Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Africa

🎉 Trauma-Informed Care Training for TdH NL Kenya & Partners 🎉 From October 28th to 31st, 2024, TdH NL Kenya conducted Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) training at Lake Elementaita Mountain Lodge, Naivasha. This 3-day workshop united 27 staff members from TdH NL Kenya and partner organisations to deepen skills in trauma-sensitive approaches. 🌟 Training Goals: 🔸 Equip participants to recognise trauma signs. 🔸 Respond effectively with trauma-sensitive practices. 🔸 Prevent re-traumatisation. 🥇 Key Outcomes: 82% of participants reported high knowledge levels post-training! Practical skills gained will support healing in vulnerable communities. 🟠Participant Feedback The participants appreciated the engaging format, supportive facilitators, and the scenic training venue. They noted that interactive group sessions, simplified content, and real-life examples helped solidify their understanding. Suggestions for future sessions included more time for discussions and access to counselling support. #EndChildExploitation

Girls and boys living with disabilities in Tanzania🇹🇿 still suffer from sexual violence, including child and forced marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and sexual assault, exploitation and abuse despite governmental efforts to prevent this violence. As Josephine Akiru, our Country Director, emphasises, "Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights, health, integrity, and personal development of girls and women." At Terre des Hommes Netherlands, we are committed to protecting these vulnerable children and creating a safer future for them.  Learn📖 more and join us to prevent and stop child exploitation in Tanzania>> #EndChildExploitation bit.ly/TanzaniaFactSheet

🌟Today is Diwali, the festival of lights—a celebration of hope and new beginnings! This is what we want and hope for all the children who have to work in Madagascar’s mica mines. Unfortunately, it is estimated that some 10,000 children, some as young as four years old, are still working here in dangerous conditions. They face health risks, lack food, and miss out on the chance of going to school. Terre des Hommes Netherlands is making progress towards ending child labour in mica communities in Madagascar. Through the FAMAHA project, we have supported 1,200 children to enrol in school. Therefore, in our upcoming documentary, we will shed more light on the alarming child labour situation in the mica mines and its devastating impact, but also highlight the positive impact brought about by the FAMAHA project. ✨This Diwali, join us in spreading hope and light. ✨ Watch the teaser below, share it, and help us amplify our call to end child labour.  #EndChildLabour   #Diwali

📢Extensive Media coverage across Africa! We are pleased to share the amazing news that ‘Better Together’ Africa Region ListenUp! Strategy Launch garnered extensive media attention! This impactful ListenUp! Strategy launch brought together key stakeholders across Africa and marked a major milestone in advancing our efforts to prevent and stop child exploitation. The launch, featuring an interview with the TdH NL Africa Regional Director, Raphael Kariuki, was featured on multiple platforms, including TV plus online Madagascar, people daily, newstrends, femmehub, capital fm, healthbusiness, midi-madagasikara and Daily News Tanzania. Read one of the articles>>https://lnkd.in/dWFCa-9A #EndChildExploitation

📢 🎉'Better Together' Africa Region Strategy Launch Highlights🎉 🌟Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) Africa Regional Director, Raphael Kariuki recently shared key insights on our "Better Together" Africa Region Strategy launch. He emphasised on TdH NL commitment to empowering children to claim their rights and connect with changemakers. 🌟He presented alarming statistics: 160 million children in child labor, over 300 million facing sexual exploitation, and over 50 million displaced. These figures highlight the urgent need to stop child exploitation by 2030. ✨Raphael Kariuki urged governments to prioritise budgeting for children's rights, reminding us that without children, we have no future. He emphasised that collaboration across all sectors is also essential to effectively stop child exploitation. 🟠Don’t forget to check out the full video for more insights👇👇

"Terre des Hommes Netherlands has become a credible organisation in the areas of building capacities of local actors (its partners, government, community and children networks) as well as ensuring meaningful child participation in its programmes.¨ Girma Amentie Gari,Country Director, Ethiopia🇪🇹, Terre des Hommes Netherlands, shares his insights on our work and achievements in Ethiopia. Download the Ethiopia Country Factsheet to learn more about our work>> bit.ly/EthiopiaFactsheet #End Child Exploitation#Ethiopia

💡 Did you know? 💡 Approximately 10,000 Malagasy children, some as young as 4️, work alongside their families in mica mines in Madagascar just to survive.  These vulnerable children face severe health risks, including respiratory issues and back pain from carrying heavy loads. Many suffer from chronic food insecurity and lack access to basic services like water, education, and healthcare. To make matters worse, they are exposed to dangers such as sexual exploitation and early child marriage. At Terre des Hommes Netherlands, we are committed to stopping child labor in Madagascar’s mica mines. By enrolling children in school 📚, supporting families with Income Generating Activities (IGA) 💼, and raising awareness through community sensitisation, we aim to protect these children and put an end to child labor once and for all. Learn more about our work and impact in Madagascar>>https://lnkd.in/d7Cmzp2D   #EndChildExploitation

🌍 Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Did you know... ...that Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest exporter of mica, is facing a child labour crisis? Due to extreme poverty, many families are forced to send their children to work in unsafe mica mines. Shockingly, an estimated 10,000 Malagasy children, some as young as four, work in mica mines under harsh conditions. These children face food insecurity, respiratory problems, and lack basic services like education and healthcare. This crisis demands urgent attention.  📹 That is why we plan to launch a documentary soon. This documentary not only sheds light on the alarming situation of child labour in the mica mines and its devastating impact but also highlights the positive changes brought by the FAMAHA project - a project aimed at eliminating child labour in Madagascar’s mica sector.  🎬 Watch the teaser now and let us know your thoughts in the comments section! 👇 #EndChildLabour #InternationalDayForTheEradicationOfPoverty #StopChildExploitation 

🎉  'Better Together' Africa Region Strategy Launch Today, during the ´Better Together´ Africa Region Strategy Launch, Our Country Director, Kenya emphasised the need for continued partnership with all key actors. ¨This important day marks the start of an ambitious journey to create a better future for children. We are excited about it. As we move forward, your continued partnership will be crucial in turning our shared vision into reality.¨- Magdalene Wanza, Country Director, Kenya, Terre des Hommes Netherlands. 🌟Let us work together to protect children from all forms of exploitation>> bit.ly/AboutTdHNL  🌟Learn more about our ListenUp! Strategy>>bit.ly/AboutTdHNL #EndChildExploitation

🎉  'Better Together' Africa Region Strategy Launch Today, at the ‘Better Together’ Africa Region Strategy Launch, Josephine Akiru, Terre des Hommes Netherlands´ Country Director in Uganda and Acting Country Director for Tanzania, expressed her enthusiasm for advancing efforts to end child exploitation in Uganda: ¨With this new ListenUp! strategy,  I am thrilled and charged to take our work to end child exploitation to another level in Uganda. Thumbs up to all my colleagues and staff who made this happen!¨ - Josephine Akiru, Country Director, Uganda and Acting Country Director, Tanzania, Terre des Hommes Netherlands. 🌟Let us work together to protect children from all forms of exploitation. 🌟Learn more about our ListenUp! Strategy>>bit.ly/AboutTdHNL #EndChildExploitation