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Making an Impact for ChildrenAnnual Report 2016

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Summary 4 Interview with the President of the Foundation

Council and the Director General

6 Where we worked in 2016

8 « Saeed, speaking for a generation of Syrian children », by guest contributor, Xavier Colin

10 An overview of our main emergency aid projects in 2016

12 Child migrants

16 Exploitation of children

20 Children in the justice system

24 Mother and child health

28 Specialised care and surgical missions

30 Children in humanitarian crises

34 Advocacy : ensuring children’s voices are heard

36 Our activities in Switzerland

38 Risk management

40 Our beneficiaries in 2016: overview by country

42 Financial report

54 Council of the Foundation and Executive Board

55 Special thanks

Giving the most vulnerable children a real childhood,

allowing them to grow up in safety and in good health, to have

fun together and go to school – that’s what we are committed to.

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Were there any achievements you were particu-larly proud of in 2016 ?Beat Mumenthaler (BM) : In 2016, Terre des hommes (Tdh) developed its vision through to 2030 and its strategic plan for the next five years, which clearly set out the fields we will work in : child protection, the health of young children and mothers, and emergency aid in humanitarian crises. To meet our goals in each of these fields, the organisation has reinforced its skills and structure.

Vito Angelillo (VA) : We work in 38 countries, so plenty of things come to mind. We faced challenges in Syria and Iraq but didn’t give up : we stepped up our efforts and improved the lives of thousands of children and their families fleeing combat zones in dangerous conditions. Following the World Congress on Juvenile Justice in 2015, we reinforced our dialogue with several govern-ments seeking to improve their legal systems for minors, which led to some promising developments. We also helped change the healthcare system in Burkina Faso : the government adopted a law making healthcare free for pregnant women and children under five, which sig-nificantly increased the number of health centre visits. In addition, our electronic tablet application to diagnose childhood illnesses helped improve the quality of health-care in more than 270 health centres. Over 1.2 million consultations have been recorded, and analysing these records will enable us to improve care for sick children. Innovations like these need years of work and are essen-tial in bringing about a significant and lasting improve-ment in the lives of vulnerable children.

What are the main challenges for 2017 and the years ahead ? BM : Our new strategic plan is about « making a differ-ence ». It focuses on growth as one way of achieving our goals. We want to help more children in more countries, and consolidate our position as an international refer-

ence in the field of children’s rights. To do so, we will need more support in 2017 and the years ahead. We have already observed some positive signs, which show that we are on the right track. As the President of the Council, I can confirm that Tdh will continue to expand and become stronger in the future.

VA : Despite economic growth in some developing coun-tries, millions of children and families lack access to ba-sic services such as health or education. Another major challenge is the political instability shaking the Middle East and other regions we operate in. These crises have lasted for several years, and we sometimes have trouble accessing affected populations. Millions of children are cut off from their homes, forced to work, and deprived of an education. The need for aid is huge, but there are worrying signs that indicate that financial support from governments, institutions and the public is drying up. The migrant crisis has also raised questions about values in developed countries and protecting children’s rights in this climate is an on-going challenge.

How do you plan to address these challenges ?BM : As President of the Foundation Council, I am com-mitted to giving my full support to all the operations that have been developed as part of the strategy, as well as fundraising activities. I will do all I can to help the man-agement team, our employees and volunteers, by con-tributing my professional experience, my time and my strength, offering guidance and advice at all times.

VA : Unfortunately, we are unable to stop conflicts and prevent natural disasters. But as experts in children’s aid, we must keep up our commitment and increase the im-pact of our programmes, by developing innovative solu-tions, applying best practices in the countries we work in, and adapting our operating approach to each geograph-ical and humanitarian context. We want to be as effi-

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cient as possible for the people we support. And we will continue to make the voices of vulnerable children heard, regardless of where they live, to raise awareness of their needs and ensure their rights are respected.

What state of mind are you in today ?BM : Generally speaking, poverty is dropping, more chil-dren are going to school and respect for women is grow-ing. But, in reality, the world takes a long time to change. Last year, racism and discrimination made a comeback in some parts of the world. Tdh fights these out-dated attitudes and that is why I put all my energy behind the organisation. I want to make the world a better place and give hope to children everywhere.

VA : I am concerned and confident at the same time. I am concerned for the millions of children who need support and protection. I am confident in the progress we have made, and confident that the world will not remain indif-ferent to these children’s fate. I am also proud to lead an organisation that is courageous enough to work where it counts, sometimes in very difficult conditions, giving children the opportunities they deserve, defending their rights and « making a difference ».

Lausanne, 9th June 2017

Vito AngelilloDirector General of Terre des hommes

Beat MumenthalerPresident of the Terre des hommes Foundation Council

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Xavier Colin, one of Terre des hommes’ ambassa-dors, tells the fictional story of Saeed, a young Syr-ian whose experiences reflect those of an entire generation of children. Despite being mistreated and abandoned by an adult war, they refuse to be considered « lost ».

« After reading the newspaper one day, my cousin Thaer told me that more than two million children had stopped going to school in our country. For the first two years of the war, Thaer went to school in Aleppo, but he stopped because it was too dangerous.

Thaer said, ‘You know, Saeed, first we were scared of walking to school – we were worried about shells. But then it got even worse. The school was bombed, and they found 23 students and five teachers buried in the ruins.’

Thaer knows a lot about the war. For example, he said that 255 children had been killed at school or in sur-rounding areas in 2016 alone. In my country, Syria, more than three million children under five have never known anything but war – that’s one in three !

The war has lasted for more than six years. That’s longer than any world war. Over the past six years, bombs, shells, missiles and terrorist attacks have destroyed or seriously damaged a quarter of all schools. Some schools are still standing, but have been requisitioned to house displaced persons. I hope that one day I’ll be able to go back to school. I’d like to be a surgeon, like Rasha’s father. He hasn’t left, not like some. The other day he told us that half of Syria’s 30,000 doctors had been forced to leave the country. In any case, more than half of the hospitals have been destroyed.

That’s not all. I heard Rahaf’s older brother explaining something to the humanitarian workers who had come to help him. He knows what he’s talking about ; he’s a psychiatrist. He said that, as children, we’re suffering from what specialists call ‘toxic stress’. This kind of stress can have lasting repercussions on us, including when we’re adults. The constant fear and tension we live in can have a serious impact on our development. And a lot of us are affected. They say that every day, three million Syrian children experience stress caused by bombing or conflicts. They also say that if three Syrian children are standing in front of you, two of them will

Saeed, speaking for a generation of Syrian children

have lost a family member, had their homes destroyed or been wounded during the war. Rahaf also explained that a quarter of all children don’t know who to talk to when they’re scared, sad or depressed. It’s easy to see that the stress makes us aggressive. Hamida, the nurse I see sometimes, told a foreign doctor that the constant stress makes seven out of ten children still wet their bed.

I also wanted to talk about Zeinab, my sister Nour’s best friend. She got married last month. Actually, she got married off, to a boy called Wael. Zeinab is only 15. We knew she didn’t want to get married, but that’s how it goes. Her father thought that Wael’s family would look after her, and it was one less responsibility for him.

