In the state of Bahia in Brazil, more than three quarters of the inhabitants have Afro-Brazilian roots. In their everyday lives, they suffer discrimination and massive violence. CIPÓ, a partner organization of terre des hommes switzerland, campaigns for their rights and better living conditions. SRF mitenand visited the project.
In January 2022, we sent out the new QR deposit slips for the first time. Unfortunately, there was a technical problem with the transfer in some cases. We were able to resolve this on the new payment slips.
The EU Commission presented the draft for an EU-wide corporate responsibility law in Brussels today. It obliges corporations to respect human rights and the environment and - like the Corporate Responsibility Initiative (CRI) - contains liability rules and sanctions in the event of violations. The Federal Council must now keep its promise from the referendum campaign and ensure that Switzerland will not soon be the only
Media release - Rejected asylum seekers in Switzerland usually end up in the emergency aid system. Here, the conditions are almost everywhere inhumane and harmful to health, criticize about 450 professionals from medicine, psychotherapy and psychology. In an open letter to the authorities and politicians, as well as to offices and enforcement organizations, they demand humane treatment of asylum seekers with negative decisions. Support
At the end of January, Hurricane Ana hits the east coast of Africa. The population of Mozambique suffers particularly badly, with deaths and enormous property damage. Events like this have become more frequent in recent years and show the bitter seriousness of climate change for the global south.
Alliance Sud, the working group of Swiss aid organizations, is growing. terre des hommes schweiz, which has been involved in this Swiss development policy think tank for over ten years, is delighted about this. "Switzerland needs to be development-friendly," says Franziska Lauper, executive director at terre des hommes schweiz. "More than ever, we need a strong development policy voice in Switzerland." -
The QR invoice will replace the red and orange payment slips by September 30, 2022 at the latest. terre des hommes schweiz introduced the system at the beginning of the new year.
Media release - With Reto Mischler, Head of Communications and Fundraising at terre des hommes switzerland since September 1, 2021, a proven executive joins the Swiss development organization for young people. The fundraising expert and political scientist from Bern, born in 1969, has worked in well-known regional, national and international non-profit organizations. He spent several years in the Middle East and in
On Thursday, December 9 at 7 p.m., KoBra in cooperation with terre des hommes switzerland will screen the Brazilian documentary "América Armada" by Alice Lanari and Pedro Asbeg. Following the digital screening, there will be a discussion with the filmmakers and an activist from Salvador. Free registration until December 7 via this link.
Media release - To mark International Children's Rights Day, four Swiss organizations for the rights and perspectives of children and young people are publishing a pedagogical toolkit for professionals in schools and education. It focuses on the topic of play, leisure and recreation. The toolkit can be downloaded free of charge from the website www.children-rights.ch.
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