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€1,841 for the construction of a college in Aït Ourir in Morocco.
At the end of June 2024, the social committee of BorgWarner in Luxembourg, a global company active in the field of clean and efficient technological solutions for combustion vehicles, organised a “Cook & Donate”, with dishes from around the world. The delicacies prepared in a voluntary manner by the employees for the good cause, allowed to collect an amount of €1,841, donated to SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde, which is committed to ensure that children and young people around the world live better lives in their families and communities.
The committee members handed a cheque to Anne Schweizer, Partnerships Officer, during a visit to the company’s offices in Hautcharage. It was an opportunity to present the projects that the association finances, and in particular the beneficiary project, the construction of a college in Morocco. The team, motivated to also engage in the future, stressed: "This type of activity demonstrates that supporting the vulnerable can bring happiness to us too.” After BorgWarner Moves, this culinary event is already the second initiative of the team in Luxembourg for children without adequate family care.
The donation will contribute to the construction and equipment of a college (eventually for 500 students) and a boarding school (for 50 girls) in Aït Ourir near Marrakech, Morocco. The aim is for the children and young people of the municipality to return to school and receive a quality education after the quake of 2023. Girls in particular, who are still too often forced to drop out of school in order to support their families. In Aït Ourir, the new infrastructures will thus promote their retention at school, but also allow the most vulnerable of them to have a safe and protective place to live.