| About
Us |
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| Who
we are? | Why
this site? | What
will this site do? | "Another
Childhood is Possible" |
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| Who are we? |
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| terre des hommes is
an international federation of
national terre des hommes chapters.
These chapters raise funds to support
action and advocacy on behalf of
children who have no means of defending
themselves against poverty, oppression,
abandonment or discrimination. |
| terre des
hommes Germany, is
one such chapter, initiated
in 1967 at Stuttgart. It sees
itself as a people's movement
against injustice, especially
the injustice faced by children.
It believes in supporting children
within their own social and
cultural environment. It works
in collaboration with concerned
persons or authorities, with
a deep sense of justice, respect
and solidarity, without any
reference to politics, gender,
race, caste or religion. |
| terre des hommes Germany,
is committed to empowering the
child: ensuring survival, supporting
the child in times of need, protecting
the child from exploitation, actively
promoting children's rights…visit
our website www.tdh.de for
more information. |
| Within Germany
it seeks to inform and educate
the public about the situation
of children, women and other vulnerable
and oppressed groups in developing
countries. |
| In developing
countries, it acts through local
project partners empowering local
people to find their own ways of
fighting poverty, illiteracy, injustice
and oppression. It is present through
its project partners in around
30 countries of the world and has
4 regional offices in different
parts of the world. |
| These offices
are in: |
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| terre des hommes (Germany)
India Programme was started in
October 1975. Our email address
is tdhindia@vsnl.com We
have four branch offices
in India. |
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| Why this site? |
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| The website is
being launched by terre des
hommes (Germany) India
Programme. It is intended to eventually
be an independent site. Contacts
and discussions with other groups,
institutions, organisations and
individuals have already been initiated
in order to make it a collective
effort. It is hoped that in a short
while the site will become a common
project of these organisations. |
| terre des
hommes (Germany) India
Programme feels that children
need to be on the human rights
agenda. So far, they have not
been considered as a separate
group. They were mainly thought
of as the property of their
parents or as part of the family.
But today the situation is
different. The Convention on
the Rights of the Child adopted
by the international community
(UN) in the beginning of the
last decade has recognised
the civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights
of children. The underlining
principle of the convention
is 'the best interest of the
child'. The Convention further
states that the child's own
opinion will be given due regard.
The child is regarded as an
individual with needs, which
evolve with age and maturity. |
| This site therefore
strives to defend and promote children's
rights through all possible means. |
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| What will this
site do? |
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It
will provide a platform for
children themselves to discuss
their rights and to interact
with each other, especially
with those whose rights are
constantly violated. |
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The site
will provide information
about all international and
national covenants and commitments
on children. |
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It would
have updated information
on cases of violations both
in general and even individual
cases. |
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It will
connect victimised or violated
children with available services
and remedial measures. |
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The site
will invite all those who
strive in support of children's
rights to be present and
mutually interact. |
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It will
attract children through
value-based games, chats,
exercises and exchanges. |
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It will
present alternative and appropriate
materials for children, and
present the opportunities
for children available on
the Net. At the same time
it will seek to protect them
from risks, child pornography
and abuse on the Net. As
in real life, children's
rights must also be defended
and promoted on the Net. |
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| "Another
Childhood is Possible" |
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Labour |
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Exploitation |
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Bondage |
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Illiteracy |
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Malnutrition |
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Sexual Abuse |
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Homelessness |
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us make it happen. |
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Where Children
can grow as children and
dream about their future
and shape their destiny |
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Enough food to eat. |
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Water to drink |
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Home to stay/Shelter |
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Friends |
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Schools |
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Play ground |
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Security and Peace |
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Cloths |
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Healthy Environment |
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