With all these problems and worries, you might think we’re a lost generation.

My name is Saeed, I’m 15 years old, and I wouldn’t say that. We’re the children of Syria, and we’ve only known war. We can no longer go to school ; millions of us have had to flee our homes and country. We’re unlucky, mis-treated, betrayed and abandoned, but we are not lost – we refuse to be. We want to survive. We want to go

back to school or university, we want to learn, we want to become adults and we want this conflict that has taken so much from us to end. We want to be happy, it’s that simple. Because of this war, we have lost time, some of us have lost hope, and many of us have lost family. But we do not want to be a generation without a future. This is why we need the world’s help to face that challenge. A challenge that an ‘abandoned but not ‘lost’ generation can overcome.»

Xavier ColinJournalist Ambassador of Terre des hommes

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Last year, the number of people supported by Terre des hommes reached over three million, including more than 1.5 million children. Thanks to the expertise and commitment of our teams in the field, we assisted over 600,000 people af-fected by humanitarian crises.

In 2016, we improved the lives of more than 1.5 million children around the world

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The closing of the Balkan route and the signing of an agreement by Turkey and the European Union in March 2016 created new difficulties for thousands of refugee children and their families. The flexibility of our emer-gency programme enabled us to adapt our approach by taking into account political decisions about migration and moving operations to where children needed us most – Greece, Macedonia and Serbia. In 2016, we provided essential goods and psychological support to over 60,000 refugees, giving 20,000 children access to safe spaces.

In 2016, the Syrian crisis entered its sixth year. Living conditions have become extremely difficult for displaced and refugee children, who face exploitation and vio-lence. Girls are often married at a very young age. Since the start of the conflict, we have supported refugee families and host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt. In 2016, we began using new psychosocial sup-port techniques such as theatre, storytelling and sport to help build children’s resilience. In Syria, our protection project supported more than 750 children.

We were on site when an earthquake hit Ecuador and Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti in 2016. We worked quickly to provide relief to affected children, distributing essential goods – especially hygiene products – to help families meet their basic needs. In Ecuador, our experts rehabilitated water facilities for 24,700 residents in four towns. In Haiti, we ran recreational and psychosocial ac-tivities for approximately 2300 children.

The Islamic State’s activities in Iraq have affected near-ly five million children. We were the first international NGO to provide assistance to families fleeing the conflict along the Baghdad-Mosul corridor. We provided access to drinking water for more than 60,000 displaced per-sons and toilets to 5000 displaced persons. We ran rec-reational and psychosocial activities in safe spaces for more than 3000 children. In Sherqat, a town less than 150 kilometres from Mosul, we provided educational support to 1500 children.

An overview of our main emergency aid projects in 2016


Migration

Worldwide, nearly 50 million children are on the move, fleeing war or escaping poverty. In Eastern Europe and West Africa for example, a lot of children leave their country of origin to find better opportunities, putting themselves at risk of exploitation and trafficking. Many of those children are separated from their families. Travelling alone, they are exposed to serious dangers.

In 2016, more than 84,000 children affected by migration benefited from Terre des hommes’ activities in 16 coun-tries. Our projects helped reduce the risks of migration, protect children on their journeys and improve the lives of children who had either reached their destinations or

had been left behind by their migrating parents. Our social workers empowered children on the move by informing them about the dangers they might encounter and offering them opportunities for education and vocational training.

We empower local communities to prevent unsafe mi-gration, particularly for the very young. In Kosovo for example, we improved the livelihoods of more than 130 children and their parents with income generating activ-ities and vocational training. More than 1000 children

who had experienced migration received psychosocial and educational support, making it easier for them to reintegrate into society. One of our most important achievements in Albania was the opening of a commu-nity centre that provides services on the prevention of

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We have established strategies to guarantee the rights of migrating children even under the most challenging conditions. Since the start of our regional mobility pro-ject in 2013, we have protected 10,800 children on the move. More than 22,000 children have been made aware of the risks they might encounter and the rights they are entitled to when migrating. At the 65 community spaces and groups we have established, children can take part in recreational activities and learn life skills that rein-force their natural resilience.

In Mali, more than 4300 children were counselled at sev-en « Hope Points » (safe spaces set up on their routes), as well as through community groups. 270 children who were likely to migrate got social support and more than 100 started vocational training. 115 professionals and community members were trained in child protection in the context of migration. In order to change the percep-tion of migrating children, more than 1000 people were mobilised through awareness sessions.

In West Africa

« Thanks to the listening ears and the help I got from Tdh in Tombouctou, I could start the vocational training of my choice : carpentry. The training and the starting kits gave me the possibil-ity to be independent and have my rights respected. »

Lassine*, 16, was exploited as a child labourer on a construction site in Mali. We supported him with literacy class-es, life skills activities and vocational training in carpentry.

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risky migration, child and family support, and education to more than 900 children in 2016. We supported 1000 Moldovan migrant children in difficult situations outside of their country, and almost 3000 children left behind at home while their parents work abroad (page 14). To reduce the number of Roma children migrating alone, we

sensitized and empowered more than 25,000 Roma com-munity members in Romania and offered 1500 children access to education. In 2016, we started a project on entrepreneurial skills to improve those families’ socioec-onomic situations.

The « Child Hub » is an online platform for the protection of children in South East Europe, designed for the regional community of professionals to share and develop knowledge and policies in child protection. In 2016, we counted more than 2000 online members from eight countries and trained more than 400 child protection professionals and an additional 170 frontline workers in contact with refugee and migrant children.

Raising the bar for child protection workers in Europe

The names marked with an asterisk (*) have been changed.


Migration

Terre des hommes’ « Families without Borders » campaign raises awareness and aims at reducing the negative ef-fects that migration can have on children left behind. Our experts provide useful and practical advice on how to maintain a sound relationship between children and the parents working abroad. The campaign’s core messages reflect the way children perceive their parents’ absence, their understanding of the situation, their needs and expectations. Our work aims at assuring the well-being of children despite the geographical distance that sepa-rates them from their families.

From October 2016 to February 2017, we reached hun-dreds of thousands of people through public events, media, social media and the campaign’s website, which was visited by more than 4300 people. Thanks to this

visibility, we raised awareness among migrating parents and changed people’s attitudes towards children left be-hind. We improved the communication between children and parents and helped them better understand each other’s situation.

Our local team supported 1000 affected children, gave recommendations to parents and trained more than 100 teachers and psychologists from 66 schools. These schools subsequently carried out psychosocial activities with 2760 children and 1770 parents. Furthermore, 400 protection professionals participated in workshops where they improved their capacities to assist potential migrat-ing parents and to better protect children left behind.

Giving a voice to children left behind in MoldovaMigration is a widespread phenomenon in Moldova. About one-quarter of the country’s pop-ulation (almost 900,000 people) lives abroad. As a result of labour migration, up to 270,000 children under 14 are left behind by one or both parents. Due to less supervision and greater emotional challenges, children are more vulnerable and at risk of severe issues such as isolation, integration problems, violence or truancy.

