Child from Niger;
Credit: Vincent Tremeau via SOSVEM
On Tuesday 27 May 2024, Luxembourg non-profit organisation SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde (SOSVEM) published its annual report for 2024.
According to SOSVEM, the Board of Directors and members of the organisation met on Thursday 22 May 2025 for their General Assembly. They presented the 2024 annual report and accounts, which were audited and approved by the independent auditor Horus Audit & Associés Sarl.
SOSVEM also renewed its Board of Directors. Anouk Agnes, president since 2021 and a member since 2019, will not continue in her role for a new term. She will be succeeded by Nathalie Hoffmann-Dondelinger in September 2025. Anouk Agnes will remain a member of the General Assembly.
SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde reported that, in 2024, it raised €7,780,519 in public and private funds, with private donations increasing by 10%. This sum included contributions from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (€3.43 million in funds under management) and municipalities. Furthermore, funds came from foundations, sponsors (€1.54 million) through 3,820 sponsorships (SOS Villages in 103 countries), donors and private partners, as well as legacies and inheritances. The association noted it has been able to count on the generosity of 188 companies, 43 organisations, 27 public institutions and six foundations. It has thus been able to finance 25 projects in sixteen countries and territories to support 55,000 children, young people and adults, as well as 15,000 other direct beneficiaries and child protection actors.
In 2024, SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde supported projects in the following sixteen countries and territories: Morocco, Senegal, Cape Verde, Haiti, Colombia, Guinea, Benin, Niger, Ukraine, Palestine, Uzbekistan, Laos, Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Mauritius and Madagascar. These projects addressed a range of needs including child protection, education, post-emergency response, healthcare and community resilience.
SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde reported continued strong financial support in 2024, with increased contributions from both private and public sources. The organisation highlighted progress in strengthening national child protection systems in Benin, Guinea, Niger and Senegal, as well as sustained efforts in youth education and empowerment through PACOPE-SPE programmes. Emergency aid remained a priority, with public funding supporting humanitarian activities in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Gaza. In parallel, the association maintained its engagement in Colombia, Mauritius, Cape Verde and Laos, while also contributing to federation-led emergency responses in Ukraine and Morocco.
The full report is available in French and English at https://sosve.lu/publications/rapports-dactivite/
