Stëmm vun der Strooss, a Luxembourg non-profit organisation supporting the homeless and vulnerable members of society, has announced that its "Schweesdrëps" project has been selected for funding by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) for the next two years.
The ESF+ first supported Stëmm vun der Strooss in 2021 through its "Restaurant social" project in Esch-sur-Alzette. A subsequent project, "Atelier de recyclage alimentaire”, launched in early 2024, has also benefited from ESF+ funding and co-financing from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Labour.
The new "Schweesdrëps" project aligns with the ESF+ axis "AP3 Inclusion sociale" and will provide resources for vocational reintegration efforts. Specifically, the project will fund the hiring of a graduate educator who will oversee and support individuals in professional reintegration programmes.
Stëmm vun der Strooss runs workshops aimed at helping individuals gain work experience and develop essential skills. The "Schweesdrëps" workshop is responsible for laundering sportswear for 42 sports clubs, covering 321 teams. In 2024, the workshop processed over 97 tonnes of laundry, compared to 70 tonnes in 2022. This work provides participants with an opportunity to gain practical experience, follow instructions and integrate into a team.
According to Stëmm vun der Strooss: "The essential role of this additional counsellor will be to reinforce the personal support of people undergoing professional reintegration, taking into account their individual situation, in order to prepare them as best as possible for the primary labour market, where possible. The additional counsellor will make it possible to increase the number of people undergoing a professional reintegration programme and, consequently, to clean more of the sports clubs' laundry".
Stëmm vun der Strooss thus confirmed that ESF+ is once again supporting the expansion of the organisation's humanitarian activities by funding 40% of the salary of a graduate educator for two years. It added that this support is this time supplemented by co-financing (60%) from the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte.
