Leading scientists and climate researchers meet regularly to reconcile their assessments of climate change and their projections to produce a joint report: The This Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf. In the new IPCC report, everyone agrees that climate change is already having serious impacts on many sectors. The rising
To date, almost 700,000 people in Brazil have died as a result of a Corona infection - hardly any other country in the world has suffered more victims. The population in the northeast of the country, where almost half of the people live in poverty, has been hardest hit by the consequences of the pandemic. The spread of the virus has
More and more young people in El Salvador are turning their backs on their country. However, the dangerous flight to the USA often does not succeed and the young people are turned away and sent back. Our partner organization Acisam offers these young people psychosocial support. Violence, poverty, discrimination and a lack of life prospects make life difficult for young people in El Salvador. Every year
Beatriz Pereira Silva is involved in the MePower project in Basel and in the International Youth Network (IYN) of terre des hommes switzerland. Her commitment also has to do with her plans and dreams for the future. You have been part of the MePower project for two and a half years now. How did you become aware of it? In the summer of 2020, I was
We would like to point out that the cardboard advertising that is currently being dropped into mailboxes does not come from us, but from Terre des hommes- Kinderhilfe weltweit. In Switzerland there are three completely independent organizations with the same name: Terre des Hommes Suisse, Terre des hommes - Kinderhilfe weltweit, from which the advertisement in question originates, and terre
Development cooperation and decolonization. One might expect these areas to go hand in hand as a matter of course. The reality, unfortunately, is somewhat more complex, but it brings exciting debates and promotes learning and growth. This was the experience of our national coordinator Tayson Mudakiri from Zimbabwe during the ten years he has been working for terre des hommes. Keywords like "decolonization", "critique of racism".
Our employee Erich Rudin can celebrate a special anniversary this year: he has been working for terre des hommes switzerland for 35 years. At the age of 28, he took up his position in 1988 and has been committed to the organization and its goals ever since. Today, around 30 employees* work for terre des hommes schweiz in Basel
The storming of the Brazilian Parliament, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on January 8, 2023, confirmed the worst fears of violence in the wake of the presidential handover. Social polarization has reached a level where the hatred that has been fomented over the years is giving way to violent riots. What do these developments mean
Currently, pictures on the theme of "Wearing Masks" from the MePower migration project are on display at the Crescenda restaurant in Basel. The photo exhibition provides insights into our work with young people with a refugee background. In the MePower project, young people with a refugee background learn about their strengths and possibilities for action and have the opportunity to network with each other. In the MePower summer workshop 2022 of terre des
Nothing works at terre des hommes switzerland without young people. Young people are not only our target group, they are also actively involved in our projects. Many of them are connected in the International Youth Network IYN. Together, they stand up for a global culture of tolerance: Young people from Africa, Latin America and Switzerland act freely and self-determined in the International Youth Network.
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