We protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation. We empower children to make their voices count. We believe that every child has the right to flourish.
In Asia, we fight worst forms of child labour in mica mining and waste collection communities in India. In Philippines we address prevalent forms of child labour in the Western and Central Visayas region. In our fight against sexual exploitation of children, we reach out to vulnerable children of readymade garment factory workers in Bangladesh, early married girls and children of Devadasis in India along with children vulnerable to and affected by online child sexual exploitation and trafficking in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Philippines and Thailand.
We work towards systemic change. We nurture collaborative efforts to combat child exploitation. We address issues at the roots, with children at the centre of our initiatives.
Alongside lobbying with governments, we advocate for stricter implementation of laws and strengthen existing mechanisms for child protection.
Ms Bushra Zulfiqar is our Regional Director in Asia. She oversees all operations in the region.
She brings with her almost two decades long work experience in international development and human rights, both at the policy-making and implementation levels in Asia and around the world. Bushra has worked in various senior management and leadership roles with United Nations, World Bank, UK Government Department for International Development as well International NGOs.This World Youth Skills Day, in line with the theme of “Youth Skills for Peace and Development”, we tell you h…
As part of our efforts to incorporate children’s voices in decision-making, together with other coalition memb…
In 2023, we collaborated with many stakeholders to work with us towards our ultimate goal; stopping child expl…
Wish to know about our work in the countries of Asia? The country profiles provide an overview of what we do…
In India, our Children’s Clubs are instrumental in winning the fight against child labour in mica mining. A…
From everyday household products to make-up, laptops and batteries, there is a good chance that child hands ha…
“I found out about my rights as a child, to stay away from bad influences and vices, and how these will help m…
Our global programme Safety for Children and their Rights OnLine (SCROL) fights against online child sexual ex…
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Participatory research to update and align our cross-cutting Issue approaches. In 2016, Terre des Hommes Nethe…
On February 1 2024, the Terre des Hommes Netherlands Global Research Agenda was launched, which will guide our…
In 2022-23 we reached out to 57,972 children in the Asia Region. Our Asia Regional Factsheets present our work…
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Every year, 1.5 million girls in India marry before the age of 18. Many girls forced into early marriages rare…
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In socio-economically disadvantaged Devadasi communities from North Karnataka, harmful norms force adolescent…
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The internet opens many doors for children. They do their homework, play games and chat with their friends. Ch…
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Online child sexual exploitation has seen a significant rise over the last number of years. Our new SCROL (Saf…
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Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) is a serious and prevailing issue in the Philippines that is caused by a ra…
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Child trafficking in Bangladesh has been on the rise in recent years, partly as a result of the COVID-19 pande…
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Being a girl in Bangladesh is a difficult reality as it has one of highest rates of early marriage in the worl…
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Mica is a raw material that is widely used in our daily products, such as cars, laptops and make-up. It has a…
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