Working together for safe migration
Restoring confidence to Bakr, a Syrian refugee in Egypt, and helping him make new friends. Offering support to children and young people such as Kossi aged 12, Kafu, 15, Ifede, 16, Midokpe, 17, and many others on the main West African migration routes thanks to the safe spaces we have set up en route.
At a time when half the displaced people in the world are aged under 18, Terre des hommes is committed to providing support to children and young people before, during and after their migration experience, to protecting and defending their rights while reducing their vulnerability, and fostering their integration and independence, wherever they might be - on migration routes, in refugee camps, or at their destination.
Our impact in 2023
339,000 children and young people
supported through their migration experience
8,690 people
trained in migration
217,550 children
Standing by the families
At the heart of the migration experience
It is estimated that more than 50 million children worldwide have been uprooted and are now far from home. Often left to their own devices, these young people on the move are living in sensitive, even extremist, political environments while suffering the harsh reality of their everyday lives.
Compelled to leave or voluntarily, migration is always a huge decision. Whether the result of conflict, climate change or poor living conditions, the youngest migrants will drop out of school and be exposed to exploitation and trafficking. To reduce these risks, our teams support children before, during and after their migration.
For many children and young people forced to leave their villages or their countries, migration can also be an opportunity. Terre des hommes is working in the field with children to give them access to healthcare, water, sanitation facilities, education & training, justice, and so on, with the aim of acting first and foremost in their interests.
Our foundation lobbies hard for the right of migrant and displaced children and young people to have their voices heard. It is a matter of some urgency to shift governments’ and public authorities’ position to pass and enforce new laws.
It is estimated that more than 50 million children worldwide have been uprooted and are now far from home. Often left to their own devices, these young people on the move are living in sensitive, even extremist, political environments while suffering the harsh reality of their everyday lives.
Compelled to leave or voluntarily, migration is always a huge decision. Whether the result of conflict, climate change or poor living conditions, the youngest migrants will drop out of school and be exposed to exploitation and trafficking. To reduce these risks, our teams support children before, during and after their migration.
For many children and young people forced to leave their villages or their countries, migration can also be an opportunity. Terre des hommes is working in the field with children to give them access to healthcare, water, sanitation facilities, education & training, justice, and so on, with the aim of acting first and foremost in their interests.
Our foundation lobbies hard for the right of migrant and displaced children and young people to have their voices heard. It is a matter of some urgency to shift governments’ and public authorities’ position to pass and enforce new laws.
In the playground with Bakr
“We learn a lot here. My favourite thing is the activities that keep everyone busy. They make the children happy, and at the moment some children have no one to make them happy.”
A refugee in Egypt with his family, young Bakr fled his war-torn native Syria at the age of four. Nine years have now passed. To help him integrate, Bakr is attending activity programmes organised by Terre des hommes with support from parents, involving games and exercises designed to meet the needs of every refugee child, regardless of their age.
With the support of
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
Erasmus+
ECHO
The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union.
OCHA
SDC
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) implements the Federal Council's foreign policy on humanitarian aid, development cooperation and cooperation with Eastern Europe and at multilateral level. The SDC focuses its activities on reducing poverty and distress, as well as curbing global risks. It also aims to preserve natural resources for future generations.
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.
U.S. Department of State - Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
Erasmus+
ECHO
The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union.
OCHA
SDC
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) implements the Federal Council's foreign policy on humanitarian aid, development cooperation and cooperation with Eastern Europe and at multilateral level. The SDC focuses its activities on reducing poverty and distress, as well as curbing global risks. It also aims to preserve natural resources for future generations.
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.