SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde

The Luxembourg-based association SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde, founded in 1974, placed under the High Patronage of H.R.H. the Grand Duchess and supported by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, is a member of the global federation SOS Villages d’Enfants, which works in the field of children’s rights and supports children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. Operating in 135 countries and territories, its programmes reach around one million children, young people and adults. In Luxembourg, SOS Children’s Villages World’s mission is to inform the public, raise funds, provide development education and advocate for children’s rights. In 2018, it supported 26 projects in 17 countries. Currently, SOS Children’s Villages World provides long-term support for programmes focusing on children’s rights, protection, care and education in West Africa (Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal) and Eurasia (Uzbekistan, Russia). Furthermore, it is actively involved in emergency aid and reconstruction programmes around the world (Nepal, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Indonesia, Colombia, Mozambique, etc.).

Its main field of action: International solidarity