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« The economic situation of our country is very difficult and many people have no other option than to work abroad, in order to provide a living and education for our children. We cannot stop migration, but during this activity I’ve learned that parents should speak openly with their children before going abroad, ask their opinion. We should prepare them emotionally for this. My husband works abroad ; I will encourage him to speak more often with our son. »

Veronica*, mother of a 10-year old boy

« When my mother decided to work abroad for the first time, I felt that something was wrong. Every time I asked her if she was going to leave, she denied it. I could not sleep, I was worried and I was afraid even to think that one day I would wake up and my mother would not be there. These thoughts troubled me. I took my courage and asked her to tell me the truth. She was afraid that I would do something wrong afterwards. We hugged each other and then I understood that she needed my support.»

Mihaela*, 14 years old, about her mother working abroad

Mihaela and Veronica participated in our psychosocial group activities in Moldova. The pro-gramme helps children understand the causes and effects of migration, and enables them to cope better emotionally with the absence of their parents. The workshops include sessions on positive communication, where parents learn to listen to and understand their children’s needs, creating a climate of trust in which they can grow despite the challenges they face.


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More than 85 million girls and boys worldwide are involved in the worst forms of child labour, risking psychological, physical and social harm. The issue of child labour is closely linked to poverty : children work to ensure that they and their families survive.

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In Egypt, Tdh improved living conditions for many vul-nerable families by encouraging them to take up reve-nue-generating activities. By boosting their incomes, they were able to pay their children’s school fees. We also provided entrepreneurial training and support to ap-proximately 2000 mothers in Asyut, raising awareness of the importance of childhood education and the dan-gers of exploitation. Working with the Education Department in Asyut and Qena, we trained more than 1500 teachers on ac-

tive learning methods to prevent students from drop-ping out of school. We also boosted school enrolment rates in Asyut and Luxor (4000 students in total) by distributing daily meals to students and giving month-ly food rations to families with children at school. Finally, our teams held several seminars to inform 1240 community members about the dangers of exploitation, children’s rights, and Egyptian legislation in the field of child protection.

In 2016, Terre des hommes ran 28 projects in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East to help protect 216,000 chil-dren at risk of or victims of exploitation. These projects

focused on domestic labour, sexual exploitation and child labour in small companies. Many children had been ex-ploited after leaving home in search of a better life.

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In Palestine, our teams gave exploited children individual support, which started with visits to their homes. In 2016, we provided approximately 550 child workers who had left school with psychological support, balanced meals and recreational activities, and gave them access to re-medial classes. 300 other children identified in previous years continued to visit our protection centres.

During the year, 35 children were able to go back to school, and 146 others took part in professional appren-ticeships. We distributed uniforms and school supplies, and ensured children had access to transport. In addi-tion, 105 people, mostly women, attended events raising awareness of the importance of reducing child labour in the Gaza Strip.

At the end of 2016, Tdh handed its centre for children in Torkham, a city in eastern Afghanistan, over to local or-ganisations. In this region bordering Pakistan, many chil-dren work to help their families meet their basic needs. Since 2006, we have worked with local NGOs to protect children by running educational and recreational activi-

ties and providing psychological support at a special child protection centre. We have also negotiated with the Edu-cation Department to open four new schools in Torkham, giving 360 children from the centre the chance to go back to school.

Giving hope to exploited children in Gaza through education

Handing a child protection centre over to the community

« A lot of things have changed : we can go to school now. When we’re sick, social workers take us to the doctor and give us medicine. All the village children come to the centre, even girls. »

Ahmad*, a young Afghan boy who regularly visits the Tdh centre.

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We aim to make an impact by working with multinational companies to reduce child labour and improve social conditions for children. In 2016, we started our research and had the first exploratory discussions with agricultural companies in Africa and clothing companies in Myanmar.

Our goal : to reduce child exploitation in the supply chain


Rural exodus is a major problem in Nepal. Droughts, flooding and erosion have affected crops, making life in isolated villages extremely difficult. Entire families mi-grate to the capital city to look for work. The 2015 earth-quake accelerated this phenomenon. Today, hundreds of artisanal brick kilns are located on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The number of children they employ is esti-mated at around 28,000. Most are hired to mould clay, turn dried bricks and arrange them in piles. Others cook and distribute food to workers, or lead the donkeys that transport bricks to construction sites. These children do not attend school and grow up uneducated. They suffer respiratory problems due to the dust and smoke.

Since 2010, Tdh has worked to improve living and work-ing conditions for the children in this sector. In the six brick kilns we have operated in for the past three years, conditions have improved significantly. Owners have signed a code of conduct stating they will not hire chil-dren aged under 16. They have agreed to ensure that all

workers – especially children and pregnant women – see a doctor at least once a year and that they have access to drinking water and sanitary facilities. We installed toilets for 3600 people and provided drinking water to 4700 people. The owners have also undertaken to edu-cate children who live in the brick kilns. In 2016, we gave individual support (school supplies and medical care) to 100 children. More than 2000 people attended sessions raising awareness of hygiene practices. Five hundred pregnant women and new mothers received training on health, nutrition and breastfeeding. Two travelling clin-ics treated 385 people.

To curb the seasonal rural exodus of families to the cap-ital Kathmandu, we plan to work directly with their vil-lages and strengthen existing protection mechanisms (in particular, awareness-raising activities for teachers) to prevent moves that are harmful for children.

Brick kilns in Nepal : developing a code of conduct to protect child workersThe smoke from brick kilns pollutes the city of Kathmandu. Each kiln employs between 500 and 600 people who work up to 15 hours per day, seven days per week. Families live on site in poor sanitary conditions. According to a survey by Terre des hommes, children under 16 represent 20% of this workforce.

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« When I was eight or nine years old, my family came here to work for the six winter months. I had to stop going to school five years ago because I couldn’t catch up when I got back to the village. Here, I make between 700 and 800 bricks a day and I get paid one rupee (1 centime) for each brick I mould. I want to help rebuild our house, which was destroyed in the earthquake.

I take part in the children’s club at the brick kiln. It was there that I learned that I have rights that must be respected. I saw a doctor at the mobile clinic. The social worker also gave us information on sexual health and hygiene. Toilets have been built, which makes things much easier for me. We have had access to drinking water since filters were installed. My brother, who is 13, can go to the informal education centre for four hours a day.

Today I feel more sure of myself. I want to learn to sew so I can be a seamstress in my village and not have to rely on seasonal work. »

Binita*, 17, who lives with her sick father and young brother in a hut at a brick kiln in Jhyauli.

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Although some governments are turning to more punitive forms of juvenile justice, many others have recognised the advantages of restorative justice – rehabilitating children instead of sending them to prison. Terre des hommes advises countries regularly in this area.

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In Burundi, we have worked closely with the government for the past ten years, producing some encouraging re-sults. In 2016, more than 50% of all children taken into police custody were given alternatives to prison sentenc-es. We helped ensure that the age of criminal responsi-bility was raised from 13 to 15 years. The length of time

that children are remanded in custody has dropped by two thirds in four years : from 12 months in 2013 to four months in 2016. Hearings for children now take place in closed courts and children are no longer imprisoned with adults following the creation of a rehabilitation centre for children.

