We are collecting donations for the reconstruction and food supply in Mozambique. In spring 2019, cyclones Idai and Kenneth robbed thousands of people of their harvest. The consequences are long-term, as they now lack the basis for life. Read here what is currently happening in our project area.
In the Zimbabwean Bubi mini-district one in five people is infected with HIV. However, those affected have hardly any access to medical help. Together with our partner organisation Bekezela, we train young people to protect themselves properly against HIV/AIDS and early pregnancy.
On Sunday Brazil will elect its president and the stakes are high. The favourite is the right-wing national Jair Bolsonaro, who repeatedly attracts attention with sexist, racist and even anti-democratic statements. Should Brazil elect him, the country will be in dire straits.
In the region of Geita, in northern Tanzania, violence against children and women is a daily occurrence. In regular radio broadcasts, our partner organisation Nelico talks about gender-specific violence and thus launches a public discussion on the subject.
Sascha Tankerville / Samuel Rink
Today, August 12th, the UNO celebrates youth. Many actions by and with young people take place. The youth and their power change society again and again. The young people are the future. This makes it all the more important to support young people and to ensure that their important concerns are heard.
A year has passed so quickly and again the impressive festival of the imaginary young people awaits us this coming weekend. Completely organized by the young people themselves, the program once again leaves nothing to be desired. We are looking forward to enriching this event with the photo box. Will you visit us there?
The murder of Marielle Franco, a city councillor and human rights activist from Rio de Janeiro, hit our partner organisations in Brazil like a slap in the face. The organisations working to prevent violence in favelas feel that they could be just as badly affected at any time.
Andrea Zellhuber, Violence Prevention Unit
For 20 years, terre des hommes switzerland has been supporting children and young people in the Sahrawi refugee camps in the Algerian desert, some of whom lack the most basic necessities. Last summer, the Manor department store chain collected old school backpacks as part of the "Back to School" campaign for the benefit of Sahrawi school children. Now 1347 school bags have reached children and young people who can use them very well.
Since the end of 2017, terre des hommes schweiz has been supporting a pilot project in El Salvador for young returnees who have been deported from the USA. The already worrying situation is now coming to a head. The US government's decision to lift the protection status for refugees from El Salvador has dramatic consequences for the battered country.
Andrea Zellhuber, Violence Prevention Unit
The Temer government is pursuing a clear course in Brazil: it is in the process of abolishing the social achievements of recent years. This also affects the "one million cisterns" programme, which can successfully combat the drought problem. This program has a tailwind. Last autumn it won the silver Future Policy Award.
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