Studies point to alarming accounts of gender-based violence (GBV) affecting refugee and migrant children and young people in the European Union. Through the EU-funded BRIDGE project, Terre des hommes (Tdh) and its partners strengthened the response to this issue in EU countries and empowered children and youth to better protect themselves.

Conflict-affected regions in Eastern Ukraine are facing high unemployment rates, especially among young people. There are very few employment opportunities and, at the same time, young people are less prepared for today’s work and business environment. Terre des hommes aims to increase the participation of youth in the Ukrainian economy by strengthening vocational education and training, developing youths’ digital and entrepreneurial skills, and improving their employability.

Through its YOUNG CITIZENS project, Terre des hommes (Tdh) supports young people to be active in their communities by enhancing their interaction with stakeholders and decision-makers at local and regional level and by empowering them to lead their communication campaigns and collaborative initiatives.

FabLab Hungary - Using Innovation to bridge inequality gaps amongst children and youth in the city of Győr.

This Youth Facilitator training programme has the goal of increasing awareness and understanding of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) amongst children and youth on the move.

We invite young people from both migrant and host communities to join the Living Together Initiative (LTI) in its activities at Sziget Festival in August 2019 and to broadly be part of the initiative.  

Terre des hommes (Tdh) improves young refugees’ psychosocial well-being by using football as a tool for protection, social inclusion and cohesion. Starting April 2019, Tdh organise weekly football training sessions in and around Thessaloniki, being funded by the European Union. Both locals and refugees over the age of 15 years are invited to play, coach or referee football regularly.

Physical violence and emotional abuse still represent a daily reality for many children in Moldova, both at home and at school. Terre des hommes Moldova, with the financial support of Oak Foundation, launched a three-year project aiming to prevent violence against children by engaging the entire community. About 70 teachers and school students from the 30 beneficiary communities participated in the launching event on April 12. 

The current document aims at providing a clear framework for decision making and strategic development of Tdh migration programme in Europe, by outlining our vision and the specific objectives that will allow it to materialise in Europe, and by detailing out the key guiding principles that are underpinning our work in the region.

On December 14, Terre des hommes and the East-Ukrainian National University “Volodymyr Dal” launched the first Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. In this innovative environment of creation, children and youth affected by the conflict will work together, develop their skills and materialize their own ideas in almost any field, from education to art and science.