Freedom from exploitation. You wish this for every child, right?
Millions of children worldwide are sexually exploited or forced to work. They don’t have the choice to say no. Children have a right to safety, opportunities and freedom of choice!
Just being a child. You wish that for every child, right?
Millions of children worldwide are sexually exploited or forced to work. Did you know that globally 160 million children do dangerous work, such as in mica mines? In Africa, about 1.3 million children, are engaged in child labor in Kenya and 10,000 children work in the mica mines in Madagascar. In the Philippines, 1 in 5 children between 12-17 years of age are subjected to online abuse and India accounts for 1 in 3 of the world’s child brides.
Not to mention the countless vulnerable children who become victims of exploitation during humanitarian crises. Child exploitation is about serious violations ofthe rights of the child. The consequences for children are terrible: exploitation deprives children of their childhood and their right to education.
In addition, it is harmful to their physical and mental well-being. Together with local organisations in East Africa and Asia, Terre des Hommes improves the opportunities, safety and freedom of choice of these children.
Millions of children are being exploited. We protect them. Join our fight. Stop child exploitation.
Child labour
Children in poor areas often have to work because their parents lack money or because war has prevented them from earning a living. Usually the children do dangerous work, such as in a mine or a factory. We fight against the worst forms of child labour. Children should not work. They have the right to live in a safe place and to go to school.
Sexual exploitation of children
In poor countries, children are sexually exploited more and more. They are forced to have sex in exchange for money, clothes or something else. We fight against child sexual exploitation. Every child has the right to grow up in safety. No one should be forced into sex.
Humanitarian Action
War, famine, disease and natural disasters make children highly vulnerable to exploitation. In such extreme situations, we provide Humanitarian Action to children and their families. We provide a safe place where children cannot be abused and where they can get medical help and access to education. Children have the right to protection against exploitation, in all situations.
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What we have achieved
We reached 177,777 children directly with 53 projects in 2022, thanks to cooperation with companies, partner organizations, (local) governments, our more than 1,700 volunteers in the Netherlands and, of course, children worldwide.
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