Bazaar International cheque presentation on 14 March 2018;

The 57th Bazar International, held on 25 and 26 November 2017 at LuxExpo The Box, was a again a great success, enabling €600,000 to be distributed to 75 charities worldwide.

More than 28,000 visitors enjoyed this spectacular annual charitable event. It is thanks to their generosity and to the hard work put in by 73 Bazaar Stands that the amount raised this year (November 2017) was enormous.

The annual cheque presentation ceremony was held at BGL BNP Paribas' premises at Kirchberg on Wednesday 14 March 2018. Many guests of honour, including several ambassadors, were welcomed by the Bazaar President Erika Ehrhard and the Bazar Committee. At this ceremony, the Heads of Stands, representing 63 nations, were thanked for their teams’ tireless and selfless efforts that achieved the Bazaar’s huge success.

The proceeds of the 2017 Bazaar are now being distributed to support 75 charities which were proposed by the individual stands and evaluated by the Committee. The amounts to be donated were agreed and ratified by the General Assembly.

The Principal Charity of the 2017 Bazar, a project in Benin managed by a Spanish organization in Madrid  “FUNDEBE (Fondation pour le Dévelopment du Bénin)" will receive €30,000 with which the Bazar will finance a new school building for kindergarden, primary and secondary education, new water wells and the installation of a rainwater collection system.

4 charities based in Luxembourg, receiving a total of €40,000, are:

- Medecins du Monde, Esch-sur-Alzette
- La Main Tendue asbl, Pétange
- Fondation Letzebuerger Kannerduerf, Mersch
- Serve the City asbl, Luxembourg

A total of €61,000 was awarded to a further 9 Luxembourg organizations which support projects in Bangladesh, Burundi, Mexique, Nicaragua, Perou, Senegal, Tanzanie, etc.

The remaining amount of €469,000 was awarded to a large number of other organizations around the world, with special emphasis being placed on developing countries.

The President thanked everybody involved for their hard work and commitment to the excellent causes supported by the Bazaar.

Date for your diary: the 58th Bazar International de Luxembourg will be held exceptionally on a later date this year: on 8 and 9 December 2018 at LuxExpo The Box in Luxembourg-Kirchberg.