOROCCO
Following the September 2023 earthquake in the High Atlas, our association joined its sister association in Morocco in a project to build a mixed college (eventually for 500 students) and a boarding school (for 50 girls) near the SOS village of Aït Ourir. The objective is to combat out-of-school enrolment and improve the quality of education for vulnerable children in the region. Construction started in November 2024.
At the end of 2024, an extension project was developed in the Curepipe4 Education and Learning Centre which, since 2011, has been offering quality education to disadvantaged children in the locality but now faces too many pupils. Its expansion will provide a comfortable setting for more than 250 children and young people, 50 adults (evening classes) and SOS employees working in the premises.
The year was marked by the consequences of the coup d’état of 2023. Economic, health and food sanctions, soaring prices of basic necessities have weighed on the families’ situation as well as devastating and deadly floods.
The two PACOPE-SPE2 continued their activities in the communes of Tahoua and Dosso. At the end of 2024, there were 450 direct beneficiary families, 2,073 children (1,003 girls), 159 youngsters accompanied towards their employability, 12 child protection committees (144 members), 12 children’s clubs (154 members) and 39 AVE&C3 (1,200 members).
4 A project funded by the Fondation du Souvenir et de l’Amitié of the Rotary Club of Luxembourg and the Soroptimist Club of Esch-sur-Alzette, among others.
5 Co-financed by the MFEA, the project is supported by the ATOZ Foundation under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg
6 The food security support project was financed by the City of Luxembourg.
From 2022 to 2025, an integrated project to support the resilience of internally displaced populations and host populations5 is being developed in Kokoro around two public schools (3,500 pupils involved). It combines protection, education and economic resilience and involves the entire population of Kokoro to create a community where children are protected. In addition, a food security support project6 supported 200 parents of pupils in the implementation of activities (market gardening, agriculture, livestock, sale of agricultural products) in 2024. See pages 14-15.
MAURITIUS
NIGER
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
© SOS Children’s Villages in Morocco
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© Annelise Levasseur
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Cherkaoui
In 2024, the country experienced presidential and legislative elections that brought about a change of regime after particularly troubled periods with repercussions on the social and solidarity economy. The four PACOPE-SPE2 in Kaolack, Kolda, Louga and Pikine, continued their work. At the end of 2024, there were 590 direct beneficiary families, 2,806 children (1,372 girls), 389 youngsters accompanied towards their employability, 15 child protection committees (448 members), 15 children’s clubs (482 members), 91 AVE&C3 (2,975 members) and 9 AJE&C3 (251 members).
AMERICAS
Between April and December, a project enabled 50 children and adolescents affected by the Venezuelan migration crisis, teachers, community leaders and tutors to contribute to the well-being of young people and promote living together in the La Guajira region. A child-friendly space, built by community members in Ríohacha, offered educational and recreational activities, awareness of children’s rights, training in socio-emotional learning...
The crisis in Haiti continues to worsen, gangs are gaining ground in Port-au-Prince and human rights, especially those of children, are being shattered. In the poorest country of the Americas, our sister association, which we support7 has been protecting children and young people in situations of extreme vulnerability since 1984.
ASIA
In Laos, where our sister association has been serving vulnerable children since 1995, we have been supporting a project since the summer of 2024 in Savannakhet to strengthen access to quality education and training for 300 children and young people in the SOS village and community. Within the SOS village where buildings will be rehabilitated, a computer room has been equipped.
7 A family home project was supported in 2024 by the Rotary Club of Luxembourg.
SENEGAL
COLOMBIA
HAITI
LAOS
Since 2022, the Khorezm8 Child Protection System Strengthening Programme has been offering family care (in 2024, 26 children in five SOS families), family strengthening (301 children in 119 families) and youth supporting measures (35 of which 22 are girls). In 2024, our sister association, which has signed a roadmap for its joint actions with the social protection structure set up in the country, began piloting foster care services (two families, 14 children).
At a time when the population of the Gaza Strip is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster since October 2023, SOS Children’s Villages in Palestine has quickly implemented an emergency response. Since June 2024, our association, mandated by the MFEA, supports a project to strengthen the economic and psychosocial well-being of vulnerable families. The project, which targets 1,200 people, was first deployed in three camps for displaced persons in and around Khan Younis governorate.
