Studies and Representation
The research and representation department defends the interests of members and contributes to promoting the social sector to the public authorities,
social partners and the general public.
It also relies on a team of financial analysts to conduct studies and analyses for the nine thematic platforms.
Child and Family assistance
The FEDAS Luxembourg Child and Family Support Platform brings together organisations dedicated to protecting and helping children, young people, young adults, and families in need.
The FEDAS Luxembourg AEF (Aide à l'enfence et la famille) platform provides a forum for discussion, information, and innovation for organisations active in the AEF sector. It brings together the interests of its members and represents them to the relevant ministry. FEDAS Luxembourg's discussions with the Ministry of National Education and Youth and its AEF Directorate-General aim to negotiate adequate resources so that managers in the sector can carry out their activities in the best possible conditions and guarantee the quality of their services.
Georges ROTINK
Coordinator
Line WIES
Project Manager
Main Projects
Structured dialogue
Improve the AEF system
New rates
Ensuring adequate funding for the sector
Define the scope of services
Organize the offer well and identify needs
Legislative monitoring
Anticipate and measure the impact of upcoming bills on the sector.
AEF reform and funding
Anticipating and assessing change
Exchange of best practices
Share positive experiences and network
WORKING GROUPS
Institutional Home Page
CST / CPTE (Social Therapy Center / Psychotherapy Center for Children)
MNA (Unaccompanied Minors)
SLEMO (Open Environment Housing Service)
CISP (Center for Socio-Professional Integration)
Boarding Schools (Social and family boarding schools)
IOP (Early Remedial Teaching)
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
CT- Finances
CT- Prestations
COORDINATORS' CONSULTATION
Comité de pilotage de la Plateforme Aide à l'Enfance et la Famille (COCO AEF)
Collaborations
The AEF Platform has a structured dialogue
Social and Solidarity Economy
The Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS - Économie Sociale et Solidaire) Platform of FEDAS Luxembourg brings together stakeholders committed to developing a sector that creates solutions for the social and professional integration of people who are distant from the labor market.
It supports projects with high social and environmental value, meeting unmet needs and contributing to the public interest and to local, regional, and national sustainable development.
These initiatives, carried out in partnership with public and private stakeholders, place job seekers at the center of the system through a structured pathway: social stabilization, skills acquisition, professional immersion, and access to sustainable employment.
The social and solidarity economy brings together cooperatives, associations, foundations, and CIGL/CIGR organizations that are politically and religiously neutral and work to improve people's quality of life and independence. It is an essential pillar of the national economy, promoting inclusive and responsible growth.
Veronica MATOS
Project Manager
Carlos BREDA
Coordinator
The Social and Solidarity Economy Platform (ESS) supports projects with high social and environmental value, meeting unmet needs and contributing to the public interest and to local, regional, and national sustainable development.
These initiatives, carried out in partnership with public and private stakeholders, place job seekers at the center of the system through a structured pathway: social stabilization, skills acquisition, professional immersion, and access to sustainable employment.
The social and solidarity economy brings together cooperatives, associations, foundations, and CIGL/CIGR organizations that are politically and religiously neutral and work to improve people's quality of life and independence. It is an essential pillar of the national economy, promoting inclusive and responsible growth.
SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY PLATFORM
Social and Solidarity Economy
Finance
ESS Team Leader Training
Soft Skills Assessment Tool
Support
Best practices
Working Groups
Handicap
The Platform Handicap brings together Organizations involved in supporting people with disabilities and people with special needs. Its mission is to promote their inclusion, independence, and active participation in social, professional, and civic life. To this end, it works closely with the relevant partner and/or supervisory ministries (Family, Labor, Health, Transport, etc.) and in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDPH).
Created in 2004, the Disability Platform is now established as a leading network in Luxembourg for the inclusion of people with disabilities and/or reduced mobility.
Sergio RODRIGUES
Project Manager
Michèle RACKÉ
Coordinator
Main Projects
A wide range of complementary services
The members of the platform offer a wide range of services for people with disabilities and/or people with special needs.
- Accommodation facilities and different types of housing
- day activity services
- professional inclusion workshops
- information, consultation, and meeting spaces
- home care
- tailored vocational training
Aims to change policies
- facilitate access to the labor market, whether ordinary or sheltered, in particular through appropriate training and pathways
- reduce isolation and social inequalities
- strengthen fundamental rights and opportunities for all
and even more!
Clear objectives
The Disability Platform works to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities and/or special needs in all aspects of social and daily life by promoting:
- autonomy and self-determination (empowerment),
- equal rights and access to appropriate services
- strengthening freedom of choice
- active participation in the co-construction of projects and life paths
A collaborative dynamic
To achieve these objectives, the Disability Platform works closely with Info-Handicap, an association representing people with disabilities, and Copas, a federation of providers offering assistance and care services to elderly people, people with illnesses, mental health issues, or disabilities.
These two organizations are also members of the platform.
PLATEFORME HANDICAP
Concertation des coordinateurs
Comité de pilotage de la Plateforme Handicap (COCO Handicap)
GT- Service de formation
GT- Trouble du comportement
GT- Circuit de Support TC
GT- Recensement ASP
GT- Personnes vulnérables
Working Groups
COQUAL - Comité de Qualité
COFIN - Comission de Finance
Commissions techniques
Education and Reception Services
The SEA (Services éducation et d'accueil) platform is a sectoral platform of FEDAS Luxembourg representing organizations active in the field of education and childcare services. Its mission is to structure internal dialogue within the sector, develop common positions, and represent members in dealings with decision-making bodies and public authorities.
It relies on working groups to address issues relating to the financing, quality, organization, and legal framework of SEAs, or any other topics relevant to current political or sectoral issues.
Véronique STEINKE
Project Manager
Virginie GIARMANA
Coordinator
Housing
The Housing Platform brings together stakeholders involved in affordable housing, social rental management, Housing First, and the fight against homelessness and housing exclusion. It includes social and municipal stakeholders who are members of FEDAS Luxembourg, as well as experts and permanent guests committed to the development of affordable housing in Luxembourg.
The platform provides a space for consultation, reflection, and action aimed at promoting the creation of affordable housing and effective access to housing in Luxembourg. The platform's members work in thematic workshops, where they develop joint positions and proposals. These are then presented by FEDAS Luxembourg within the Steering Committee for Structured Dialogue with the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, the Union of Luxembourg Cities and Municipalities, the Housing Fund, and the National Society for Low-Cost Housing (SNHBM), as well as in various representative and exchange bodies with other ministries and partners.
The platform is also involved in projects aimed at developing best practices and innovation, as well as organizing public events to provide information and raise awareness about housing issues in Luxembourg.
Manou FLAMMANG
Project Manager
Coralie BERTRAND
Project Manager
Gilles HEMPEL
Coordinator
Youth
The FEDAS Luxembourg Youth Platform aims to support and encourage young people in their personal development, drawing on non-formal education and socio-educational activities. Youth sector stakeholders facilitate their transition to independent living and support them throughout their life plans and in their efforts to successfully enter the job market.
This approach aims to promote the inclusion and active participation of young people in community life and decision-making processes, addressing a variety of topics such as leisure activities, interests, volunteer work, addiction, housing, education, professional life, relationships, sexuality, and health.
Sergio Rodrigues
Chargé de Mission
Veronica Matos
Project Manager
Jil Wirtz
Coordinator
Main Projects
Promoting inclusion and participation
To community life and decision-making processes.
Various topics
Hobbies, interests, volunteer work, addictions, housing, education, professional life, romantic relationships, sexuality, and health.