ING Solidarity Awards 2019 winners; Credit: ING

On Wednesday 21 November 2019, a total of 23 non-profit organisations stepped on stage to be awarded prizes for the 8th edition of the ING Solidarity Awards held at ING Lux House in Luxembourg-Gare.

As every year, ING's objective was to support and promote the Luxembourg non-profit scene, which often still lacks the funds and resources to achieve its objectives. This year's edition differed from previous years in that there was no longer an online vote, which last year saw 30 associations each receive a €1,000 cheque. Nevertheless, the total amount handed over remained the same with all funding going towards projects.

This year, a jury of seven people determined the most convincing projects in the following three categories: 

  • Humanitarian aid: humanitarian projects aimed at improving people’s quality of life or ensuring that human rights are respected;

  • Integration: projects intended to promote adaptation, inclusion or the promotion of social links between individuals;

  • Other: any project for the benefit of others in areas other than humanitarian aid or integration. 

23 organisations in total came on stage and were handed prizes of €1,000, €2,000 or €4,000.

Winners by category:

  • Humanitarian aid 
    • ​Prize for volunteer-run non-profit organisation: Aide au Vietnam; Foundation for Dev. Aid ACP-EEC (Emda) Asbl; Eng Bréck mat Lateinamerika

    • Prize for non-profit organisation with at least one employee: Pharmaciens sans frontières Luxembourg; Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal (AEIN); JUDDU Luxembourg 

  • Integration
    • Prize for volunteer-run non-profit organisation: Equiclic asbl; Rokku Mi Rokka asbl; Life Project 4 Youth
    • Prize for non-profit organisation with at least one employee: Touchpoints asbl; Groupe Tricentenaire; Stëmm vun der Strooss asbl
  • Other
    • Prize for volunteer-run non-profit organisation: Fondation EME; rainforest.lu asbl; GML (Gesellschaft fir Musiktherapie zu Lëtzebuerg a.s.b.l.)
    • Prize for non-profit organisation with at least one employee: Fondation Kannerschlass; Trisomie21 Lëtzebuerg asbl​; Association Thérapie Equestre

Honorable mentions included:

  • Coup de Coeur (the jury’s choice of projects deserving of a helping hand): Cohabitage; Île aux Clowns asbl; LITTLE ANGELS ASBL

  • Coup de pouce (the jury’s crush): Nyki; ALUPSE asbl

The jury was composed of seven people both from within and outside ING. These were: Christiane Sietzen, cultural coordinator, Luxembourg City; François Masquelier, Head of Treasury, Corporate Finance and Entreprise Risk Management at RTL Group; Isabelle Lentz, Field Manager Horeca at Munhowen S.A.; Petra Penders, Project Manager at Fondation de Luxembourg; Elodie Ruche, Sustainable Finance at ING Luxembourg; Max Friederes, Companies Advisor at ING Luxembourg; Patrick Chillet, Head of Corporate Audit Services at ING Luxembourg.

Frédéric Kieffer, member of the Executive Committee of ING, commented: “I am proud of the support that we at ING offer these non-profit organisations who work tirelessly for the common good and who now see their efforts rewarded!”