📋 Tender Overview
Terre des hommes Schweiz and Terre des Hommes Suisse have formed the TDH Alliance to pool their expertise in the promotion of children's and youth rights in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Alliance’s final goal intends to create the conditions for children and youth to be agents of change, defending and promoting their rights as well as an inclusive and sustainable development to benefit from access to basic services and improve their perspective for a decent life.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Global
Education
Health
Basic life skills
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
Reproductive health & rights
01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026
CHF 9’659’000
The project in brief
Background The international environment is characterised by numerous multiple crises. The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the escalation in the Middle East, food insecurity, debt burden and inflation, climate change and the energy crisis are all having a direct impact on the world's population. They particularly affect the most vulnerable, mostly women and children and result in increasing humanitarian needs. Accelerated change is accompanied by increased uncertainty: The world is becoming more fragmented, unstable and unpredictable. Whilst the vision to reach the Sustainable Development Goals remains, challenges including the accelerating global food and nutrition crisis, shrinking civic and humanitarian space, the erosion of rule of law, intensifying armed conflicts, more frequent climate-related disasters, international migration and internal displacement, exacerbated demographics and an important gender gap hamper progress in reaching them and pose a main challenge for all actors engaged in Switzerland’s International Cooperation. Almost half the world's population is under 30 and it is estimated that 25% of the world's children live below the poverty line. As a result of the pandemic, the prevalence of anxiety disorders and major depressive illnesses in adolescents has increased by 34%. 9 million more children were at risk of child labour in 2023 compared to the previous years, and 10 million more girls might be forced into early marriage between 2020 and 2030.
Objectives Children and youth are agents of change for child rights and sustainable development. The Alliance is enabling children, young people, and local civil society organisations (CSO) to act as agents of change, defending and promoting their rights as well as an inclusive and sustainable development. The programme targets children and young people affected by inequality, poverty, discrimination, violence, exploitation and migration, including also children and young people facing poor access to education. In addition, the programme will promote safe and responsible sexual and reproductive health among at-risk groups.
Results of the organisation's previous engagement In 2023, the Alliance has provided support to over 800’000 people, including nearly 450'000 childre
