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History
Fondation Lëtzebuerger Kannerduerf (SOS Kannerduerf Lëtzebuerg)
In 1968, the non-profit organisation Lëtzebuerger Kannerduerf founded the SOS Children's Village in Mersch. Here the first children were accommodated in SOS Children's Villages. The main mission of the Lëtzebuerger Kannerduerf Foundation, founded in 1973, is to ensure that children have a protective home and a stable environment.

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1961 |
Mr. Marcel Nilles discovers the idea of an "SOS Children's Village" in Imst (Tyrol). The first SOS Children's Village was established in Imst in 1949. |
1963 |
Creation of l'"asbl Lëtzebuerger Kannerduerf". |
1964 |
The municipal council of Mersch decides to support the construction of an SOS Children's Village in the municipality and to make land available. |
1968 |
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1972 |
Second phase of construction - 4 houses. |
1973 |
Creation "Fondation Lëtzebuerger Kannerduerf". |
1976 |
Third phase of construction - 2 houses. |
1980 |
Construction of “Centre administratif et éducatif”. |
1985 |
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1986 |
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1995 |
The Foyer Leir in Luxembourg-Bonnevoie can accommodate 9 young people. |
1999 |
The children of the SOS Children's Village in Mersch are cared for in the framework of the project "animal assisted pedagogy". |
2005 |
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2008 |
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2010 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
The first short-term SOS Children's Village outpatient family starts its activities. |
2017 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
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2021 |
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