Resources

Research & Reports

What we do

Terre des Hommes is an influential expert organisation that expands knowledge on child exploitation, how to prevent it and how to respond to it

We achieve this by conducting research and facilitating learning on child exploitation. Much of this research and learning will be gained through our collaborative partnerships. Children, communities and local civil societies hold the knowledge on what affects them and have a crucial role in enabling our learning.

Sharing knowledge

The knowledge and expertise Terre des Hommes will gather and share covers:

• The nature, scale and shifting trends of child exploitation issues that children face;
• Understanding the root causes, risks and protective factors of child exploitation;
• Children’s experiences of exploitation and empowerment;
• Co-creation of research, programmes and advocacy with children;
• The interventions that are effective in preventing child exploitation (implementation science); and
• Effective policies and practices for responding to child exploitation and victim
support.

In order to share our knowledge, we contribute to a public platform that enables learning on child exploitation, and we actively work to build and exchange capacities with our staff, partners, children and their communities, and other
stakeholders, on child exploitation and how to sustainably prevent it.

Resources

Research & Reports

  • 26 June 2025

    🌈 Rainbows in the Dark: When the Internet Isn’t Safe, and the System Isn’t Ready

    Understanding the Online Realities of Filipino Girls and LGBTQIA+ Children Published by Terre des Hommes Netherlands – Philippines “I knew…
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  • 17 June 2025

    Child participation in advocacy: A decade of learning

    Influencing systemic change is critical for eradicating all forms of child exploitation and child participation in advocacy is one of…
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  • 3 June 2025

    TIME TO PLAY PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH REPORT.

    THE ROLE OF PLAY IN ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN. Through the Time to Play project in Thika, Kenya implemented…
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  • 24 April 2025

    Multi-country study on online child sexual exploitation

    Terre des Hommes Netherlands conducted a multi-country study on Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) across Cambodia, Kenya, Nepal, and the…
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  • Designing accessible versions of reports

    Tips for transforming your programme or research outputs into accessible versions Everyone, including children, should have access to information and…
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  • Children learn about online safety

    4 December 2024

    TdH new legal report explores balancing child protection from OCSE with online privacy rights

    “We want privacy AND protection.” This powerful sentiment from a child in the Netherlands participating in the VOICE research encapsulates…
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    13 May 2024

    Child Trafficking and Unsafe Migration Between Kenya and Ethiopia Report

    Terre des Hommes Netherlands, in partnership with Strategies for Northern Development, launched the ‘Child Trafficking and Unsafe Migration between Kenya…
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  • VOICE project: focus group discussion with children in Bolivia

    8 April 2024

    Speaking up for change: Children’s and caregivers’ voices for safer online experiences

    The VOICE report “Speaking Up For Change” emphasises the necessity of effective safety measures and children’s participation in shaping online…
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  • VOICE project: focus group discussion with children in Bolivia

    8 April 2024

    Executive Summary VOICE report “Speaking Up for Change”

    The VOICE report “Speaking Up For Change” emphasises the necessity of effective safety measures and children’s participation in shaping online…
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  • This report is about how we can improve our work to protect children better.

    12 March 2024

    The Place of Intersection – Research Report

    Participatory research to update and align our cross-cutting Issue approaches. In 2016, Terre des Hommes Netherlands identified 4 issues relevant…
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  • Our research activities over the forthcoming years

    1 February 2024

    The Global Research Agenda

    On February 1 2024, the Terre des Hommes Netherlands Global Research Agenda was launched, which will guide our research activities…
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  • VOICE project: focus group discussion with children in the Netherlands

    29 November 2023

    Behind the Screens: Early Findings from the VOICE research

    With the VOICE research we want to amplify children’s and caregivers’ views on how to build a safer internet for…
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