The partners of Terre des hommes

To achieve its mission of child relief in more than 30 countries, Terre des hommes (Tdh) works together with many and precious partners. Find below links towards our delegations, our partners on the field, the Terre des hommes international Federation and its members, as well as specialized networks.

For international companies, foundations, associations and organizations, Terre des hommes has developed several possibilities for partnership. Which type is chosen depends on particular links to sustainable development, social responsibility or good governance. Support from companies can either be as a contribution of expertise, support in terms of voluntary work, or of course, funding. In the domains of sponsoring and fund-raising, Terre des hommes respects a fixed code of ethics. Further information on company partnership.

Contact
A file on the various forms of partnership we offer can be requested from Zaira Govoni, 058 611 06 70, zaira.govoni@tdh.ch

Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux

The Montreux Casino Barrière’s Foundation aims to support local initiatives in the public interest undertaken by public or private organizations in the following areas: Culture, Sport, Tourism, local and regional development, Social. The Foundation’s Board has made an initial allocation of allowances in September 2005.

In 2011, the Foundation’s Board has decided to support Terre des hommes and the Journey to Life project. With its project, Terre des hommes committed to saving children who are seriously ill. The children are treated and operated in a hospital located in the Geneva Lake area. Before and after their surgery, the children are welcomed in the Maison of Terre des hommes Valais in Massongex.
www.lucienbarriere.com
GF - Georg Fischer

The Georg Fischer Foundation was created in 2002 on the 200th anniversary of the foundation of this Swiss enterprise dealing with the mechanics industry. Its aim is to supply clean drinking water to the people of developing countries. The GF Foundation finances the Tdh health project in Sri Lanka with CHF 70,000. Thanks to its support, 20 community wells have been dug and 450 people benefit from clean water, thereby improving their chances of staying in good health. Previously, the GF Foundation had funded 80 deep-water wells in India in the region of Sunderbans, where the water is contaminated with arsenic.
www.cleanwater.ch
Jacobs Foundation

The Jacobs Foundation was established by Klaus J. Jacobs in December, 1988, in Zurich, Switzerland. It seeks to contribute to Child and Youth Development by bringing together basic research, application and intervention projects and through dialogue and network building. The Jacobs Foundation supports research and projects worldwide. Through its Initiative “Capitalizing on the mobility of children and youth in West Africa”, the Jacobs Foundation co-finances a regional common study project on children and youth mobilities in West and Central Africa in which Terre des hommes plays a leading role.
www.jacobsfoundation.org
LED

Founded in 1965, the Liechtenstein Development Service provides official development aid on behalf of the Liechtenstein Government. The LED works principally in rural areas in the fields of education, health and rural development. It gives priority to gender issues, social justice and the environment in all respects. The LED is a private-law foundation of the people and government of Liechtenstein. The LED has been giving regular financial support to Tdh since 1990. It has undertaken to give financial aid for a project in Burkina Faso for the period 2008 – 2010.
www.led.li
Medtronic

Medtronic is the global leader in medical technology, alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. With deep roots in the treatment of heart disease, Medtronic now provides a wide range of products and therapies.
Maintaining good citizenship as a company is one of the six tenets of the Medtronic Mission. To achieve this principle and since Medtronic was founded in 1949, the Medtronic Foundation has been giving out grants improving the health of people and communities.
Since 2004, the Medtronic Foundation, based in Switzerland, supports Terre des hommes’ Specialized healthcare programme , which transfers every year around 200 severely ill children, most of them with heart problems, to European university hospitals.
www.medtronic.com
Menuhin Festival Gstaad

Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the founder of the Gstaad classical music festival bearing his name, is still remembered as a world famous violin child prodigy, conductor and humanist. His remarkable humanity, his multi-faceted artistic gifts and his perpetual curiosity were the hallmarks of his creative endeavours. The promotion of young talent was just as important to him as playing music amongst friends. Terre des hommes is humanitarian partner of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad since 2008.
www.menuhinfestivalgstaad.ch
Oak Foundation

The resources of the Oak Foundation originated from an interest in the Duty Free Shoppers business which Alan M. Parker helped to build up. Since 1998 when the Foundation was reorganized and began to hire new staff, it has made over 1500 grants to not-for-profit organisations throughout the world. Oak Foundation supports Terre des hommes in Asia, West Africa and Eastern Europe, financing projects related to prevention of child abuse and trafficking.
www.oakfnd.org