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so they can go home
so she can go to school
so they have a better future
We free children from exploitative situations. We not only support victims, but tackle the problem at the roots.
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Female Genital Mutilation: the pressure of society
According to the WHO, approximately 3 million girls are genitally mutilated every year. The harmful practice i…
Asia's Youth Advocates
In the Asia region, Terre des Hommes Netherlands has networks of child clubs promoting its work of child prote…
Children have the right to be heard. But do adults listen?
Children like to think along about problems and they want to be heard. However, their participation must be en…
Fifty organisations urge Dutch government to look for alternatives to school closure
At least fifty organisations are urgently calling on the Dutch government to look for alternatives to school c…
Corona dossier - our response
Vulnerable children are at risk worldwide due to the corona crisis.They cannot go to school and therefore miss…
Terre des Hommes Netherlands: 1,500 girls under imminent threat of FGM in Tarime, Tanzania
Child rights organisation Terre des Hommes Netherlands warns that at least 1,500 girls are under imminent thre…
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From the streets to the classroom seat
17-year-old Nangiro was born in the Northern District of Uganda. Her family, including her 6 siblings, stayed…
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COVID-19: Violence against children has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals report by child rights organisations
Kampala (September 16)- Physical and emotional violence against children has risen in Uganda during the COVID-…
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Refugee Louay finally has access to education
Louay, 6, from Syria was born prematurely. Due to lack of oxygen at birth, he developed a condition that left…
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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