For the past 20 years, Tdh has worked to improve legal systems by ensuring that they respect children’s rights. In 2016, we provided legal, medical, psychological and educational support to 21,000 children, and trained

15,000 legal professionals in Africa, Eastern Europe, Lat-in America and the Middle East. Our restorative justice programme has given a second chance to thousands of children in conflict with the law.

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In Palestine, five years of awareness-raising have cul-minated in new criminal legislation being passed, which promotes restorative rather than punitive justice, help-ing to protect children’s fundamental rights. From now on, young people taken into custody for minor offences

(such as petty theft) will be given educational opportu-nities instead of prison sentences. For the first time, chil-dren will be given a chance at rehabilitation through vo-cational training at locations outside detention centres.

In 2016, we carried out research into customary justice systems in the Middle East. In these regions, more than 80% of disputes are resolved through customary justice. This form of justice, which is faster, more accessible and better known in villages, focuses on reconciliation. Victims receive compensation to restore their honour. We carried out research in Egypt and Palestine, which showed that it

was possible to reduce discrimination against girls and the degrading treatment sometimes experienced by children. We met regularly with customary justice actors, which helped raise awareness of these issues and increase the participation rates of children in conflict resolution. In Egypt, the areas in which the two-year study was carried out showed participation rates increase from 25 to 75%.

In 2016, doctors visited children at Egypt’s Asyut De-tention Centre for the first time. In April and December, specialists in dermatology, otorhinolaryngology (ORL) and internal medicine examined 66 children aged between 11 and 18, many of whom were anaemic and had skin prob-lems. This medical treatment was free of charge, thanks

to our work with the Ministry of Health. The project to improve access to health care is one of several support-ing children in the Egyptian legal system. We also provide rehabilitation assistance and promote child protection standards among juvenile justice professionals.

A new law to protect Palestinian children

Research on customary justice

Medical care for Egyptian children in prison

Khaled*, 16 years old, was imprisoned for stealing two jerrycans of water from his employer, who had refused to pay his salary. The police made him sign a declaration even though he could not read. After the new law was passed in Palestine, we worked to have Khaled freed. He was released after five months in prison and has begun training as a panel beater.

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Tdh helps curb and prevent violence by working in public schools, sharing conflict resolution and constructive dia-logue techniques with teachers and students. Last year, we provided training on mediation to 30,000 children and teenagers at four schools in Fortaleza and 35 schools in the Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul regions. According to the director of one of the schools taking part in the project, « When mediation is done well, you nearly forget it’s a conflict resolution technique. It be-comes almost natural ! »

Violence has been reduced in all the schools taking part in this project since it was launched three years ago. In Osires Pontes primary school in Fortaleza, we recorded a 78% drop in violence between 2013 and 2016. Whenever

bullying, physical violence or other forms of violence are reported, the teacher in charge of conflict resolution calls a meeting attended by all those involved. This is called a mediation circle. « Each student gives his or her version of events, »says Vanessa, who was bullied at school and on social media. « I told them that I was afraid of coming to school. » Hearing Vanessa describe her suffering helped the other students to understand her position and apolo-gise for their actions. They also agreed to delete untrue information that had been published online using a fake social media profile. The mediation circle helped the stu-dents find common ground, allowing the school to avoid expulsions and police involvement.

Using mediation to address violence in Brazil

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Victim satisfaction is more than 80% following victim-offender mediation, compared to less than 60% in traditional justice systems (United States and Canada).

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Restorative justice : creating a win-win situation

Prevention Mediation

For children growing up in Brazil, violence, drugs and gangs are part of everyday life. In the past 25 years, the number of firearm homicides has increased more than 600%. Today, the coun-try is home to 21 of the world’s 50 most dangerous cities. Terre des hommes promotes peaceful solutions and restorative justice to help young people escape the vicious cycle of crime.

Juvenile justice

When a teenager has committed an offence, mediation is used to help rebuild ties between the offender and the victim(s). In 2016, more than 1000 adolescents in conflict with the law benefitted from our project supporting re-storative justice for children. Restorative juvenile justice is not about letting young offenders out of prison without punishment. Young people must take responsibility for

their actions in order to reintegrate society. By favouring community service over imprisonment, restorative justice gives young people the opportunity to make amends for their actions and contribute to their communities.

Mediation in criminal proceedings

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« During my visit to Brazil, I met with girls in prison. Some told me how they grew up surrounded by violence and insecurity, without respect or anyone to talk to. They told me how they wanted to change and find work. »

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The global mortality rate for children under five has been halved over the past 25 years. This encouraging result reflects the health initiatives and innovations adopted by the World Health Organisation, governments and local and international NGOs. However, six million children under five still die every year – 16,000 per day. Forty-five per cent die during their first 28 days of life.

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In Africa and Asia, most children die from preventible or curable diseases because of limited access to health-care. Our teams work to improve medical access and coverage for newborns, children and mothers. In 2016, a total of 800,000 children received treatment. In Burkina Faso, our IeDA [1] project (see page 27) has significantly improved the quality of diagnosis, recording

more than 650,000 consultations from late 2014 to late 2016. In Bangladesh, approximately 12,000 children re-ceived treatment for malnutrition and various childhood illnesses at specialist nutrition centres and community clinics supported by Tdh.

In 2016, Terre des hommes ran health programmes for 2 million children and their families. We worked in 17

countries in Asia and West Africa, focusing our efforts on children under five and the first 1000 days of life.

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Improving water quality and hygiene practices can pre-vent 58% of deaths caused by diarrhoea in children under five. To reduce the risk of water and hygiene re-lated illnesses, our specialists gave 330,000 people in schools, communities and health centres in nine coun-tries access to clean drinking water in 2016. They also built more than 3500 toilets for 22,000 people. In the Kurigram District in northern Bangladesh, we installed 300 flood-proof wells.

To tackle widespread malnutrition, we raise awareness of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, as well as healthy, balanced diets for young children and pregnant women. We also share good practices in the fields of hygiene, vaccinations and emergency care with communities. In 2016, our aware-ness-raising activities targeted almost 800,000 people, mainly in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Benin, Guinea, Mali and Mauritania.

We provide professional training to strengthen local health services and build the capacities of medical staff. In 2016, we trained more than 9000 nurses, midwives and nursing assistants. In Afghanistan, we have trained midwives working with displaced families in Kabul for over 20 years. In 2016, these midwives took part in a 20-day course on child protection, psychosocial follow-up care and the latest medical techniques in the field of mother and child health.

In Mali, a doctor and midwife team travelled to health centres in the Macina community. Using educational material and a resuscitation kit, they trained staff on saving lives during childbirth – for example, in the event of maternal haemorrhage or neonatal asphyxia. This training included case studies and simulation exercises. Since October 2016, midwives in Macina have saved 18 babies using the techniques they were taught.

Prevention is better than cure

Medical training for better health services

« A country cannot develop without a healthy population. »

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The first Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) training course on mother and child health in humanitarian crises has been very successful. The first ten participants – three doctors, three midwives and four nurses – completed their training in November 2016. This diploma, which was developed in partnership with HESAV (the High School of Health Vaud), is for doctors, nurses and midwives interested in working in emergency situations and humanitarian crises. It includes 130 hours of classes and 200 hours of individual study. A second course has been planned for autumn 2017.

Emergency medical care : a Terre des hommes training course




In Burkina Faso, infant and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world. Every year, 100,000 chil-dren under five die (22 times the mortality rate in Swit-zerland), generally because families are unable to afford appropriate medical treatment. Half of the population of Burkina Faso lives on less than 50 centimes per day, and doctor’s appointments cost an aver-age of 1.50 francs.

Since the implementation of the new law that guarantees free healthcare, more children and preg-nant women are consulting doctors earlier, which has resulted in bet-ter treatment and lower mortality and morbidity rates. Following this measure, the number of people visiting health centres is likely to double.

A successful pilot projectIn 2008, Tdh launched a pilot programme offering free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in two health districts in Burkina Faso : Tougan and Seguenega. Following this successful experience, our teams part-

nered with other NGOs to bring the programme to the attention of the Burkina Faso government, which had just launched a universal medical coverage plan. Work-ing closely with the Ministry of Health, we contributed to social reform measures, which were passed in April 2016 and included free medical treatment for pregnant

women and children under five. After the new law entered into effect, the government asked Tdh and three other organisations to check compliance with the new free health care rules throughout the country.

To support the healthcare reform, we also trained approx-imately 275 doctors and nurses in eight health districts. Indeed, access to health care is not only a question of price – it is also an issue of quality. From 2017 onwards, we will continue to build the skills of health care staff by offering innovative professional training programmes.

Free healthcare : a victory for the children of Burkina Faso

« Free health care has saved a lot of children in our village. Many

parents couldn’t afford to take their children to the doctor. Now, all that

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In spring 2016, healthcare became free for pregnant women and children under five in Burkina Faso. The new law was passed by the Council of Ministers after eight years of advocacy and government consultations.

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The IeDA [2] application for digital tablets helps medical staff diagnose childhood illnesses. This revolution, which would have been considered utopian dream just a few years ago, is now a reality for thousands of chil-dren in Burkina Faso. Between late 2014 and late 2016, 1,800 nurses carried out more than 650,000 consulta-tions in 270 health centres using Tdh tablet computers. At the request of the government of Burkina Faso, our teams are now rolling out the project in other centres, in particular in the Sahel region. In Mali, the application was launched in one district in 2016. Other West African countries such as Mauritania have also expressed interest in incorporating the IeDA application into their health care systems.

IeDA : a digital health care revolution

How a tablet can change everything

Helps identifying dangerous diseases.

Allows accurate diagnostics and adequate treatment.

Offers self-training for healthcare staff.

Ensures continuous care by filing medical records.

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The year 2016 held several challenges for children with heart disease : having no access to adequate healthcare is still a reality for many families living in poverty. In addition, complex cases cannot yet be treated in most parts of West Africa. Nevertheless, specialised care has improved in quality as well as in the number of children cured, especially in Senegal, Morocco and Benin. Thanks to the training of local personnel and improvements in infrastructure, some children with cardiac malformations have already benefited from surgery.

Specialised Care

In 2016, Terre des hommes organised the transfer of 255 children with heart disease or other malformations – who did not have the possibility to be cured locally – to Europe (Switzerland, Spain and France). Most of them were operated on in Switzerland at one of our three part-ner hospitals in Geneva, Lausanne and Bern. After their successful operations, they received post-operative care at « La Maison » in Massongex, the home of Terre des hommes Valais for recovering children. Children under

two years convalesced in the hospital in Geneva or with one of our six host families. In their home countries, 660 children received post-operative and follow-up care and 422 children were reintegrated into school or received professional training. In addition, we provided economic and social support to the most vulnerable children and their families.

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Terre des hommes is the European leader in the field of medical transfers, taking care of 40% of all the children treated. The ongoing success of this more than 55-year-old programme was guaranteed in 2016 by the support of 71 volunteers who brought the children to the hospi-

tals and the 64 volunteers who visited them during their recovery, offering 4900 hours of their time. Thanks to the collaboration with « Aviation sans Frontières », we are able to accompany the children on their flights to Europe and once recovered, back home.

In 2016, Mali became an integral part of our specialised care programme. This allowed the transfer of 22 Malian children from vulnerable backgrounds with locally un-treatable heart diseases to Europe for surgery. In Guinea,

we resumed our specialised care programme after its in-terruption for two years due to the Ebola crisis. The first three children arrived in Switzerland in December 2016.

Building regional skills is one of our priorities in the field of specialised care. Thanks to the humanitarian commit-ment of the Swiss university hospitals in Lausanne and Bern (CHUV, Inselspital), we undertook six missions with Swiss paediatric surgeons to Morocco, Benin and Sen-egal, where they operated together with local doctors on 94 children and simultaneously trained hospital staff. These missions create a unique opportunity for local surgeons to assist in complex operations and assure a continuous learning process.

Thanks to the new Cuomo Centre for paediatric cardiol-ogy in Dakar (Senegal) built in 2016, we are able to con-tinue our surgery missions with a better infrastructure to guarantee continuous training of the health personnel and the development of local expertise. In Benin, we pro-vided medical staff with specialised equipment to make it possible to operate on children locally. In Morocco, the year 2016 also marked a change in the development of local healthcare with the agreement between Terre des hommes, the Inselspital (Bern) and the hospital in Rabat to develop a centre for children’s heart surgery.

Opening our programme to more countries

Improving regional capacities

« In 20 years, I have seen the capacities to diagnose develop quicker than those to treat malformations. We have trained a network of local cardiologists and contributed together with our partners to the set-up of a child surgery service in Benin and a cardiac surgery centre in Senegal. The challenge is to improve those services and to develop others to operate locally on as many children as possible. »

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A chain of solidarity

We are looking to improve the skills of local health personnel by offering them the possibility to do internships in our partner hospitals in Switzerland. In May and June 2017, we are training five emergency health personnel from Senegal at the HUG in Geneva. Our primary goal in the long term is to increase the number of children treated in their home countries.

What’s next ?


According to UNICEF, around 250 million children live in countries affected by violent conflict. In 2016, 3.2 million Iraqis – 65% of them children – fled outbreaks of fighting. In Syria, the war has dragged on, resulting in the forced displacement of people to neighbouring countries, a situation which has upset the lives of thousands of children. In 2016, Terre des hommes provided emergency aid to approximately 600,000 children and their relatives suffering because of conflict or natural disasters.

Emergencies and humanitarian crises

The Syrian conflict has lasted for more than six years. To help address the devastating consequences of this war, we provide emergency aid to families who have fled their homes in Syria, the neighbouring countries of Jordan and Lebanon, as well as in Egypt. Last year, our teams helped approximately 100,000 refugees in these three countries. We also provided child protection aid in refugee camps and host communities, raising aware-ness and training more than 30,000 parents and profes-sionals. These activities underlined the risks of early marriage, forced child labour and violence against and between children. We also organised recreational ac-

tivities such as sport, theatre and drawing for refugee children and host communities. In Lebanon alone, 10,000 children took part in these activities in 2016.On the Balkan route, our teams supported refugee fam-ilies by providing essential goods, emergency psycho-logical aid and immigration information. In 2016, we helped more than 60,000 refugees. In Greece, we made it easier for children to go back to school. Our teams ran educational activities following the creation of six new children’s libraries. We used innovative materials : trav-elling media libraries with Internet access, as well as interactive activities and games.

