We protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation. We empower children to make their voices count. We believe that every child has the right to flourish.
In Asia, we fight worst forms of child labour in mica mining and waste collection communities in India. In Philippines we address prevalent forms of child labour in the Western and Central Visayas region. In our fight against sexual exploitation of children, we reach out to vulnerable children of readymade garment factory workers in Bangladesh, early married girls and children of Devadasis in India along with children vulnerable to and affected by online child sexual exploitation and trafficking in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Philippines and Thailand.
We work towards systemic change. We nurture collaborative efforts to combat child exploitation. We address issues at the roots, with children at the centre of our initiatives.
Alongside lobbying with governments, we advocate for stricter implementation of laws and strengthen existing mechanisms for child protection.
Ms Bushra Zulfiqar is our Regional Director in Asia. She oversees all operations in the region.
She brings with her almost two decades long work experience in international development and human rights, both at the policy-making and implementation levels in Asia and around the world. Bushra has worked in various senior management and leadership roles with United Nations, World Bank, UK Government Department for International Development as well International NGOs.Cambodia, a nation grappling with socio-economic challenges, faces a significant threat to the well-being of i…
The alarming rate of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in Cambodia has prompted urgent action from gover…
16-year-old Manasa stays with her aunt who is a Devadasi woman. Her father who was working elsewhere found it…
Ms Bushra Zulfiqar, our Regional Director, highlighted our efforts to tackle child exploitation in Asia and th…
Lenybeth Magoliman, our finance and administration officer in the Philippines Country Team, finds her true cal…
Saskia de Vries is a spoken word artist. For Terre des Hommes Netherlands, she created a spoken word with her…
From 18 to 21 August, in Uppsala, Sweden, the ISPCAN - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Congress will be hel…
“We identified in our discussions that there is a need for greater online safety for us in Nepal.. We do not f…
In 2023, we collaborated with many stakeholders to work with us towards our ultimate goal; stopping child expl…
Wish to know about our work in the countries of Asia? The country profiles provide an overview of what we do…
Our global programme Safety for Children and their Rights OnLine (SCROL) fights against online child sexual ex…
Participatory research to update and align our cross-cutting Issue approaches. In 2016, Terre des Hommes Nethe…
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Every year, 1.5 million girls in India marry before the age of 18. Many girls forced into early marriages rare…
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In socio-economically disadvantaged Devadasi communities from North Karnataka, harmful norms force adolescent…
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The internet opens many doors for children. They do their homework, play games and chat with their friends. Ch…
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Online child sexual exploitation has seen a significant rise over the last number of years. Our new SCROL (Saf…
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Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) is a serious and prevailing issue in the Philippines that is caused by a ra…
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Child trafficking in Bangladesh has been on the rise in recent years, partly as a result of the COVID-19 pande…
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Being a girl in Bangladesh is a difficult reality as it has one of highest rates of early marriage in the worl…
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Mica is a raw material that is widely used in our daily products, such as cars, laptops and make-up. It has a…
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