Sixty nationalities were represented across 70 stands at the 57th Bazaar International de Luxembourg on the 25-26 November at LuxExpo in Kirchberg.

The largest international independent charity event in the Grand Duchy welcomed old favourites from Portugal and Belgium, alongside newcomers including the Mongolian stand. Some 1,500 volunteers helped organise and participated in the Bazaar, which last year welcomed 28,000 visitors.

‘The population of Mongolia is just three million but we have a lot of cattle which we use to make cashmere products,’ said Namuun Batnavch, adding: ‘There’s a small community of 30 or so families and students from Mongolia living in Luxembourg. We’re really proud and happy to represent our country at the Bazaar, and today our ambassador to Benelux is here.’

The aim of the Bazaar is to fight world poverty. Most of the organisations that benefit are located in Asia, Africa and Latin America, but European and Luxembourgish charities gain too. Last year, 8,000 of the 580,000 Euros collected went to provide secured schooling for 150 children in Kinshasa – capital of the   Democratic Republic of the Congo — for three years, thus giving them a better start in life.