EUROPE
Since 2022, SOS Children’s Villages in Ukraine and its partners have provided more than 415,000 people with essential services (social assistance, financial assistance, psychosocial support, support for injured children...) while advocating for reform of the alternative care system. At the end of the year, our association supported the children’s friendly space in Tchernivtsi9 which offered activities to 675 children, adolescents and adults.
8 Programme included in our Framework Agreement 20222026 with the MFEA, implemented by SOS Children’s Villages in Uzbekistan in the Khorezm region (Urgench, Shavat, Gurlen, Qushkupir).
9 The project was supported by the Ukraine Solidarity Foundation under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg.
A QUESTION?
If you would like to learn more about our ongoing projects, our Programmes team is available to answer any questions or provide further information.
• Laurence Wangla, Programme Manager, laurence.wangla@sosve.lu
You can also support one or more projects and donate by bank transfer through: CCPL IBAN LU65 1111 0050 0053 0000 (with the mention Projets 2025) or via our website www.sosve.lu
Thank you in advance for your solidarity!
UKRAINE
UZBEKISTAN
PALESTINE
© SOS Children’s Villages in Ukraine
ETHIOPIA Strengthening food security
In 2024, southern Ethiopia continues to face a severe humanitarian crisis exacerbated by prolonged drought and inter-communal conflict. In the Borena area, many households have lost their livestock, the main means of subsistence, due to several years of low rainfall and malnutrition has developed. It particularly affects children, pregnant women and the elderly.
After a first intervention, conducted in 2023 in the district of Yabello to strengthen the health system and meet the health and nutritional needs of more than 30,000 people, SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde and SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia, with their local partner Gayo Pastoral Development Initiative, continue their humanitarian response to strengthen the livelihoods of 150 of the most vulnerable households.
As of November 20231, a second phase allows the project to benefit from the monitoring of a nutrition expert and the implementation of food aid for mothers of severely malnourished children hospitalized at the Yabello hospital. Strengthening the protection of survivors of gender-based sexual violence (SGBV), public awareness and training of health workers to reduce abuse faced by displaced women are other components of the project.
In June 2024, a third phase was launched to strengthen the food security and livelihoods of 150 households affected by malnutrition. Planned until June 2025, it allows the support of targeted families to develop the cultivation of vegetables and fruit trees rich in nutrients (distribution of inputs, training in agricultural techniques and the management of micro-enterprises...) and to provide them with goats in order to restore their livestock activity and sustainably improve their feed and income.
1 The entire project is supported by MFEA and the second phase responds to a call for proposals launched by the ministry in October 2023 on the theme of food security and nutrition.
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Education and household resilience
The Central African Republic, one of the poorest countries in Africa, has been plagued by civil war since 2013, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes. After a period of calm in 2016, insecurity has again increased since the 2021 elections. Access to food, health care, water, sanitation and education remains a major concern for refugees living outside formal reception sites and host communities. The project1, implemented in the commune of Bimbo, on the outskirts of Bangui, started in 2022 and can be considered an extension of a project in the same location. It aims to improve the learning conditions of internally displaced children and host communities in schools in Kokoro 1 and 2. It also aims to strengthen the resilience of families and communities in the area so that they are able to ensure the protection of their children and meet their basic needs.
In this context, securing schools is essential. After the construction of a fence around the Kokoro 2 school in 2022, it is now the turn of the Kokoro 1 school to benefit from a similar infrastructure. The launch ceremony was held on 22 March 2024, in the presence of representatives of the State, the Ministry of Education and the Parents of Pupils’ Associations (PPA). After several months of work, the fence was erected in August and finished in October.
Now, more than 5,000 students have a safe environment for learning and development. Other work carried out at the end of the year has improved the living environment within the school: a drainage system was set up in the schoolyard, which had been flooded during the rainy season, which allowed the construction of a multifunctional field. In addition, 16 classrooms have been renovated and a borehole has been rehabilitated to improve access to water for students and teachers. 300 hygiene kits were distributed to girls and boys in both schools. 2,450 school children, including 1,078 girls, received school supplies during the year and eight book clubs were set up.