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In Korogocho, a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi in Kenya, almost 200,000 people live in an area spanning 1.5 km2. Tdh opened a training centre in this neighbourhood so more than 1000 parents, educators and members of the authorities could receive training on child protection and children’s rights, tackling violence, abuse and exploitation. In South Sudan, we helped more than 10,000 children affected by conflict. In Juba, our teams provided psycho-logical and social support to more than 7800 children. In the Boma region, we built and repaired wells, giving 7000 people improved access to drinking water. This

year, we are expanding our activities in the south of the country to the northern state of Unity, where we will address urgent health, nutritional and protection needs.In 2016 in Ukraine, we provided child protection training to more than 1000 people, in particular members of local NGOs. This enabled them to give psychological support to approximately 30,000 children and their relatives. We equipped 136 toy libraries and other children’s facilities with appropriate educational materials.

The Ecuador earthquake (April 2016) and Hurricane Mat-thew in Haiti (October 2016) had a major impact on popu-lations already experiencing difficult living conditions. We were present in both countries when the disasters hit. This presence, combined with our experience in emergen-cy aid, enabled us to move swiftly. Our delegations quickly evaluated needs and organised for emergency aid to be sent to the most affected regions. In Ecuador, we distrib-uted essential goods to approximately 700 families and rehabilitated water supply systems. In Haiti, we provided psychological support to 2300 children and emergency equipment to 9000 people.

Between June and September 2016, the monsoon season, India was hit by serious flooding. We distributed emergen-cy kits to 1100 families. We also handed out school sup-plies to 1500 children so they could continue their classes. Our teams cleaned and disinfected more than 500 water pumps to improve access to drinking water and prevent disease. We raised awareness of good hygiene practic-es among 77,000 people. In addition, we raised wells so they would supply water to more than 2000 families in the event of future flooding.

Protecting children in extreme conditions

Preparing for natural disasters

« Children are never prepared for war or natural disaster. They need psychosocial support to move forward. When their parents are suffering, wounded or missing, children need professional assistance – like the assistance we are offering. »

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In Iraq, 3.2 million people – 65% of them children – have fled violence caused by so-called Islamic State. In leav-ing their homes, cities and land behind, these families have lost everything. We provide emergency aid to help meet their basic needs.

In 2016, we helped nearly 14,000 families survive harsh winter conditions in the north of the country by sup-plying shelters and essential goods (blankets, heaters, kerosene, mattresses, tools and cooking utensils). We

also gave over 140,000 people access to drinking water by organising water deliveries or rehabilitating water treatment facilities. To improve hygiene conditions for displaced families, we built showers and sanitary facil-ities and implemented waste disposal systems in Tooz and Tikrit. Hygiene kits containing nappies, soap, cloth-ing and other items were distributed.

Providing aid to Iraqi children In 2016 and 2017, millions of families fled regions controlled by so-called Islamic State and areas affected by violent conflict in Iraq. Terre des hommes, which has operated in the country since 2014, was the first international NGO to provide emergency humanitarian aid in difficult-to-reach areas in southern and western Mosul.

« It’s in my blood. Every morning, I wake up thinking of the children’s smiles. That’s what motivates me. »

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In 2016, we managed to provide support to around 400,000 people affected by the Iraqi conflict, despite very dangerous conditions. Our local teams worked with authorities, militias and factions to ensure staff security, while establishing good relations with the populations in the regions we operated in. In addition, we developed a solid understanding of the local geography, helping us to anticipate population movements and meet the essen-tial needs of displaced families. « We managed to posi-tion ourselves in regions where we were alone – areas other NGOs didn’t want to work in, » said Steve Ringel,

our Emergency Operations Manager. Running such a large-scale operation during a humanitarian crisis was a first for Tdh.

We trained more than 150 social workers on child protec-tion and psychosocial support in emergency situations. Working with these professionals, we ran recreational activities such as sport, singing and drawing, helping around 42,000 Iraqi children deal with the horrors of war and giving them a temporary respite from the atrocities they had witnessed.

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Working on the frontlineWe have worked in Iraqi Kurdistan since the beginning of the conflict. Very early on, we expanded our operations to areas where children needed us most and places where humanitarian aid was lacking. Thanks to our good re-lationships with the authorities and local communities, we are now able to work in regions close to the frontline, providing support to residents as soon as they manage to escape.


Terre des hommes works tirelessly to defend the rights of children in Switzerland and abroad. In 2016, we focused our efforts on the rights of unaccompanied migrant children, some of whom were detained in Switzerland due to their immigration status, constituting an infringement of their rights. We also defended children affected by the Olympic Games and other major sporting events.

Advocacy

Even in Switzerland, the rights of unaccompanied mi-grant children are regularly disregarded. Working with the Global Detention Project, we carried out a study [3] which showed that the practice of placing children in detention for immigration or asylum reasons was wide-spread. In 2015, 142 minors were placed in administra-tive detention in Switzerland [4]. Detention is never in the child’s best interests. Several cantons repeatedly refused to give us access to data on detained children.

Tdh presented the results of this survey to the parliament and the Swiss public at a seminar. As a result, three par-liamentary interpellations seeking to end administrative detention for migrant children were tabled. Next, we aim to identify best practices in Swiss cantons, developing alternatives to administrative detention and promoting their adoption by those that still follow this approach.

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We work with different partner organisations to en-sure our concerns and demands are heard. Through the Alliance for the Rights of Migrant Children (ADEM), we defend the interests of young migrants in Switzerland. ADEM supports universal standards for the processing

and accommodation of underage migrants. In addition to Tdh, its founding members include the Swiss International Social Service Foundation (ISS) and the International In-stitute for the Rights of the Child (IDE). The Swiss Refugee Council joined the Alliance in 2016.

Major sporting events can have a significant impact on local populations, including children. The Children Win campaign, run by the International Federation Terre des Hommes, encourages large organisations to respect children’s rights before, during and after events. During the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, we col-lected evidence that human rights and children’s rights

were being violated (through evictions, police violence, and the arrest of street children). These violations were recorded in an award-winning film and presented to journalists who passed the information on to the general public. We also developed a manual to help journalists take children’s rights into account while covering the Olympic Games.

In 2016, we defended the rights of migrant children as part of « Destination Unknown », a campaign launched and managed by the International Federation Terre des Hommes of which we are a member. Last year, the campaign published six reports on the rights of children affected by migration. Working with UN experts, aca-

demics, charities and other NGOs, we adopted nine prin-ciples that should be respected in all activities involving migrant children or children affected by migration. These rules aim to raise awareness among lawmakers and chil-dren’s rights defenders, providing better protection to all those aged under 18.

Tdh is in constant dialogue with the International Olym-pic Committee (IOC) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), calling on organisations and host countries to respect children’s rights. Working with other NGOs, we have successfully made human rights

part of FIFA’s new statutes – a major achievement. The IOC has announced that it wants to make this issue an obligation in contracts with cities hosting the Games. We will continue negotiating until these organisations’ words have become actions.

ADEM – stronger together

Child protection at sporting events

Destination Unknown – international advocacy for migrant children

Human rights in FIFA statutes

« Our first goal was to visit children in administrative detention. But we were surprised to see that some cantons had no information on them at all. So we decided to carry out a detailed survey.»

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In 2016, Terre des hommes launched two new initiatives targeting secondary school students and festival-goers. We also won two prizes for a project on the web and our advertisements in Swiss cities, capping a very eventful year.

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In July, around 40 volunteers staffed a tent for Tdh at the Paléo Festival in Nyon. This year, their goal was to raise public awareness of the refugee crises in Europe and the Middle East. Inside the tent, festival-goers could write messages of hope for refugees and take photographs of themselves holding their messages. Meanwhile, our Jor-danian delegation took photographs of refugees holding texts they had written for young people in Switzerland.

To support cultural dialogue, we projected these images on a screen inside the tent. This unique approach to a very serious issue raised festival-goers’ awareness for the cause of child refugees. Young people between 18 and 35 were especially interested. The operation en-joyed excellent visibility on social media and resulted in 814 photos.

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« In our workshops, adolescents learn that humanitarian aid is not just about giving money, but also about committed individuals working in the field. » Caroline Hostettler, Tdh educator in schools

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Between October and December, secondary school teachers opened their classes to educators trained by Tdh as part of International Children’s Rights Day. To mark this event, teenagers tried to put themselves in the posi-tion of refugees of the same age. What would they take with them if they had to leave everything behind ? Where would they go for help ? Educators indicated conflict zones on maps and discussed why young people would choose to leave their cities, homes, schools and friends behind. « Most adolescents think that humanitarian aid

is about taking suitcases of cash to crisis-hit regions. In our workshops, they learn that projects have been devel-oped by specialists trained to work in difficult conditions and provide real assistance in the field, », said Caroline Hostettler, an educator in French-speaking Switzerland. More than 500 students took part in these activities around the country. This initiative reflects our underlying goal to raise awareness of children’s rights among Swiss school students. It will be repeated in 2017.

Giving students a new perspective

Xavier Colin joined Tdh’s team of ambassadors at the end of 2016. Formerly the head of the international sec-tion at Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) and the presenter of the news analysis programme Géopolitis, he is espe-cially interested in our humanitarian crisis projects in the field. He has written the article on Syrian children, which you can read on page 8. We are proud to be as-sociated with such a renowned journalist, whose great commitment has boosted our projects’ visibility among the Swiss public.

Another Tdh ambassador, Laetitia Guarino, Miss Swit-zerland 2014, travelled to India in August to visit our projects. Images of her trip in the province of Assam appeared on social media, in local media and in Swiss newspapers. Laetitia, who is studying medicine, spoke out in favour of our activities targeting malnutrition and child exploitation in India.

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Our institutional film won the Swiss Web Festival’s audience prize in the corporate advertising

category. It was produced by Messieurs.ch, a studio in Vaud which regularly makes our videos in the field.www.tdh.ch/en/working-terre-des-hommes

We also won Poster of the Month, a prize awarded by the SGA advertising company, for

our new image campaign in December. This cam-paign is a reminder that Every child in the world has the right to a childhood – it’s that simple.

An award-winning year


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Terre des hommes provides aid in high-risk situations – dealing with the hurricane in Haiti, armed conflict in Afghanistan and street gangs in Colombia, for example. To be able to give children the support they need, we must first make sure our delegations are safe. This is the role of the risk management team.

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In 2016, we ran operations in Haitian villages devastated by Hurricane Matthew. We also worked in Iraq, where the Mosul offensive against so-called Islamic State resulted in high numbers of internally displaced persons (see page 32). In both of these situations, we needed to secure our operations before being able to provide support to children.

In 2016, we worked in eight high-risk areas : Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, Haiti (Canaan), Iraq, Kenya (Dadaab), Palestine (Gaza) and South Sudan. In all of these zones, we carefully evaluated risks and minimised the likelihood of incidents.

High-risk areas

Safety measures address accident risks, health prob-lems and natural disasters. We take steps to occupy properties located outside flood-prone areas, construct permanent buildings rather than use prefabricated struc-tures, and avoid renting elevated premises in earthquake zones. We ensure that all our field employees have ac-

cess to preventive medical treatment. We request writ-ten incident reports for all problems experienced by em-ployees in the field. These reports help us analyse needs and evaluate the impact of measures implemented over the course of the year.

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Security measures concern all intentional acts that aim to cause harm, including thefts, hold-ups and kidnapping. In 2016, the most frequent security problem we encoun-tered was the theft of equipment from our offices. As a

result, we have re-trained our guards to better screen visitors. In Iraq and Afghanistan, two countries where the risk of terrorist attacks grew in 2016, we follow strict procedures when travelling in intervention areas.

We are increasingly called on to intervene in conflict zones, which complicates conditions for our operations. Before deploying teams, we carry out preliminary risk analyses in the field. Where possible, we join other NGOs in neighbourhoods that are considered safe. We share as much security information as possible. We make con-tact with NGOs specialising in medical treatment to de-termine where to go in the event of an accident.

In 2016, 30 employees at head office took part in a two-day course on severe crisis management. Professionals presented examples of crisis situations and provided expert advice on how to interact with rebel groups, em-bassies, governments and international organisations, as well as with staff members, their families and the media. The course reinforced employees’ capacities to set up crisis units at head office and in the field in the event of major incidents.

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In-house training

Motorcycles are the best way of accessing populations in many regions. Between 2015 and 2016, we managed to halve all motorcycle accidents. We have upgraded our motorcycle fleet and imposed stricter rules on wearing hel-

mets. Special protective equipment is recommended in are-as with high accident rates, including Mali and Bangladesh.

We have identified four levels of risk, which we use to determine the measures we must imple-ment to ensure optimal safety and working condi-tions for our teams.

Responsible risk-taking

Level 1 Normal situation : working conditions in the country are normal and communication systems are operational.

Level 2 At-risk situation : the country is affect-ed by street protests, increased crime at markets or riots. Consequence : the situation is closely monitored.

Level 3 Dangerous situation : the country is af-fected by violence, oppression or violent acts targeting NGOs or embassies. Consequences : activities are restricted and non-essential staff are sent home. Very strict measures are implemented. Leaving Tdh buildings is forbidden and all travel must take place with a driver.

Level 4 Extreme situation : police or law enforce-ment agencies are no longer operational and pillaging is widespread. Consequences : working is impossible, the office is closed and a monitoring unit is set up.


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countries of intervention

In 2016, Terre des hommes helped three million people worldwide, including one and a half million children – a first since Tdh’s creation in 1960. With a hundred projects in 38 countries, we have doubled the number of our beneficiaries in five years. In total, one million children have seen their health improve, nearly 300,000 have received aid in humanitarian crises and 230,000 have been protected and cared for.

