Maison des Associations (MA)

National Network
Luxembourg
Address

46, rue de Mühlenbach Luxembourg-Mühlenbach
Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Telephone
00352 26 68 31 09
Fax
00352 26 68 39 09
E-Mail
info@mda.lu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
The major goal of MA is to strengthen the associative movement as engine and voice of civil society. On one hand it emphasize the importance of valuing the efforts of citizens who actively participate in the shaping of society, on the other hand we consider it essential to raise awareness within associations regarding their role in societal dynamics. Thanks to the work of 2 permanent and 3 temporary employees MA promote social cohesion based on associations that support this idea through their respective federations. Some of main partners are Office Luxembourgeois de l’Accueil et de l’Intégration, Maison de l’Europe, Amitié Portugal-Luxembourg, Confédération de la Communauté Portugaise au Luxembourg, Fédération des Associations Africaines au Luxembourg, Fédération des Associations Cap-Verdiennes au Luxembourg, Fédération des Associations d’Espagnols au Luxembourg and others. Among our projects are local activities which have intercultural dimension, radio program, organization of seminars and trainings. Part of our funding is coming from OLAI, MFI, SNJ, European Commission and others.
Mission and Objectives

The aim of MA is to strengthen the associative movement as engine and voice of civil society, to emphasize the importance of valuing the efforts of citizens who actively participate in the shaping of society and to raise awareness within associations regarding their role in societal dynamics. The objectives are: - To be a resource center within civil society through supporting the local associations in the implementation of their projects and developing new forms of associative engagement such as volunteering - To play active role in solving problems existing in civil society by initiating projects which support coexistence and by being active in migration policy - To promote and enhance the initiatives carried out by civil society through creating a space for reflection and dialogue between associations

Main Projects / Activities

Among our permanent projects is Cuisines du Monde which allows to people from migrant background and from hosting society to know about each other’s history and culture through spending time in informal atmosphere and by cooking food from different countries. One of the other monthly projects is Millefeuilles which as a literature evening which gives a chance to people from different social and cultural background to express themselves through different art means (poems, songs, dances). One of the other monthly projects is radio program Kuddel Muddel the main idea of which is to give space to the citizens to express ideas about topics which relate to their everyday life. Our seminars and trainings relates to volunteerism and migration (to get familiar with forms of volunteering in the countries of origin of migrant communities and in Luxembourg and to value the work done by volunteers in the life of local community), human rights and media (to find out about human rights and how much it is presented in daily media), citizenship and nationality and so on.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

MA has strong partnership both with number of local and international organizations and structures. Thanks to this fact MA will be happy to support to the ALF Network of Luxembourg by its contacts, previous experience in realization of local and international the projects. Thanks to our publications and radio programs we will be able to secure visibility of ALF in general and ALF Network of Luxembourg in particular.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

The interest of MA to become member of the ALF Network of Luxembourg is based on our respect and interest of the contribution of ALF in the overcoming the misunderstandings and stereotypes which affect relations between and within the societies of the Mediteranin Region. The objectives and the values of our organization are in line with the aim of ALF to improve mutual respect between cultures. Our membership in the Network should positively impact on the lives of our beneficiaries: cultural and ethnic minority communities, migrants in Luxembourg.

Contact (1) Full Name
Guy Reger
Head of the organisation
Guy Reger
Contact (2) Full Name
Manuela Lorenzo