Supporting vulnerable families living around the two schools happens by initiating their active participation in community life: they adhere to community structures that have been created, such as the two Parents of Pupils’ Associations or the three Community Child Protection Networks (CCPN). All parties work together for the respect of children’s rights and protection. 50 cases of gender-based violence were identified and managed during the year. It is also a matter of families producing the resources necessary to meet their children’s basic needs.
© Mickael Franci
© Mickael Franci
Through support for agricultural production, 100 producers (50 people from the host population and 50 displaced persons) received technical assistance, agricultural kits and regular monitoring of their activities. A theoretical training on agricultural and vegetable techniques was given to them followed by the distribution of seeds, fertilizers and complete kits (rake, hoe, spade, watering can, pick...). Within a few months, 90% of the beneficiaries had sown their crops and several harvests were carried out, including lettuce, okra and chives.
In parallel, during the year, 100 beneficiaries (mainly women and young people) were trained to manage income-generating activities, before receiving kits in saponification, pig breeding and poultry farming. Community structures such as the PPAs and the CCPNs also run solidaritybased economic initiatives that strengthen their autonomy. Thus, a CCPN received 970 chicks for poultry projects, the sale of products allowed a redistribution of profits.
Finally, the 20 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) set up since the beginning of the project and composed of 450 members demonstrate a good functionality at the end of the year and allow their members to contract loans regularly.
A follow-up in the area highlighted an improvement in the application of techniques, a good management of income (expense accounts, savings) and a growing demand for other training (composting, cooperative structuring). This programme helps to secure livelihoods, improve living conditions and sustainably strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities to crises. It was completed in April 2025 and will be subject to an external evaluation that will highlight the overall results of the last three years.
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16 CAMPAIGNS
The highlights of 2024
20 KM FOR SOS
The fourth edition of the 20 km for SOS campaign ran from 1 to 30 June 2024, mobilising runners and cyclists as well as a team of employees determined to walk together with the same goal: to cover 20 km in support of the children we help around the world.
In 2024, five teams took up the challenge. Congratulations and a huge thank you to them and their donors!
Volunteering
An anniversary year marked by commitment and generosity.
Our association has been able to count on the energy and involvement of a large number of volunteers who have always been loyal to us during this anniversary year. Their constant presence and talent have once again been a crucial factor in our work.
Whether it is to amaze children through creative animations, to ensure good mood and safety at our sporting events, to exchange with the public on our stands or to put their professional skills at the service of our mission: All our volunteers have contributed to render our values a reality.
GIVING TUESDAY – TOGETHER WE GIVE!
Since 2012, the global #GivingTuesday campaign - launched in response to #BlackFriday - has invited us to show solidarity and share with others. To mark this special day dedicated to social engagement, our campaign in Luxembourg encourages organizing fundraising initiatives and making donations.
During its fourth edition in 2024, several partners launched initiatives to support children affected by the earthquake of September 2023 in Morocco. Since 2021, we were able to help children affected by major crises in Madagascar, Colombia and Ethiopia with our #GivingTuesday appeal.
THANK YOU!
In addition to providing valuable administrative assistance, their support was also expressed through their active presence at our 50th anniversary celebration.
We want to express our gratitude to all those who contributed their time, energy, and kindness. Their commitment has a positive impact and we are deeply grateful for it.
© SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde
SPONSORSHIPS
The rights of children
The international organisation SOS Children’s Villages prioritizes the well-being, safety, and independence of children in their accompaniment.
Every child in a sponsorship programme has fundamental rights that are more important than any other consideration. They can choose not to appear in sponsorship communications, while obviously continuing to benefit fully from support and accompaniment within the village. Their story belongs to them and they have the right to decide whether or not to share it.
It is a matter of strict respect that they have the right to consent to a photo, and no photo is used without their consent.
The children can choose whether or not to communicate with and interact with their sponsors. Not all children have the same understanding of the risks associated with the use of their photo. Therefore, it is always subject to their explicit consent and its usage is carefully controlled.
Sponsorship is above all a bond of solidarity. It supports the development of children in a protective environment where confidentiality, dignity, and freedom of choice are guaranteed. These principles ensure respectful, ethical and child-centred sponsorship.
