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For Terre des hommes, advocacy is continuing
In recent years, international adoption has, bit by bit, lost ground after repeated scandals linked to cases of abuse, trafficking and child prosti...
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Benin: Because there’s no place like home
During recent years, the international community’s opinion on adoption has changed a lot. While international adoptions had increased substantially...
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Terre des hommes will no longer be organizing adoptions
Terre des hommes will no longer be serving as an intermediary for adoptions, but will continue to advocate for the children’s protection, encouragi...
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An interactive platform aims at improving the work done on mental health and psychosocial support
A brand new website allows a wide variety of people to share information, resources and discussions in order to improve the quality of the work don...
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Nepal: “Better Sit By the River Than Be a Bird of Cage”
A new publication highlights new ways to support families in rural areas instead of institutions such as orphanages and children’s homes (mostly in...
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Haiti wants to stop individual adoptions – a first step, according to Tdh
Tdh félicite le président d'Haïti Michel Martelly de son intention d'organiser les demandes d'adoption à travers des organismes agréés. Tdh appelle...
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Annual report 2010
For Terre des hommes, 2010 was a year of cruel paradoxes. We celebrated our 50th anniversary whilst bringing aid to the children of Haiti who had e...
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Nepal: Perspectives – Nobody’s child
The international adoption trade is a booming multibillion-dollar industry, as families in the west increasingly adopt more babies from developing ...
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Haiti: A child for Christmas?
On December 21, 2010, two French aircrafts were chartered to transfer in emergency 318 Haitian children from their country to adoptive parents in F...
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2009: An Additional Five Million Francs for Child Relief
In 2009 the foundation ‘Terre des hommes’ was able to extend the aid it provides for children and communities, despite the global economic crisis. ...
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