Vanessa Schummer
Head of the Social and Solidarity Economy Department
Languages: Luxembourgish, French, German, English
About L4SI
Accelerating social innovation in Luxembourg
L4SI brings together, informs, connects and supports those who wish to develop innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges.
Where Talent Meets Impact
Our tagline sums up our role: creating encounters that turn talent into impact.
Project holders, social entrepreneurs, experts, engaged citizens, organisations, institutions and partners: L4SI builds bridges between people who want to take action and provide answers to social and environmental challenges.
We believe that social innovation is born when skills, ideas and a shared desire to create positive and lasting change come together.
Why L4SI?
Bringing forward tomorrow's solutions
Societal challenges call for new answers, new collaborations and new ways of acting.
L4SI was created to support people, organisations and initiatives that wish to contribute to a more inclusive, sustainable and innovative society.
How does L4SI work?
Whether you want to understand social innovation, develop a project, meet partners or contribute to a broader transformation, L4SI offers you four complementary entry points.
Four entry points to meet your needs
01Discover
Where insights spark action
Understand social innovation, explore the Luxembourg ecosystem and find the inspiration to take action.
Explore
02Develop & Grow
Where your impact journey takes shape
Develop your skills, move your projects forward and amplify your impact through learning and support opportunities.
Develop my project
03Connect
Where changemakers meet
Strengthen your network, exchange ideas and contribute to an ecosystem on the move.
Join the network
04Transform
Where change becomes reality
Contribute to societal transformation by strengthening the skills, initiatives and collaborations that respond to the challenges facing society.
Find a resourceA public initiative driving impact
Bringing together talent, resources and initiatives to build a fairer, more inclusive and sustainable society.
L4SI is part of Luxembourg's national strategy for the social and solidarity economy and social innovation. Its ambition is to contribute to a more resilient, inclusive and innovative society by fostering synergies between citizens, entrepreneurs, organisations, public institutions and economic actors.
Because social and environmental challenges cannot be tackled alone, L4SI encourages cooperation, knowledge sharing and the emergence of impact-driven solutions able to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
An initiative of the
A shared ambition: growing social innovation in Luxembourg
Open each date to find out more.
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2009The beginnings of the social and solidarity economy in Luxembourg
Establishment of the first department responsible for the social and solidarity economy.
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2016The law on social impact companies
Entry into force of the legal framework for social impact companies (SIS).
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2022The creation of the Social Business Incubator
Supports impact-driven project holders, from the initial idea to the creation of a social impact company.
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2026The national strategy
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2026The creation of L4SI
[to be completed]
Behind L4SI
A multidisciplinary team committed to informing, guiding and strengthening the actors of the ecosystem.
Laura Borges
Project officer, social entrepreneurship and social innovation
Languages: Luxembourgish, French, German, English, Portuguese
Annelore Dewulf
Project officer, L4SI
Languages: Luxembourgish, French, German, English
Luzia Lobo
Administrative and logistics support
Languages: Luxembourgish, French, German, English, Portuguese
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Do you have a question about L4SI, its missions or its activities?