You can subscribe to a sponsorship using the form on our website, by calling +352 490 430 or by writing an email to parrainage@sosve.lu Donations are tax-deductible
Bequests and donations
Giving with confidence.
It’s likely that you recall many happy moments from your childhood. Nonetheless, there are children who may never have such happy memories. Offering them a sense of security is important, but it’s also necessary to accompany them on their journey through life.
Our association is able to provide children with a new start, a loving home, and a brighter future through gifts or bequests.
It can either benefit an infrastructure (village, school, health centre...) or a programme (health, education, rehabilitation...) implemented in one of the countries and territories (over 130) where SOS Children’s Villages are active. You have the freedom to determine where it will be utilized, and your choice will be respected.
We acknowledge that the assets we are entrusted with for children are the result of a lifetime, and that this commitment is a sign of great trust. Be assured that your gift or bequest will be well used. We will carry out your last wishes with prudence and care and handle all matters with discretion and respect.
To find out more about bequests and wills, visit our website www.sosve.lu/en/support-us/legacy-donation-lifeinsurance/, ask for our brochure or contact our Managing Director: sophie.glesener@sosve.lu / tel. +352 490 430
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PARTNERS
Every year, we celebrate partnership anniversaries with our loyal partners. This year, it was they who offered us their solidarity and generous support for our 50th anniversary. Without their involvement, it would be impossible to continue our actions, our campaigns, and above all, our work for vulnerable children and families.
Thanks to their loyalty, creativity, and kindness, we have been able to support those affected by major crises, violence, poverty, and the lack of proper family care. This support comes in the form of generous financial donations, donations in kind, and volunteer or pro-bono assistance in Luxembourg. Our partners - together with their staff and clients - help us fund our projects and raise awareness about the plight of vulnerable children around the world!
Our precious media partners have relayed both our fund appeals to finance our emergency and development projects, as well as our solidarity activities organised in Luxembourg.
THE YEAR 2024 A financial overview
Thanks to an unwavering effort, SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde has managed to raise and manage over 7.7 million euros in funds.
In 2024, private donors (individuals, foundations, and companies) significantly supported the work of our association with a total of €3,296,992 in donations received, representing a 10% increase. The non-profit organization also received legacies for an amount of €408,046. Public entities (MFEA and municipalities) maintained their confidence in our good governance as well and the MFEA entrusted us with a total of €3,426,373, an increase of 12.2% compared to 2023.
The five-year Framework Agreement with the MFEA concludes its third year with a commitment rate in line with budget planning (total budget of €15,615,000). The strengthening of national protection systems, undertaken with official authorities in Benin, Guinea, Niger and Senegal, is bearing fruit. Youth protection, education, economic empowerment and employability activities at the level of beneficiary communities continue to be conducted by PACOPE-SPE. Support for vulnerable families continues in Uzbekistan with the same funding.
Emergency response remains a priority for SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde, and the NGO collected €93,865 for its humanitarian aid. Furthermore, it received €705,000 from the MFEA in 2024, a 37% increase due to a significant effort. These public funds were used to pursue the activities and enhance the sustainability of the project in the Central African Republic, expand the malnutrition programme in southern Ethiopia, and work with displaced families in the Gaza Strip. In these territories, the association constantly monitors the humanitarian, security and operational context.
With own funds and on the occasion of her 50th birthday, the NGO has financed several projects. It continued its partnership with Aldeas Infantiles in Colombia on behalf of Venezuelan refugee children.
With SOS Children’s Villages in Mauritius and its partner associations in Benin, Cape Verde and Laos, it has supported several educational projects. At the same time, thanks to the support of many donors, it contributes to emergency response projects of the federation, notably in Ukraine and Morocco.
The financial contributions of SOS sponsors, with a total contribution of more than €1.54 million in 2024, have made it possible to support thousands of children through 3,820 sponsorships of children and SOS villages in over 100 countries.
Thanks to the loyalty of its many donors and public and private partners, as well as to the efficient management of the funds raised, SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde has been able to allocate a significant part of the funds received to the direct beneficiaries of its work (children and vulnerable families) in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Transparency and management of funds
SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde is committed to managing the funds it receives with rigor and professionalism. Internal control tools ensure the transparency and accuracy of financial flows as well as revenues and expenses in accordance with the budget submitted by the Board of Directors for approval to the General Assembly. In 2024, a General Assembly and two Boards of Directors were held to monitor the good management of the association.
