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Egypt
Fighting for an improved policy on child protection
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is helping disabled children in Egypt, combating child labour and also implementing a child protection policy.
Assistance for disabled children
In 30 villages in Assiut (Upper Egypt) and Damietta, Tdh is providing assistance by supporting disabled persons organizations (DPOs). The objective is to break the taboos surrounding disabled children and to better integrate them into existing services such as schools.
Combating exploitation of working children
Tdh helps children working in production workshops by giving them access to school or apprenticeships in collaboration with employers, parents and local communities. Tdh plans to draw up a code of conduct for workplaces. The Foundation is also investigating the situation of young girls working as maids in Cairo.
Protection of refugees
Egypt is a destination for many refugees from war-torn countries, people who are often traumatised by their experiences. Tdh is establishing a training centre for social workers, themselves refugees, who work in these isolated communities to improve access to social and health services.
Child protection
Tdh is well-known in the area of child protection in Egypt, a fact that allows the detection, denouncement and management of violence against children. The Foundation supports 8 organisations which implement this policy in institutions. Tdh also trains social workers so that they can advise parents of disabled children on how to deal with the situation.
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31.24918
30.068886
Cairo
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31.185107
27.185502
Assiout
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31.813395
31.422375
Damietta
Centered at 30.802498 26.820553 5
Places of intervention : Cairo, Assiout, Damietta
Projects : Disabled children, combating child exploitation, child protection policy
In joint cooperation with : 5 partner organisations
Delegate : Laure Baudin
Expatriate staff : 1
National staff : 33
Budget : 1'781'306 CHF
Gallery
Latest News
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30 Apr 2012
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Juvenile justice Egypt
Egypt: Right in the middle of charges against NGOs, Tdh gets the government involved in juvenile justice
"While some influential political voices demand a ban on the work of internationally financed NGOs, it is especially remarkable that a Swiss organisation like Tdh can manage to be a co-organiser of a conference held by the Ministry of Justice." Read more
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17 Nov 2011
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Trafficking and exploitation Egypt
Egypt - One day in the life of a working child
In Egypt, Terre des hommes helps children working up to 10 hours a day in Egypt. This documentary is about Terre des hommes’ project in Assiut, Upper Egypt, where children work from dawn till dusk like adults. Read more
Side Notes
Children’s situation
- 36 children out of thousand die before their 5th birthday in Egypt
- 25% of children aged from 5 to 14 work, in particular as maids
Results 2011
The year 2011 in Egypt was marked by revolutionary movements that culminated in the resignation of President Mubarak and the start of a democratic transitional period. In Damietta, on the Mediterranean coast, and in Assiout, in the middle of the country, Terre des hommes continued its work to protect 6,000 child labourers by offering them the opportunity to return to the educational system through schooling and remedial classes. Tdh also improved their working environment and educated their employers about arranging better working hours. In Upper Egypt, Tdh is continuing its activities with groups of disabled adults and children by ensuring that they have access to public services and are guaranteed the rights of disabled persons.
Testimonial
In 2008, the Tdh team conducted a survey on handicaps in one of the poorest villages in the Assiut region. Amongst the 40 disabled children, Tdh met a small boy aged 6 suffering from Down’s Syndrome.
- Essam, Tdh beneficiary in Egypt








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