India – From despair to hope: a story of courage and solidarity
The photo used to illustrate this article is a borrowed photo and is not a photo of Rumki.In many parts of India, young girls face severe social stigma due to…
Concrete measures to combat bullying at school
Terre des Hommes Suisse and its partners have set up a large number of initiatives to combat bullying at school. These initiatives have a common denominator: to lay the foundations,…
Peru: Sheltered by the peaks, human trafficking is a reality
Human trafficking is rife in Peru, particularly in remote regions where poverty and lack of opportunities encourage exploitation. Children, men and women are regularly tricked by false promises and become…
Terre des Hommes Suisse was founded on the basis of a book
Terre des Hommes Suisse would like to thank Dessy Damianova, a literature enthusiast and the author of this text, who worked with the Geneva Communications team to produce this text. Terre…
Preventing bullying in schools
Until recently, bullying at school was a problem whose scale and seriousness were unknown. Over the past fifteen years or so, this phenomenon has finally been recognised as a worrying…
“There’s no need to explain: his school is closed”, says Haiti
The latest violence in Haiti has highlighted the power of gangs, which often take advantage of institutional negligence to extend their power. This is a well-known phenomenon in America's poorest…
Terre des Hommes Suisse has never been involved in adoption processes
The adoption of children in Switzerland from various countries around the world has recently been the subject of a number of investigations and reports, in Switzerland and in Europe, questioning…
“One photo, one project”: Rural Aid and the protection of children in tea gardens in India
As part of the "One photo, one project" initiative, members of our NGO share a photograph to showcase the work of a partner. In this video, Anahy Gajardo from Terre des…
Exploitation of domestic workers in West Africa
The exploitation of domestic workers - the vast majority of whom are women - has slipped under the radar, leaving the barometers of human rights observers virtually indifferent, and is…
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Major forums and small steps for the environment
The 28th World Climate Conference in Dubai ended on 13 December with the adoption of a joint agreement. At the same time, Terre des Hommes Suisse continues to work to…