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.
For two weeks, the climate conference will negotiate the future of the next generations. The People's Summit, the civil society summit from November 7-10, is hosting numerous online events. This Saturday November 6, there will be a global off and online day of action - including our long-time partner organization Centro Sabiá from Brazil.
Media release - Fertilizer producer EuroChem, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, received a shipload of phosphate rock from Western Sahara in Estonia in October. Phosphate mining in the occupied Western Sahara violates international law. Importing the phosphate rock from the former Spanish colony is therefore unethical and the company is acting without credibility.
Media release - Violence against individuals and groups is a worldwide problem and must stop. Young people from three continents and five countries - including Switzerland and Basel - are tackling the root of the violence problem. With the "Global Action Month" (GAM) in November they make themselves strong for diversity and against discrimination. With
Media release - With streetcar posters and bicycle kistlis in the Basel region, terre des hommes schweiz is calling for support for young smallholders in Africa and Latin America. The autumn campaign of terre des hommes schweiz focuses on the issues of sustainable livelihoods of young people in the global South and climate justice. The physical campaign lasts until October 23, online
"Development work - Quo vadis?": This is the topic of a panel discussion on the 2030 Agenda on September 28 in Bern. Kristina Lanz from Alliance Sud will also be taking part. The working group of Swiss development organizations has been working for sustainable development in Switzerland for 50 years. terre des hommes schweiz is a partner organization of Alliance Sud. The
Edith Chinchay and Jhony Llantoy from central Peru have decided to make a living as farmers. With the support of our partner organization CEDEPAS in Pichanaki, they grow first-class coffee beans. Some of their harvest is shipped directly to Switzerland, where the beans are hand-roasted and distributed as specialty coffee "café joven" by a creative small business in Basel. During the visit
Drucila Meireles, pictured here on the right, is a strong woman with an eventful history. As a technical advisor of terre des hommes switzerland in Mozambique, she supports and accompanies the activities of our local partners on sexual violence, empowerment and psycho-social support. Drucila Meireles herself used to seek help in a youth project of terre des hommes switzerland in
Is the Corona pandemic a driver of sexual violence against girls and women in South Africa? How does terre des hommes switzerland implement the cross-cutting issue of gender in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Why is our solidarity with young people in the global South particularly important right now? The big personal interview for International Women's Day on March 8, 2021 with
The coronavirus keeps the world in check and restricts the lives of countries. In Africa and Latin America, the coronavirus is now making its way into the townships and favelas. The people in these poverty-stricken areas are particularly at risk and depend on international solidarity. Here are 6 reasons why the corona virus is particularly dangerous for slums.
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