October marks the anniversary of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde (the Luxembourg association celebrates its 51st birthday on 10 October!), but also the launch of its sponsorship campaign. This is a tradition that continues year after year, but is also constantly evolving.
In 2025, while the campaign will continue to be sponsored by Lalux Assurances, it will also be taking to the streets, with posters appearing around tram stations from mid-October onwards to raise awareness among passengers about the plight of vulnerable children around the world. Through this campaign, the association invites people to get involved in helping those who have lost parental care and to join the family of SOS sponsors active in more than 100 countries.
No child should grow up alone, no child should be deprived of their rights, and all children need to be protected, cared for, educated and listened to. Yet even today, one in ten children is separated from their family, abandoned, abused or neglected. Globally, 220 million children live without parental protection or are at risk of losing it, suffer from family crises or live in emergency situations in a world in turmoil. Children pay a heavy price, especially those without family support.
Yet these children have many dreams. They have plans for the future. SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde is committed to ensuring that they grow up in a safe and loving family environment with everything they need, go to school, become independent, assert their rights and look forward to the future. That is why sponsorship is so important and makes a lasting contribution to providing them with a protective and stimulating environment in which to live.
Sponsoring a child means giving them the chance to make a fresh start, build trust and live their childhood in a new family, in an SOS village or within the community.
Sponsoring an SOS village means helping to support the children who live there and providing for their needs, as well as supporting SOS programmes open to children from the wider community.
With just €1 a day, you can change a child’s life! Becoming an SOS sponsor is easy and rewarding. Please note that contributions are tax deductible and that sponsorship can be terminated at any time. For more information, visit www.sosve.lu (a form is available) or contact Sonia Dos Santos, sponsorship officer, at parrainage@sosve.lu or by telephone on (+352) 490 430-26.