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Nur, the Aspiring Doctor
14 years ago, in Somalia, Nur (16) encountered an ordeal that resulted in her seven siblings and her mother fl…
A tribal woman becomes the hero of her village
Vaccine hesitancy has been present in many communities around the world. For Terre des Hommes Netherlands, the…
Awareness Raising to Protect Filipino Children
In Talisay City, Cebu in the Philippines, online exploitation of children (OCSE) has been a growing issue espe…
Katty’s Right to Education
Millions of people around the world were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, their situation even bef…
Project field visit in Dadaab, Kenya
Terre des Hommes Netherlands team conducted a field visit in Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya and had an amazing o…
3 million Euro for food crisis Madagascar
Five Dutch aid organizations have started emergency assistance in the severely drought-stricken south of Madag…
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Safety by design to keep children safe online
The internet provides a world of opportunity for children and has been a lifeline for many during the COVID-19…
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Safe spaces for internally displaced women and children
The recent conflict in Ethiopia posed a major threat to the wellbeing of children and women alike. In order to…
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Susan´s second chance
Susan, 16, was forced to drop out of school when she was only 14 years old. Due to the tough times and unstabl…
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Hayimanot Finds Her Voice
Every child deserves to be heard. Unfortunately, this was never the case for Hayimanot. She was brought up in…
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Mary in strong pursuit of her education
Fathers are ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song. Mary, 14,…
Young advocates raise their voice to urge ILO and others to focus on sexual exploitation of children as one of the worst forms of child labour
On 20 May 2022 at 09:00, the online discussion ‘(Re)Introducing Sexual Exploitation of Children (SEC) as one o…
What we do
Within these themes we take children out of exploitation situations
Child labour
Millions of children do dangerous, dirty jobs. Even at very young ages, they are forced to work in mines and f…
Sexual exploitation
One billion children worldwide have become victims of physical, psychological or sexual abuse in the past year…
Child abuse
One billion children worldwide have become victims of physical, psychological or sexual abuse in the past year…
Humanitarian aid
Violence, hunger, disease and natural disasters make children especially vulnerable to exploitation. Terre des…
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