In the field, regular monitoring missions are carried out to ensure compliance with the good management procedures promoted by our organization, particularly with regard to cash flow management, compliance with acquisition rules and transparency of financial transactions.
In 2011, the a.s.b.l. Don en confiance was created and SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde is one of its founding members. The accounts of the association, drawn up in accordance with the legal and regulatory provisions of Luxembourg and the generally accepted accounting practices in the sector of non-governmental organisations under contract, are audited annually by an independent company auditor.
According to the report of the company auditor Horus Audit & Associés S.à r.l., the 2024 accounts of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde give a true picture of the heritage and financial situation of the association.
Result of the financial year 2024 (in EUR)
Donations from private individuals and companies
Sponsorships of SOS villages and children and gifts from sponsors
Community Empowerment Programmes for Children Protection and Support to Children Protection Systems
Donations from administrations and communes
Emergencies and Multi Year Framework agreement cofunding
Emergency Response and Rehabilitation Programmes
Fundraising and other sales activities
and infrastructures
of the financial year
Since the fiscal year 2018, SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde has split its accounting between its own funds and the public funds under management allocated by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to certain development, emergency response and rehabilitation programmes. Funds under management of the MFEA are presented as of offbalance sheet commitments per programme in the association’s annual accounts.
*The a.s.b.l.’s reserves have increased significantly due to the substantial bequests and donations received in previous years. These funds will be used to finance large-scale projects benefiting children and families in extremely vulnerable situations.
Allocation of expenses 2024 Programmes financed in 2024 by country
Allocation of revenues 2024
Private funds 2024
CARTE DE NOS PROJETS 2024
MAROC
Soutien à la reconstruction, appui à la résilience et éducation (Aït Ourir)
SÉNÉGAL
Renforcement des communautés et respect des droits et de la protection des enfants (Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Pikine)2
CAP - VERT
Renforcement des familles monoparentales pour leur permettre de dispenser des soins de qualité à leurs enfants (Mindelo)
HAÏTI
Réponse post-urgence / accueil familial (Les Cayes)3
GUINÉE
COLOMBIE
Promotion du droit à l’éducation des enfants migrants vénézuéliens et des enfants colombiens (Ríohacha)
Renforcement des communautés et respect des droits et de la protection des enfants (Conakry, Kankan, Labé, N’Zérékoré)2
BÉNIN
Renforcement des communautés et respect des droits et de la protection des enfants (Abomey-Calavi, Parakou)2 Sensibilisation des enfants et de la communauté aux œuvres d’art et à leur bonne conservation (Abomey-Calavi)
NIGER
Renforcement des communautés et respect des droits et de la protection des enfants (Dosso,Tahoua)2
1 Ces chiffres concernent uniquement les projets supervisés par le département Programmes de SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde
2 PACOPE-SPE : Programmes d’Accompagnement des Communautés pour la Protection de l’Enfant et des Systèmes de Protection de l’Enfant
3 Projets gérés à l’international et soutenus financièrement par SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde
UKRAINE
Soutien à un espace ami des enfants (Tchernivtsi)3
MAP OF OUR PROJECTS IN 2024
PALESTINE
Intervention d’urgence pour les familles vulnérables déplacées (Bande de Gaza)
OUZBÉKISTAN
Renforcement du système de protection de l’enfance (Khorezm)
LAOS
Accès des enfants et des jeunes du village SOS et de la communauté à une éducation de qualité (Savannakhet)
ÉTHIOPIE
Intervention d’urgence pour combler les besoins sanitaires et nutritionnels et soutien en moyens de subsistance aux ménages vulnérables affectés par la sécheresse chronique (Oromia)
RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE
Protection, éducation et résilience des populations déplacées (périphérie de Bangui)
MAURICE
Accessibilité des enfants vulnérables à un environnement d’apprentissage de qualité (Curepipe)
MADAGASCAR
Éducation et renforcement de la résilience des communautés (Grand Sud)
