Leave a lasting legacy | Terre des hommes

Include our foundation in your will

Syria, Ukraine, Iraq, Lebanon, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Kenya, Afghanistan… emergencies are rumbling on, and expanding everywhere. In many parts of the world, children are facing humanitarian crises, conflict or chronic poverty that jeopardise their development and undermine their rights.

But children have an amazing resource within themselves: they have tremendous potential, sometimes all they need is a little help to find the keys to their future and live it to the fullest. A future that you too can help to secure. 

Download our guide to making a will 

Making a lasting impact on children’s lives 

Bequests explained 

A bequest is money or property that you wish to bequeath on your death. In addition to your full contact details, the date and your signature, an official document must be drawn up which specifies clearly that you are designating Terre des hommes foundation in Lausanne as your sole heir or as a beneficiary. A bequest to an NGO is exempt from inheritance or other taxes and duties. 

One of your finest gifts

Would you like to leave a lasting impact on the lives of children like Ali, a young Syrian who has been living in a refugee camp since he was born? Or to provide Sharon, aged 17, and her son in Kenya the food they need to prevent malnutrition? Or to make it possible for Hamidou to leave his dangerous mining job in Burkina Faso? Or to give Yazid, aged 13, in Iraq, a way to achieve his dream of becoming an electrician? Or to help Hasina and many other girls in India avoid child marriage? 

Enfants lors d'une activité de protection de l'enfance en Colombie

Your support changes lives

Deciding today to leave part, or even all, of your estate to these children and their community, means you are offering them a more dignified life and respect for their rights tomorrow. 

Enfant lors d'une activité psychosociale au Liban

Bequests explained 

A bequest is money or property that you wish to bequeath on your death. In addition to your full contact details, the date and your signature, an official document must be drawn up which specifies clearly that you are designating Terre des hommes foundation in Lausanne as your sole heir or as a beneficiary. A bequest to an NGO is exempt from inheritance or other taxes and duties. 

One of your finest gifts

Would you like to leave a lasting impact on the lives of children like Ali, a young Syrian who has been living in a refugee camp since he was born? Or to provide Sharon, aged 17, and her son in Kenya the food they need to prevent malnutrition? Or to make it possible for Hamidou to leave his dangerous mining job in Burkina Faso? Or to give Yazid, aged 13, in Iraq, a way to achieve his dream of becoming an electrician? Or to help Hasina and many other girls in India avoid child marriage? 

Your support changes lives

Deciding today to leave part, or even all, of your estate to these children and their community, means you are offering them a more dignified life and respect for their rights tomorrow. 

Information and inspiration

Child marriage in Lebanon

A consequence of the Syrian crisis

In the gold mines, children work at the risk of their lives

Part 3

War in Ukraine: welcoming children in a safe place

Contact us

Pascal

Pittet

Head of major donors, corporate foundations and legacies

Is leaving a legacy a project that is close to your heart? Pascal is at your disposal and ready to listen to you and to accompany you, in complete confidentiality, in your support project.

Email

058 611 06 56

New inheritance law

Amendments to inheritance law in Switzerland came into force on 1 January 2023. These reforms leave the testator or testatrix more freedom with regard to their estate. By reducing the legal reserve allotted to children (descendants) and eliminating that allotted to parents (ascendants), these new legal provisions make it possible to leave a bequest to, for example, a charitable NGO, such as Terre des hommes.

Next event

Tuesday 10 October 2023, 9.45am

Register and join us at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne for an event at which the challenges of humanitarian action and bequests to humanitarian organisations will be discussed. Several speakers will be taking the floor, including Barbara Hintermann, Executive Director of Terre des hommes, Xavier Colin, former journalist at RTS and Tdh volunteer ambassador, and Maître Didier Buffat, notary.

We look forward to welcoming many of you to this event and to sharing a memorable day dedicated to a better future for children.

To register:
By email to pascal.pittet@tdh.ch
By telephone on +41 (0)58 611 06 56

Barbara event legs

Other ways to get involved

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With your support and generous donations, our work is never in vain. You too can help give them hope, access to good health, safe migration and fairer justice.