Mask donation;
Credit: Stëmm vun der Strooss
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has donated €2,000 as well as 12,000 face masks to Stëmm vun der Strooss, a Luxembourg non-profit association which supports homeless people and vulnerable members of society.
As part of its efforts to support people in need, Cargolux, represented by Senior Officer General Procurement and Administration Dadi Gylfason, presented Stëmm vun der Strooss with €2,000 and 12,000 masks.
The idea came from the aviation company's employees' desire to organise "garage sales". During this fundraising action, they sold office equipment, recovered from the move from their old premises to the new one, and were able to support eight associations, including Stëmm vun der Strooss.
Stëmm vun der Strooss Director Alexandra Oxacelay explained that this €2,000 donation will be used for a project which is expected to be completed in 2023: the construction of a building, located in the Um Woeller industrial zone in Sanem, in which 40 jobs will be created for people benefiting from a vocational rehabilitation measure. It will now be possible to fight unemployment, poverty and food waste at the same time, since the quantity of food recovered, reworked and redistributed free of charge will increase up to five times: from 100 to 500 tonnes.
In addition to the financial support, Cargolux delivered 12,000 masks that will be redistributed by the association to customers of its two social restaurants in Luxembourg and Esch-sur-Alzette.
