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SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024 and many events have already taken place to commemorate this half-century of solidarity for children.
A stamp was issued by POST Luxembourg, a CFL locomotive in the colours of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde crisscrossed the country, recreational and sports events took place in various locations and, in October, posters and kakemonos will be scattered throughout Luxembourg City. The highlight, however, is an anniversary concert at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg-Kirchberg on Thursday 10 October 2024.
As the non-profit organisation explained, the concert is being organised to thank the association's loyal partners, sponsors and all those who have helped carry out the protecting and educating the most vulnerable children and offering them prospects for the future.
On 10 October, the tone will be one of celebration - a celebration of friendship, solidarity and sharing, noted SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde. Two local instrumentalists, vibraphonist Pascal Schumacher and pianist Francesco Tristano, will perform in a "surprise" programme before giving way to the Pekebierg choir, featuring the children of Weiler-la-Tour, under the direction of Gino Miccolis. The evening will take place with sounds and images, between testimonies and news, which will recall the path travelled since 10 October 1974, which saw the birth of the small association that became a large NGO.
SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde is under the High Patronage of the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and benefits from the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. The SOS Children's Villages International federation is present in more than 130 countries and territories, including Luxembourg and in the countries that intervene in matters of children's rights and protection. Involved in education projects and long-term development programmes, it also mobilises where conflicts, disasters and crises endanger the lives of children. In 2023, it supported more than 60,000 vulnerable children, young people and adults around the world. In 2024, it is supporting 25 projects in sixteen countries.
