Engagé.e.s et solidaires: Ensemble pour l'égalité et l'inclusion

Why This Project Matters

Context:

The Chrëschte mam Sahel – Chrétiens pour le Sahel Foundation (CPS) is a member of the consortium “Engagé.e.s et solidaires: Ensemble pour l'égalité et l'inclusion” (“Committed and United: Together for Equality and Inclusion”), coordinated by Handicap International Luxembourg and also involving the NGO PADEM (Programme d’Aide et de Développement destinés aux Enfants du Monde). The consortium brings together complementary expertise in the fields of inclusion, human rights, child protection, education, and the fight against inequalities.

The programme “Engagé.e.s et solidaires: Ensemble pour l'égalité et l'inclusion”, implemented over the period 2026–2030, aims to contribute to the development of a more inclusive, supportive, and human rights-based society in Luxembourg. It addresses challenges related to inequalities, discrimination, and situations of vulnerability or disability.

The consortium recognizes that many people share the values of inclusion and solidarity, but that understanding the mechanisms of exclusion and translating awareness into action often remains limited. The programme therefore seeks to strengthen knowledge, encourage engagement, and support sustainable civic participation.

CPS has implemented several annual awareness-raising projects since 2007, co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. In 2016, we started to orient our work more towards development education. In the years 2017 and 2018, we added North-South interdependency aspects as well as proposals for individual action. We want to continue in this direction, relying on the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Expected changes:

The programme contributes to three long-term changes:

Activities for schools

• People in Luxembourg possess the knowledge and skills needed to identify, challenge, and transform their beliefs, perceptions, and behaviours regarding inequalities and discrimination that lead to situations of vulnerability or disability
• Luxembourgish society promotes citizen engagement for an inclusive and supportive world in which the dignity and fundamental rights of all people are guaranteed
• People in Luxembourg engage individually and collectively to combat inequalities, discrimination, and situations of vulnerability or disability, and influence public policies that support the emergence of an inclusive and supportive world where the dignity and fundamental rights of all people are guaranteed

Main activities:

The programme’s activities include:

• Raising public awareness on inclusion, diversity, and human rights
• Training multipliers and key stakeholders
• Promoting civic participation and supporting engagement pathways
• Conducting action research and producing knowledge
• Advocacy work with political decision-makers
• Creating and facilitating spaces for dialogue and exchange among multiple stakeholders

Find out more about our work on the SDGs: https://bne.lu/les_acteurs/fondation-chreschte-mam-sahel-chretiens-pour-le-sahel-cps/

Discover our educational offering as well: Fondation Chrëschte mam Sahel – Chrétiens pour le Sahel – Eduact

Target audience

The programme is aimed at:

• Children and young people
• Pupils, students, and university students
• Teachers and educators
• Volunteers and civil society actors
• Businesses and CSR managers
• Public administrations and local authorities
• Policy-makers and political decision-makers
• The general public

Budget

The total CPS budget covering 2026-2030 is set at € 296,356.

Funding Sources :

• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs: 80%