Terre des Hommes Netherlands

Terre des Hommes Netherlands prevents child exploitation, removes children from exploitative situations and ensures these children can develop themselves in a safe environment.

Terre des Hommes works towards a world where all children have a decent life and can grow up to be independent adults. A world in which children are no longer exploited. We will continue our work until this is accomplished.

Terre des Hommes Netherlands can boast of an extensive experience and an expansive network in East Africa. Over the years, we have partnered and intensively collaborated with over 100 civil society organisations. We started our work in East Africa in 1968, with single projects in Kenya and Uganda. Gradually our programme has expanded, into Ethiopia in 1978 and into Tanzania in 1994. Our first permanent base on the continent, the regional office for East Africa, was set up in Nairobi in 1984.

Terre des Hommes Netherlands is a long-lasting development partner in Asia. We started our operations in the seventies to support Bangladeshi refugees in India during the liberation war in 1971. In 1986 our regional office in Indonesia was established for Southeast Asia and in 1989 our regional office for South Asia was set up in Sri Lanka. We expanded our activities to other Asian countries over the years. In the course of 2015 the two regions, South Asia and Southeast Asia were merged into one region, Asia, and in 2016 we established our regional office in Cambodia. Over the years we have partnered and intensively collaborated with almost 700 non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand to improve the lives of vulnerable, abused and exploited children.