Making dreams come true
Aïssa’s dream? To go back to school. Hassan’s dream? To be released and learn a trade after leaving prison. Salma’s dream? To return to her village and rejoin her family.
As elsewhere in the world, millions of children in sub-Saharan Africa have dreams, more accurately basic rights, that go unfulfilled, such as having enough to eat, access safe drinking water, learning to read and write, and so on. Rights that our foundation strives to see met through its programmes relating to health, migration and access to justice.
Do you want to help protect children’s rights in Africa?
Our impact in 2022
9 countries
in sub-Saharan Africa where Terre des hommes is supporting families
5.5 million
children and members of their communities supported in the region
19,400 personnes
educated about health, migration, access to justice and protection
Children, not gold diggers
At the heart of Africa
Do you know the countries in sub-Saharan Africa where Terre des hommes works? Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.
Our aim is to save the lives of newborns and their mothers, many of whom are still dying in childbirth. We do this by training health workers and supplying digital diagnosis and treatment tools for conditions affecting children in remote regions where water is an issue and trained staff are scarce.
Poverty often leads children and young people in the region to migrate. Hazards exist every step of the way. To reduce the risk of exploitation and abuse, we offer support and guidance at every stage in the migration experience, by offering safe spaces and training social workers.
To uphold the rights of children and young people in trouble with the law, we encourage dialogue and alternatives to custodial sentences. We do this by working with the various justice systems, including the parties involved in customary justice. We are promoting best practice in mediation, which makes rehabilitation easier and prevents re-offending.
Do you know the countries in sub-Saharan Africa where Terre des hommes works? Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.
Our aim is to save the lives of newborns and their mothers, many of whom are still dying in childbirth. We do this by training health workers and supplying digital diagnosis and treatment tools for conditions affecting children in remote regions where water is an issue and trained staff are scarce.
Poverty often leads children and young people in the region to migrate. Hazards exist every step of the way. To reduce the risk of exploitation and abuse, we offer support and guidance at every stage in the migration experience, by offering safe spaces and training social workers.
To uphold the rights of children and young people in trouble with the law, we encourage dialogue and alternatives to custodial sentences. We do this by working with the various justice systems, including the parties involved in customary justice. We are promoting best practice in mediation, which makes rehabilitation easier and prevents re-offending.
At the heart of health with Nana
“Let’s try an exercise. Can you hold your breath for one minute?”
The health centre in Kalake, in the Ségou region of Mali, is perpetually full from morning to evening. Nana, a midwife with an infectious laugh and a confident attitude gives resuscitation training. “If even we adults can't hold our breath, imagine what it's like for a child who knows nothing about life, who is trying to adapt to the outside world!” On that particular day, Nana was reiterating the vital importance of the three organs involved in the first minute following birth, such as the lungs, the heart and the brain.
Supported by
AECID
Austrian Development Agency
The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) aims to reduce poverty, preserve the environment and promote peace and human security in partner countries. ADA's long-term programmes and projects support self-help to ensure sustainable development.
French Development Agency (AFD)
The French Development Agency (AFD) finances, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world. It focuses on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance.
Comic Relief
Coopération monégasque
ECHO
The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union.
Enabel
Enabel manages development projects on behalf of the Belgian government and other donors. In this way, it contributes to global efforts for sustainable development.
Fondation Lusavi
German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
As Germany's leading service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
Liechtensteinischer Entwicklungsdienst (LED)
Medicor Foundation
OCHA
Rosa und Bernhard Merz Stiftung
SDC
Swiss development cooperation: as the Swiss government's centre of competence for international cooperation, the SDC is responsible for development cooperation with the South and the East, multilateral cooperation and Switzerland's humanitarian aid.
The Global Fund
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund: UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, protect their rights and help them reach their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
UNITAID
Unitaid is an international organisation that invests in innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria faster, more affordably and more effectively. Unitaid is a partnership hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO).
USAID
World Health Organization (WHO)
AECID
Austrian Development Agency
The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) aims to reduce poverty, preserve the environment and promote peace and human security in partner countries. ADA's long-term programmes and projects support self-help to ensure sustainable development.
French Development Agency (AFD)
The French Development Agency (AFD) finances, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world. It focuses on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance.
Comic Relief
Coopération monégasque
ECHO
The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union.
Enabel
Enabel manages development projects on behalf of the Belgian government and other donors. In this way, it contributes to global efforts for sustainable development.
Fondation Lusavi
German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
As Germany's leading service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
Liechtensteinischer Entwicklungsdienst (LED)
Medicor Foundation
OCHA
Rosa und Bernhard Merz Stiftung
SDC
Swiss development cooperation: as the Swiss government's centre of competence for international cooperation, the SDC is responsible for development cooperation with the South and the East, multilateral cooperation and Switzerland's humanitarian aid.
The Global Fund
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund: UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, protect their rights and help them reach their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
UNITAID
Unitaid is an international organisation that invests in innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria faster, more affordably and more effectively. Unitaid is a partnership hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO).
USAID