News
- “Bolivia is not doing enough to protect girls against sexual violence"
- New projects against child exploitation in Ehiopia
- Government promises action against Dutch pedophiles in foreign countries
- Bangladeshi projects make headlines in Dutch newspapers
- Foundation stone for new vocational training institute in Bangladesh
- Project Partner Koinonia helps flood victims return to school
- Terre des Hommes hospital ship no longer needed
- Flood relief in Sri lanka
- Terre des Hommes draws the attention of the United Nations to the human rights of trafficked children
- The Hague Global Child Labour Conference
- For a reinforcement of children’s rights
Working children
13 year old Nandini, seen in the picture above, never went to school. She works as a weaver to supplement her family's income. Thanks to local project partner Society for Human Education (SHE) Nandini attends non formal education classes for out-of-school children. Non formal education provides working children the opportunity to study at a convenient place, pace and time. Nandini is studying for her 10th standard diploma.
Annual Report 2010
This is why we do what we do
Liza from Bangladesh works as a domestic child labourer. She started at the age of five, often working for more than 12 hours a day and no opportunity to get an education. The life of Nandini, from India, revolves around the handloom machine. By weaving sarees she helps her family make ends meet. Fourteen-year-old Pushparanee, from Sri Lanka, was send to an aunt to look after her baby. Instead she was forced to work in a hostel as kitchen helper. Arif spends his days making fish and chicken food out of animal skins. For Liza, Nandini, Pushparanee and Arif Terre des Hommes made a difference in 2010. Like them, there are still millions of children who need our help in South Asia. That is why Terre des Hommes Netherlands continues its work to reach more children in exploitative situations. In 2010, we reached 3,744,601 children and young people in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Would you like to know more about Liza, Nandini, Pushparanee and Arif and the difference Terre des Hommes Netherlands makes in their lives? Please view our Regional Annual Report 2010:
