Terre des Hommes Danmark
Karup, Denmark
About
Founded in 1967, Terre des Hommes Danmark is a charity based in Karup, Denmark working on children & youth, education, poverty & hunger +2 more.
Terre des Hommes Danmark is a Danish non-profit association founded in 1967 and part of the Terre des Hommes International Federation. It works to help children in need regardless of culture, race or religion, providing food, schooling, health care and protection, largely through child sponsorships and projects in Asia, Africa and South America. It also runs emergency support for children and women fleeing Ukraine. The association is run by volunteers, with administrative costs kept to a minimum so that donated funds go directly to children and projects. It operates on a principle of help to self-help, aiming to enable children to eventually support themselves. Its secretariat is in Karup, Denmark.
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Tihar Jail project
Children & Youth · India
Sponsorship programme for children whose parent is imprisoned in Tihar Jail, New Delhi.
Deaf school support, Sri Lanka
Education · Sri Lanka
Support for a school for deaf children and young people, providing schooling and vocational skills.
Ukraine refugee support
Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Hungary
Autocamper teams at border crossings providing first aid, psychological support, hygiene kits and coordination for women and children fleeing Ukraine, run jointly with Terre des Hommes Schweiz.
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Terre des Hommes International Federation, Terre des Hommes Schweiz, Ganløse Kro, Bravo Tours
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