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Mother and child health, Support for working and vulnerable children, Juvenile justice, Rural development, Water, sanitation and hygiene

1_afghanistan_img1_embed Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been active in Afghanistan since 1995 and carries out projects related to health, child protection and rural development. In 2011, near 270,000 people benefited from Tdh activities.




The context

Afghanistan has been a country in conflict for more than 30 years. There are numerous security risks for the civil population, leading to large-scale displacement. Many end up on the outskirts of cities, mainly Kabul, in makeshift camps, without water or electricity. Access to basic services such as education and healthcare is not guaranteed. In addition, there currently is no adequate structure for child victims of abuses and limited facilities for children with disabilities.

Our intervention on the ground

Mother and child health

In the most deprived areas of Kabul and Kandahar, pregnant women receive house calls from midwives trained by Tdh. They refer the more serious cases to health centres, and check up on babies during their first few weeks of life.

The Child Rights Consortium (CRC)

Tdh manages the third phase of Child Rights Consortium in collaboration with two Afghan organisations, Aschiana and LKRO. Three categories of children are involved: children working on the street, children in conflict with the law and particularly vulnerable children (victims of abuse and children with disabilities). Alongside direct intervention aimed at improving children’s living conditions, the CRC also carries out advocacy work to defend children’s rights at the highest level.

Support for rural areas

Tdh has been active in Rustaq since 2007, in one of the remotest regions of northern Afghanistan. It offers mother and child healthcare, develops revenue-generating activities such as beekeeping and planting fruit trees, and has recently implemented a project aimed at improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene in the region.

Centered at 67.709953 33.93911 5

Places of intervention : Kabul, Kandahar, Rustaq, Jalalabad, Torkham, Mazar-e-Sharif, Herat

Projects : Mother and child health, Support for working and vulnerable children, Juvenile justice, Rural development, Water, sanitation and hygiene

In joint cooperation with : Aschiana, LKRO

Delegate : José Luis Acosta

Expatriate staff : 7

National staff : 200

Budget : 3'034'443 CHF

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Side Notes

Children’s situation

• Each year, 191,000 children died before they turn five
• 13% of children aged between the ages of 7 and 14 years have been involved in child labour
• 39% of children aged between the ages of 7 and 14 years have been affected by early wedding
• 24% of births are attended by skilled health personnel
• 6% of births are registered.

2011 Outcomes

• In order to alleviate the effects of the war, the Consortium for the Rights of Children helped more than 11,200 children in street situations, child labourers or those in conflict with the law, assisted more than 7,600 of their parents, and educated more than 4,800 professionals in the country’s five main cities.
• In Rustaq, teams tackled the job of reinforcing access to and educating local populations about the use of water so that the capacities of the communities were strengthened.
• In Kabul and Kandahar, the maternal and child health project was able to aid more than 11,800 expectant mothers and 8,900 newborns by offering assistance during homebirths, giving immunisations, running health campaigns and directing people to health centres.

Testimonial

Sayed is almost 11 years old; he is a new registered trainee in one of the centers of the Child Rights Consortium (led by Tdh). A few days after his admission, he started to draw the teachers’ attention.

- Sayed, Tdh beneficiary in Afghanistan

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