Get involved

Terre des Hommes wishes to express its profound gratitude to all its donors and supporters for their ongoing and demonstrable commitment to improve the living conditions of children around the world.

We welcome donations and/or practical support for our work. Please contact us at

info@terredeshommes.org

This address can also be used to obtain more information about local campaigns and activities or to share information about your own activities regarding the implementation of the rights of the child.

There are many other ways in which you can also support Terre des Hommes. Please visit your nearest Terre des Hommes website to find out about them.

In addition, there are number of things you can do for children in your own country such as getting information on whether your government has ratified international treaties and the way it is implementing its commitments in this regard.

International Conventions such as:

• The Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and its Optional Protocols on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (2000);

• The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the ‘Trafficking Protocol’), supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000);

• The ILO’s Convention No. 182 concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999);

provide protection to children against violence, exploitation and abuses.

On the following websites you can find a list of countries that have ratified these treaties together with further information about their implementation:

www.ohchr.org

www.unodc.org

www.ilo.org