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Bangladesh: Terre des hommes prepares for the cyclone ‘Mahasen’
For some days now, the authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar have been on red alert due to the approaching cyclone ‘Mahasen’. Millions of people li...
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Togo: Comfort for the child victims of the fire at the Great Market
On Saturday 12th January, a terrible fire started in the Great Market of Adawlato in Lomé around one o’clock in the morning. This drama, that moved...
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Palestinian territories: Tdh participates in the Palestinian Children’s Day
Last 5th April was the traditional Day of Palestinian Children. On this occasion many events were organized and supported by various ministries and...
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Syria/Jordan: Children of war
Radir, 15 years old, doesn’t beat about the bush: “People think I’m nervous and stand-offish. But I’m not! I hurt inside, that’s all. There are lot...
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Kenya: So that water runs again
After the terrible drought that hit Kenya in August 2011 and threatened more than 12 million people with famine, Terre des hommes intervened in the...
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WASH Quiz : Test your knowledge of water consumption in Switzerland and the world
To increase your awareness of the problems of water in the world and its issues, Terre des hommes invites you to test your knowledge in this questi...
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What are the problems of accessing water in the world?
Covering 71% of the globe’s surface, water is a vital resource for each and every one of us (the proportion of sweet water is only 2.8%). Despite t...
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West Africa: Protecting migrant youngsters all along the way
West Africa is characterized by a considerable population mobility, most especially of the young. Many of them quit their home villages for the big...
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Colombia: So that today’s peace process becomes tomorrow’s truth
Last week, thousands of people went onto the streets of the Colombian capital to declare their support for the peace process. A few hundred kilomet...
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Terre des hommes joins forces for the International Day of the Roma on 8th April.
On 8th April 1971 – forty-two years ago – the Roma organised their first congress in London with the aim of gaining more political freedom. This da...
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