This is Siti
She is 10 years old and up till last year, she worked on a garbage dump in Jakarta, Indonesia. Every day, she looked for recyclable materials such as plastic bottles to make some money. Terre des Hommes is committed to stop this kind of child exploitation. Together with a local partner, Terre des Hommes helps children like Siti to go back to school. Young people are given the opportunity to follow vocational training which gives them a chance of a better future. Parents receive information about the importance of education. For Siti, the support of Terre des Hommes has helped out a lot: instead of working at a garbage dump, she’s now working on a promising future at school.
Programmes
To give a future to as many vulnerable children as possible, Terre des Hommes has grouped its operations into four programmes: exploitation, education, health and socio-economic development.
The four programmes are covered in over 250 projects that Terre des Hommes supports in seventeen countries. We pursue a broad approach within a programme.
The scope of the programme on exploitation, for instance, not only includes providing shelter for victims, but also includes a focus on education and on generating income for parents to ensure that their children are able to go to school. By doing so, we not only help those affected to work through the trauma they have experienced, but also offer them the opportunity to find employment by learning a trade, making it possible for them to earn their own living. Moreover, if parents are able to increase their income thanks to a micro-credit loan, their children can go to school, making them more resilient and less likely to fall prey to exploitation.