PHOTO CONTEST 2017 Vote for your favourite picture!
PHILANTHROPY THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Our beneficiary partners have been asked to send us their best photos demonstrating the impact of their engagement, or what they hope to achieve with the support of the foundations under the aegis of Fondation de Luxembourg. An independent jury, chaired by Dr. Franรงoise Poos, researcher in visual culture and curator, has nominated 30 pictures among all photos received. These pictures are presented on the following pages.
Beneath each photo you find the project description, our beneficiary partner (in brackets), the location of the project, as well as the name of the foundation.
Vote for your favorite picture by clicking on the photo! Please select your favourite picture (only one) from the following categories: v Biodiversity & Climate Change v Culture & Diversity v Health & Science v Poverty & Social Cohesion v Universal Education The 10 winning photos (2 from each category with the most votes) will be published in the Fondation de Luxembourg Annual Report 2016.
For any further information about the photos, please feel free to contact us at secr@fdlux.lu.
Biodiversity & Climate Change
“rencontre à l’aube” Support for the cooperative, formed in March 2014 and situated in an orchard in Eicherfeld near Luxembourg city, with the objective of a transition to a resilient and regenerative agriculture (Terra) LUXEMBOURG Fondation Tremplin
“plantation” Preservation of biodiversity and promotion of eco-citizenship (Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la nature et l’homme) ILE DE LA REUNION Akuo Foundation
Biodiversity & Climate Change
“femme panier� Supporting the construction of a dam, restoring groundwater, re-introducing agriculture and fishing as well as replanting trees to prevent desertification (SOS Sahel Intl. Luxembourg) MALI Mangrove Foundation
Biodiversity & Climate Change
“Ahorn” Preserving our planet for the well-being of future generations
(Nova Naturstroum) LUXEMBOURG Fondation Enovos
“graines de vacoas” Supporting voluntary commitment to nature. Seeds of vacoas are planted by volunteers of the Association Nature Océan in order to recreate natural habitat at Geck vert of Manapany (Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la nature et l’homme) ILE DE LA REUNION Akuo Foundation
Biodiversity & Climate Change
“Solarstromanlage” Support for the financing of a solar power system for the St. Gabriel’s hospital (Fondation Ste. Zithe Luxembourg) MALAWI Fondation Auxilium
Culture & Diversity
“Body knit” Support for the project Art-Freak, a meeting platform for young people and artists
The Loo & Lou Foundation
(Mudam) LUXEMBOURG
“Zala Kravos & Cathy Krier” Bourses Michelle: Supporting young talents in classical music (FOCUNA Fonds Culturel National) LUXEMBOURG Fondation Michelle
Culture & Diversity
“Abbaye de Postel” Conservation of the monastery Abbaye de Postel in Flandern (Norbertijnenabdij Postel) BELGIUM Fondation Campine Vivante
“Defense ditch of a roman legionary camp” Archaeological exploration of the lower Lahntal as a connecting axis between the Roman Empire and the ancient Germans (Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe) GERMANY Gerhard Jacobi Stiftung
Culture & Diversity
“Workshop” Support for the project Art-Freak, a creative workshop for young people and adults (Mudam) LUXEMBOURG The Loo & Lou Foundation
Culture & Diversity
“Laurent Warnier & Rachel Xi Zhang� Bourses Michelle: Supporting young talents in classical music (FOCUNA Fond Culturel National) LUXEMBOURG Fondation Michelle
Health and Science
“Ask for evidence” Support for organisations and projects aiming at communicating unbiased scientific information to opinion leaders and the general public (Sense about Society) ENGLAND Science for Society Foundation
“clown” Supporting children and adolescents suffering from incurable diseases (Kinder- und Jugendhospiz Balthasar) GERMANY Annen Stiftung
Health and Science
“Kangourou” Mother and child support in Kinshasa, where a unit called ‘Kangourou’ has been established for premature children to gain weight thanks to the method “peau-à-peau” which replaces incubators during power-cuts (Handicap International Luxembourg)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Fondation Liberté
