Volunteering

The Ministry of Family Affairs, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception of Refugees is responsible for promoting and strengthening volunteering in Luxembourg.

The 2023-2028 coalition agreement devotes a specific chapter to volunteering (pp. 75-76), highlighting its importance and the essential role it plays in our society.

Volunteering is a fundamental pillar of the smooth functioning of our society and social cohesion. Every volunteer provides valuable support, giving their time and energy to bring projects to life that help our society move forward.

But volunteering is not a one-way commitment: it also brings personal enrichment, encounters, and intangible experiences that give meaning and happiness for oneself.

Founded in 2002, the Volunteer Agency (Agence du Bénévolat) has the mission to promote and develop volunteering in Luxembourg – among public institutions, associations, and the general public.

It is a key partner for:

• Guiding and informing volunteers or individuals who wish to get involved
• Supporting, advising, and training associations
• Assisting municipalities that want to promote volunteering among their citizens
• Assisting companies exploring corporate volunteering

Its digital platform benevolat.lu offers a volunteering matching platform that facilitates contact between people who want to volunteer and active associations in Luxembourg seeking volunteers.

Every year, the agency awards the Volunteer Award of Merit, an initiative that recognizes and rewards volunteers who have distinguished themselves through their commitment, dedication, and positive impact on projects close to their hearts.

In addition, the Volunteering quality label represents a certification awarded to associations that create high-quality volunteering opportunities – based on high standards in organizing, managing, and supporting their volunteers.

CLAE supports community and civic initiatives in Luxembourg by providing tools to assist associations in their creation, management and project development, and to strengthen the skills of their members. These actions include:

• A resource centre for associations:
  • A practical guide in 13 booklets covering a wide range of topics related to the creation, management and operation of an association, as well as the development and implementation of projects.
  • E-learning modules on topics such as accounting for small associations and developing an action plan.
  • A list of available venues.
• Personalised consultations to support associations in setting up their legal structure and defining and implementing their projects;
• Training courses on topics such as building and consolidating an association project, mobilising members, association accounting, using social networks and developing relations with the press, as well as project monitoring and evaluation;
  • The training courses available can be viewed here: Association training courses - CLAE
• Equipment hire (sound systems, kitchen equipment, tables and benches, etc.);
• Provision of rooms equipped for meetings, general assemblies or training sessions;
• A list of citizen associations and associations from immigrant backgrounds.

Information evening on the new ASBL legislation (17.06.2025 in Steinfort), organized by the MFSVA in collaboration with the Volunteer Agency

The two-year transition period provided for in the Law of 7 August 2023 on Non-Profit Associations and Foundations ended on 23 September 2025. If your statutes have not yet been updated, it is mandatory to do so.

For more information, visit the government page of the Ministry of Justice or the website myasbl.lu of the Ministry of Justice, which offers practical guidance on the new legislation and accounting requirements for associations and foundations.

Visit the website of the Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) for submitting statutes and annual accounts to the Trade and Companies Register (RCS), as well as registering beneficial owners (or persons in senior management) in the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE). The site also provides a range of guides, FAQs, and templates (in French).

For additional support resources, consult:

• Practical resources from the Volunteer Agency
• The resource area for associations from CLAE