Passerell needed--as of June--€60,000 to provide services by the end of the year. Otherwise, it would have had to switch to a reduced service and lay off its entire staff of four, the organisation has said.
The good news is that donations from "dozens of individuals, companies and non-profit organisations" have enabled it to "maintain part of its salaried activity and thus continue to ensure that human rights are respected and to accompany people who have come to Luxembourg to seek international protection", the organisation stated in a press release.
Still looking for funding
However, Passerell's functioning remains in jeopardy. The association has raised just over €40,000, which does not allow it to keep its team of three full-time project managers and a part-time interpreter. From October onwards, a single employee will be responsible for the daily supervision of the association's work.
This means that the association will only be open to the public for half a day a week instead of four. "The next few months will be dedicated to fundraising," especially for the period after 2022, "and we are still doing our advocacy and legal training, but on a smaller scale," explains Marion Dubois, the employee in question.
"We have diversified our sources of funding in recent years and we are continuing to work towards this, but we are also asking for public support in order to perpetuate Passerell's mission," she said. Dubois has asked for an audience with the justice and foreign affairs ministries on this subject. She adds that she has already received a subsidy of €4,200 euros from the latter, following her first request to maintain part of the activity.
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This story was first published in French on Paperjam. It has been translated and edited for Delano.