Mauritania
In Mauritania, a large proportion of the population lives below the poverty line, forcing some 60% of the children to work, for example as domestic servants. They are often victims of exploitation and physical violence. Due to food shortage, the child malnutrition and infant mortality are high. Terre des hommes fights for better access to healthcare and protects the most vulnerable children such as those who are in migration, exploited or in conflict with the law.
Hoping to provide Fatou with opportunities for the future, her parents sent her to work for a Mauritanian family as a domestic servant. However, the situation quickly deteriorated. Fatou’s employers began abusing and beating her.
Fatou, a former domestic servant
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The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECI) is an entity within the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (SECI). Its objective is the promotion, management and implementation of public policies on international cooperation to fight against poverty and for sustainable human development in developing countries. The AECI supports several projects of Tdh in Latin America and Africa.
> www.aecid.es
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Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/aacid/
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UNICEF is a UN agency that promotes children’s rights, ensures their development and fights against all poverty, violence, disease and discrimination they may face. UNICEF supports the activities of Tdh in various fields, such as in the fight against child trafficking, juvenile justice, malnutrition, in psychosocial activities or in emergency operations.
> www.unicef.org
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Founded in 1989, the FEDEVACO (Fédération vaudoise de coopération – Swiss cooperation federation) unites about 40 different NGOs in the area of development and cooperation, including Terre des hommes. The FEDEVACO is a privileged partner of the public entities at national, cantonal and municipal level when it comes to financing development projects in countries of the global South and East. These projects are subject to strict regulations imposed by a Technical Commission which consists of expert volunteers with profound experience and knowledge of field work.
> www.fedevaco.ch
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Terre des hommes Spain is a non-profit-making Foundation. Founded in 1994, its purpose is to promote the development of childhood by defending its rights, without discrimination of a political nature, ethnic, denominational and of sex. Terre des hommes Spain men always followed a double vocation: on the one hand to lead direct aid draft aid programs to childhood and on the other hand to be an ambassador of the children’s rights in the world.
> www.tierradehombres.org
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We are eight Consortium organisations targeting our know-how and resources to the population in the countries lagging far behind internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation. By implementing 20 projects in three regions we increase access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, improved hygiene and water for family farming. We share knowledge and expertise and strengthen the advocacy and policy dialogue.
> http://waterconsortium.ch/
Financial partners
The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECI) is an entity within the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (SECI). Its objective is the promotion, management and implementation of public policies on international cooperation to fight against poverty and for sustainable human development in developing countries. The AECI supports several projects of Tdh in Latin America and Africa.
> www.aecid.es
Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/aacid/
UNICEF is a UN agency that promotes children’s rights, ensures their development and fights against all poverty, violence, disease and discrimination they may face. UNICEF supports the activities of Tdh in various fields, such as in the fight against child trafficking, juvenile justice, malnutrition, in psychosocial activities or in emergency operations.
> www.unicef.org
Founded in 1989, the FEDEVACO (Fédération vaudoise de coopération – Swiss cooperation federation) unites about 40 different NGOs in the area of development and cooperation, including Terre des hommes. The FEDEVACO is a privileged partner of the public entities at national, cantonal and municipal level when it comes to financing development projects in countries of the global South and East. These projects are subject to strict regulations imposed by a Technical Commission which consists of expert volunteers with profound experience and knowledge of field work.
> www.fedevaco.ch
Terre des hommes Spain is a non-profit-making Foundation. Founded in 1994, its purpose is to promote the development of childhood by defending its rights, without discrimination of a political nature, ethnic, denominational and of sex. Terre des hommes Spain men always followed a double vocation: on the one hand to lead direct aid draft aid programs to childhood and on the other hand to be an ambassador of the children’s rights in the world.
> www.tierradehombres.org
We are eight Consortium organisations targeting our know-how and resources to the population in the countries lagging far behind internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation. By implementing 20 projects in three regions we increase access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, improved hygiene and water for family farming. We share knowledge and expertise and strengthen the advocacy and policy dialogue.
> http://waterconsortium.ch/