Health and Science
“Lab visit” Support for students of the University's Doctoral School of Systems and Molecular Biomedicine (Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, LCSB) LUXEMBOURG Fondation du Pélican de Mie et Pierre Hippert-Faber
“Mobile clinic” Support for refugees (Médecins Sans Frontières Luxembourg) SERBIA Germanus Stiftung
Health and Science
“Malnutrition screening” Malnutrition screening targeting children under 5 at the beginning of the circuit of the vaccination center (Médecins Sans Frontières Luxembourg) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Germanus Stiftung
Poverty & Social Cohesion
“détenu avec un chien” Animal-assisted therapy focusing on creating positive links between animals and human beings and on the therapeutic relief animals can bring to humans (Evi’dence) FRANCE Fondation Alliances du Vivant
Poverty & Social Cohesion
“Determination” Support for the activities of ‘Special Olympics’ Fondation Enovos
(Special Olympics) LUXEMBOURG
Poverty & Social Cohesion
“ joie ” Support for the arti’chok clowns, who bring joy to extraordinary people and aim at reducing isolation and social precariousness of people living with disabilities
Fondation N. Mackel
(Arti’chok) LUXEMBOURG
“Monthly hygiene awareness lecture” Support for actions to secure access to running water and an improved sanitation system combined with awareness actions
Fondation Prairial
(Eau et Vie France) PHILLIPPINES
Poverty & Social Cohesion
“centre agricole Tond Tenga” Support for the training of agents at the agricultural center for an ecological environment and the development of agricultural cooperatives (Fondation Dr. Elvire Engel Luxembourg) BURKINA FASO Fondation Olivier
“Women empowerment” Support to help women in India
(Holy Cross Social Service Society) INDIA The Mangrove Foundation
Universal Education
“mur de rèves” Support for developing high-level education for underprivileged girls in Cambodia (Toutes à l’école Luxembourg) CAMBODIA Atoz Foundation
Universal Education
“Adult literacy” Supporting education and an improved healthcare system (Friendship Luxembourg) BANGLADESH Nurturing Dignity Foundation
“Training” Supporting young tennis talents (Junior Funding Program) FRANCE Champ’seed Foundation
Universal Education
“mécanique” Professional education and accommodation in Tougouri (Fondation Follereau, Luxembourg) BURKINA FASO Fondation Linckels-Voss
Universal Education
“Newspapers” Support for an adult literacy program (Friendship Luxembourg) BANGLADESH Nurturing Dignity Foundation
“Motivated to advance in the studies” Support for the training of teachers and the promotion of schools in Malawi (Unity Foundation, Luxembourg) MALAWI Fondation Olivier
Photographers Name of photo
Photographer
rencontre à l’aube
Michèle Betz
plantation
Emeline Bentz
Name of photo Lab visit Mobile clinic
femme panier
Agnès Sabattini
Malnutrition screening
ahorn
Georges Noesen
détenu avec un chien
graines de vacoas
Emeline Bentz
Solarstromanlage
Derek McPherson
Body knit Zala Kravos & Cathy Krier Defense ditch
Mudam Publics Léa Girodano Jürgen Eigenbrod
Determination joie Monthly hygiene awareness lecture centre agricole Tond Tenga Women empowerment
Photographer Michel Brumat Achilleas Zavallis Pierre Yves Bernard Boris Taieb Albert Krier Philippe Massa Eau et Vie Pol Tapella K.C.K. Prabhu Das
Abbaye de Postel
Denise Declerck
mur de rèves
Toutes à l’école
Workshop
Mudam Publics
Adult literacy
Suman Ghosh
Laurent Warnier & Rachel Xi Zhang clown Ask for evidence Kangourou
Léa Girodano Kathrin Menke The Royal Society Johanna de Tessières
Training mécanique
Alexander Cortey Thierry Winn
Newspapers
Vito Labalestra
Motivated to advance in the studies
Thomas Hueck
Thank you very much for your participation!
Members of the Jury: Dr. Françoise Poos – President of the Jury Researcher in Visual Culture (Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History) and curator
Silvano Vidale Associate designer Vidale-Gloesener, Graphic designer, Luxembourg
Chantal Welter
Fondation de Luxembourg