8 New Development Agreements Signed with 9 Luxembourg NGOs

On Wednesday 31 January 2024, the Deputy Prime Minister, Luxembourg's Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, signed eight new development framework agreements with nine non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs), namely the Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal (Children's Aid of India and Nepal, AEIN), CARE Luxembourg, Chrëschte Mam Sahel (Chrétiens pour le Sahel), Friendship Luxembourg, ONGD-FNEL scouts and guides for community development, Programmes d'Aides et de Développement Destinés aux Enfants du Monde (PADEM), SOS Faim, the International Aid of the Luxembourg Red Cross and le Soleil dans la Main (ASDM).

Covering a period of three to five years, the eight framework agreements, including one in a consortium between the International Aid of the Luxembourg Red Cross and the ASDM, will benefit from a total contribution of €56.5 million from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Cooperation and Foreign Trade between 2024 and 2028. Geographically, the interventions implemented within the framework of the framework agreements are located in eighteen countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Kenya, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Laos, Myanmar, Mongolia, Peru, Bolivia and Kosovo. Interventions will be complemented by regional activities in South America, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

During the signing ceremony, Minister Bettel reminded the NGDOs of the important responsibility they bear in implementing their projects. “As development actors, you are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of ethics, transparency and accountability. You have the responsibility to ensure that every euro spent is used efficiently and that every action taken truly contributes to the well-being of the communities you serve,” the minister highlighted.

Finally, Minister Bettel also took the opportunity to thank the local teams and partners of the NGDOs for their “important and tireless work” with the most vulnerable populations, whether in the Sahel region, which is experiencing an increasing deterioration of the security and food situation or in Asia and South America, where the consequences of climate change, gender inequalities and the lack of access to education challenge local populations.