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  • The statement is delivered by Youth Advocate Fancy (from Uganda), supported by the She Leads Programme and its partners.

    22 June 2022

    She Leads at the UN Human Rights Council

    Youth advocates from the She Leads program participate in the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Several young…
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  • GFEMS

    20 June 2022

    First Cohort of Survivors Graduate from Youth Skills Training Centre

    Each year, 400-900 children (90% of whom are girls) in Uganda’s Karamoja region are trafficked for sexual exploitation and street…
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  • Foto Arie Kievit/Terre des Hommes

    10 June 2022

    Just three years left to get 160 million children out of child labour

    Terre des Hommes Netherlands launches global campaign against child labour. In 2015, world leaders agreed to end child labour by…
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  • Ms. Marianne Verhaar-Strijbos

    8 June 2022

    Terre des Hommes welcomes new Supervisory Board chair

    We are delighted to welcome Ms. Marianne Verhaar-Strijbos as the new chair of the Supervisory Board of Terre des Hommes…
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  • A Support System for Street Children

    1 June 2022

    A Support System for Street Children

    Kan Mongkol is a social worker at ‘The Hub’, a shelter of ChildLine Foundation. He had been supporting street children…
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  • Youth advocates from Cambodia

    1 June 2022

    The Joining Forces Alliance Cambodia calls for a strong commitment to support children’s rights after COVID-19

    Phnom Penh/Wednesday, June 1, 2022 – For International Children’s Day, the Joining Forces Alliance, a coalition of the six largest…
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  • Down to Zero hand drawn social media logos

    20 May 2022

    Key findings from Down to Zero’s safety by design research

    The internet is a blessing but at times comes with risks for children. The Down to Zero alliance researched Safety…
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  • Down to Zero hand drawn social media logos

    20 May 2022

    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 pandemic.…
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  • Art

    19 May 2022

    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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  • Mind map within the focus group of 141 children

    18 May 2022

    Research paper – Child safety by design

    The internet provides a world of opportunity for children and has been a lifeline for many during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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  • For the first time in 20 years child labour has risen. Photo: Terre des Hommes

    17 May 2022

    Building back better after COVID-19 – children demand flexible education, fair wages for their parents and participation

    For millions of children, COVID-19 meant hunger, poverty and the end of educational opportunities. The global impact of the pandemic…
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  • Friday 20th May 2022: online webinar (Re)Introdi=uding sexual exploitation of children as a worst form of child labour

    17 May 2022

    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 of the worst…
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  • Child-Led Solutions

    6 May 2022

    Child-Led Solutions!

    Child-led solutions to problems related to children should be a focus of many organisations and governments. At times, children’s roles…
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  • Triumphing Over Disability, Breadwinner for the Family

    1 May 2022

    Triumphing Over Disability, Breadwinner for the Family

    In the outskirts of Dhaka, opportunities for employment are lacking for many parents and youths. For large families, children would…
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  • Belangrijk hierbij is dat voor kinderen de opvang extra veilig moet zijn

    20 April 2022

    The six ways Terre des Hommes is helping refugees from Ukraine

    Terre des Hommes helps in Ukraine and surrounding countries. This is what we do:
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  • DIAR Awards

    12 April 2022

    Diversity and Inclusion Award for Best NGO Promoting Human Rights

    Terre des Hommes Netherlands won the Diversity and Inclusion Award for Best Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) Promoting Human Rights!
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  • SL training

    4 April 2022

    Strengthening Girls and Young women’s participation in decision making

    International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also…
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  • A Sense of Family, a Sense of Normalcy

    1 April 2022

    A Sense of Family, a Sense of Normalcy

    The Cebu island of the Philippines has a high number of vulnerable children, either neglected, abandoned, or worst, sexually abused…
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  • Child in Busia

    18 March 2022

    Africa Annual Report 2022

    The Annual report provides an overview of the work, impact and achievements of Terre des Hommes Netherlands in East Africa…
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  • Girlup

    14 March 2022

    Gender Equality in Agriculture and Nutrition: Creating Space for International, Youth-Led Advocacy

    Globally—but particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa—women play a massive role in food production and the agricultural labor force as a whole.…
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  • India annual report 2021

    10 March 2022

    India Annual Report 2021

    In 2021, our team in India reached out to nearly 39,000 children across 7 states, addressing child labour, child marriage,…
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  • a child from India

    10 March 2022

    Regional Profile 2021 – Asia

    For over 30 years, Terre des Hommes Netherlands has worked in Asia in combating child exploitation. The organisation is present…
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  • Mdg 1

    8 March 2022

    Commitment to end child labour in mica mines

    Stakeholders came together in Fort Dauphin and made a commitment to safeguard and promote children´s rights by eliminating child labor…
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  • Hulp aan de Poolse grens, beeld Caritas Polen

    4 March 2022

    The Netherlands donates €9.8m to Giro555 campaign

    In the past 3 days, donors across the Netherlands contributed €9.8 million to the Giro555 campaign “Together for Ukraine”. The…
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  • 1 March 2022

    Youth Advocates As Prime Movers in Ending Online Child Sexual Exploitation

    “Continue making a stand against child exploitation, no step is big or small as long as you keep it real…
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