Who we are

We believe that:

Every child deserves a safe and enjoyable childhood

Every young person should feel empowered

Every community we work with is engaged

Together with children, we fight to ensure that Child Rights are respected in full and implemented, leaving no one behind. We also engage to influence political agendas and strategies that affect children and young people.

Through our 890 projects in 68 countries, we work to protect children from extreme poverty, violence and exploitation.

We empower children and young people to actively shape the societies they live in and to inspire sustainable systemic change which puts their needs first.

We involve all the relevant actors for positive results (parents, caregivers and the highest officials).

When mobilising our partners, expertise and resources, we create environments where children thrive.

Terre des Hommes is constantly increasing its capacity to protect children and defend their rights everywhere.

Vision & Mission

For every child, a childhood. Every young person empowered. Every community engaged.

It is our mission to make this vision a reality.

We fight to

ensure that child rights are put into practice
protect children from harm, even in the most difficult circumstances
influence agendas and strategies that affect children and youth at all levels

We strive to

give children access to the childhood they’re entitled to
empower children and youth to actively shape societies, structures and mindsets
achieve sustainable system change for children

We mobilise to

involve all relevant actors, from local to global, in the solutions we seek
engage partners, expertise and resources in creating environments in which children thrive
build capacity for the protection of children and the implementation of their rights

Our commitments

Terre des Hommes is accountable to its stakeholders for delivering quality work, monitoring its impact and ensuring that funds are spent in an efficient way in line with human rights standards.

In 2016, we were awarded a Level 1 certification for safeguarding children by the global Keeping Children Safe network, the four year certification was renewed in 2020.

We are committed to ensuring our staff, operations and programmes do no harm to children and adults at risk, nor expose them to any form of violence.