Terre des hommes in Greece
Terre des hommes (Tdh) was founded in 1960 and is the leading Swiss organisation for children’s aid.
Terre des hommes Foundation has been active in Greece continuously since 2016, contributing to the improvement of the child protection system and to the reform of social assistance. We also facilitate the participation of children in the development of their communities.
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Each year, thousands of children and parents benefit from the projects that Tdh implements in Greece.
From 2022 till 2024
9,274
individuals directly or indirectly benefited through our projects
1,459
professionals got trained in identifying and responding to incidents of child abuse
1,463
children from vulnerable families received support for essential needs
Priorities
- To protect and promote children's rights by strengthening the protection system. We mobilize communities to prevent risk situations and we collaborate with social workers, coaches, trainers, and other professionals to protect children from abuse and neglect. We seek to increase children’s and youth’s resilience; we help them participate in making decisions that concern them. We invest in education, health, social services, and infrastructure in order to improve the lives of all children in Greece.
- To support children, youth and families affected by migration. In this field, our priorities are preventing children’s and youth’s unsafe migration and making sure that children already affected by migration have access to their fundamental rights.
- To change practices in the Greek justice system to ensure that each child has access to a justice that is respecting their rights and is adapted to their specific situation and needs. We do this by building the capacities of professionals to work in a multidisciplinary way on individual assessments of children involved in criminal proceedings. We also empower children to become agents of change and advocate for child-centered justice. Tdh encourages a restorative approach and a reduction of recidivism.