MigrationProtection / Exploitation

Juvenile Justice

Health / Water, sanitation and

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care

Emergency & humanitarian

crisesNumber of

beneficiariesNumber of employees Budget

p.12-15 p.16-19 p.20-23 p.24-27 p.28-29 p.30-33 (national and expatriated)

in thousands of Swiss francs

Afghanistan 112'619 135 2'982

Albania 6'688 25 2'622

Bangladesh 628'439 265 2'099

Benin 154'510 24 763

Brazil 8'138 14 491

Burkina Faso 591'365 114 7'000

Burundi 26'627 41 650

Colombia 8'341 27 703

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Emergency & humanitarian

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beneficiariesNumber of employees Budget

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in thousands of Swiss francs

Ecuador 49’894 8 8

Egypt 47’131 46 3’047

Guinea 107’222 19 2’277

Greece 61'375* 20 2'100

Haiti 22'416 59 1'008

Hungary 2'347 11 1'800

India 57'883 15 896

Iraq 399'041 146 10'000

Jordan 19'942 68 820

Kenya 44'565 49 2'500

Kosovo 3'622 14 307

Lebanon 44'851 101 2'200

Mali 193'813 98 2'204

Mauritania 98'695 28 822

Moldavia 25'658 18 795

Morocco 439 4 184

Myanmar 27'620 34 838

Nepal 36'072 28 2'320

Nicaragua 5'753 10 521

Nigeria 79 4 161

Pakistan 40'822 5 484

Palestine 95'207 14 644

Panama 320 5 360

Peru 2'290 15 644

Romania 9'883 14 1'326

Senegal 401 7 140

South Sudan 12'767 24 1'890

Syria 1'828 0 400

Togo 91'641 29 676

Ukraine 42'196 45 1'000

2016 : A record year

*This result includes the number of people helped in Greece but also in the Balkan region : Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria.


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Our performance in 2016 reflected that of 2015. We recorded total income of 78.9 million Swiss francs (CHF) compared to CHF 79.8 million in 2015. Expenditure increased to CHF 83.1 million compared to CHF 78.4 million in 2015 (+ 7%).

In 2016, we posted an operating deficit of CHF 4.2 mil-lion, which was due to investments to strengthen our organisation within our 2016-2020 strategic plan, to a slight decrease in income donated by the public and through legacies, and to the devaluation of the Egyptian pound, which led to significant exchange rate losses. Over the year, our real estate and financial investments largely compensated for this deficit, especially following the regulatory accounting revaluation of our real estate properties, which increased by CHF 6 million in value. Our reserves are therefore intact and we can continue to provide aid to children in the future in the strategic fields of protection, health and humanitarian aid.

88% of the Foundation’s expenditure was invested di-rectly in children’s aid projects in 38 countries. The budget of the Humanitarian Aid Department grew to CHF 12.9 million, which represented a 50% increase in its ac-tivities compared to 2015, in keeping with the goals in our strategic plan.

General administrative costs (finance, IT, human re-sources and management) were CHF 4.5 million, repre-senting 5.3% of total expenditure. Fundraising and com-munication activities cost CHF 5.6 million, 6.7% of total expenditure. Total administrative costs were therefore 12% of total expenditure, which complies with the stra-tegic limit of 15% set by the Foundation Council in 2016.

An independent auditor (see page 52) has certified that the annual financial statements are a true and fair reflection of Tdh’s assets, financial situation and results, and attests that the provisions of the quality label attributed by the ZEWO foundation – ensuring the transparency and honesty of fundraising organisations – have been respected.

Thierry SabauxDirector of the Finance, Administration and IT Department This report is a translation ; only the French version of this report has legal validity.

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Consolidated balance sheet as per 31 December 2016

Capital of the organisation

54%

Current liabilities 46 %

(Percentages of the total balance sheet)

Liabilities and capital

Other current assets

15 %

Cash 45 %

Non-current assets

40 %

A large propor t ion of capi tal is readily available in cash in Switzerland or directly in the field at the various project sites or invested in property

(Percentages of the total balance sheet)

Assets

Assets

(in thousands of Swiss francs) Appendix 2016 2015

Current assets 34'855 34'073Cash 2 26'342 26'534

Securities 3 143 219

Receivables 4 3'958 3'301

Contribution receivables 5 4'339 3'980

Prepayments and accrued income 6 73 39

Non-current assets 23'591 17'508Investment properties 7 22'440 16'475

Other fixed assets 7 701 523

Financial assets 8 247 240

Intangible assets 9 203 270

TOTAL 58’447 51’581

Liabilities, funds and capital

(in thousands of Swiss francs) Appendix 2016 2015

Current liabilities 23'250 18'241Creditors 10 1'973 2'376

Funds received in advance 11 14'779 9'528

Accrued liabilities and deferred income 12 3'823 4'095

Short-term provisions 14 2'675 2'242

Liabilities in the long term 3'970 3'250Long-term interest-bearing debts 13 1'300 1'300

Long-term provisions 14 2'670 1'950

Capital of the organisation 31'227 30'091Paid-in capital 5 5

Fund capital (funds allocated) 1'212 1'692

Tied capital 15 2'282 1'664

Free capital 27'728 26'730

TOTAL 58’447 51’581

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Consolidated statement of operations 2016

(Percentages of the total expenses)

(Percentages of the total expenses)

Administration 5%

Fundraising7%

Projects and programs88%

Contributions 68%

Fundraising income32%

Expenditures (in thousands of Swiss francs) Appendix 2016 2015

Projects and programs abroad 69'464 65'116Projects in West Africa 14'109 15'112Projects in Europe and Eastern Africa 8'364 7'585Projects in the Middle East and North Africa 14'481 12'812Projects in Asia 5'689 7'137Projects in Latin America 6'103 5'771Projects Humanitarian Crisis (ex-Emergency) 12'945 8'555Innovation and Operational Reserve 535 915Projects in Switzerland 1'189 1'268Programs with thematic topics 2'093 2'287Projects and programs support 3'956 3'676

Networking and information 3'379 3'337TDH International Federation and Partners 593 537Information and awareness in Switzerland 2'786 2'800

Fundraising and administration 10'263 10'012Communication and Fundraising 5'670 6'029Administration 4'593 3'983

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 18 83’106 78’466OPERATIONAL RESULT -4’214 1’334Financial result 16 -178 -407

Financial income 76 19Financial expenditure -254 -426

Other results 17 6'731 438Investment property income 1'150 1'202Investment property revaluation 6'091 -170Investment property expenditure -511 -594

Allocation to provisions 14 -1’153 -433Direct taxes -49 -65ANNUAL RESULT before allocation/withdrawal to the capital of the organization 1’136 867

(+) Withdrawal from affected funds 480 -2

ANNUAL RESULT before Allocation to capital + Reserves 1'616 865Withdrawal from /(-) Allocation to tied capital 15 -618 -327Withdrawal from /(-) Allocation to free capital -998 -538

ANNUAL RESULT 0 0

Income

Expenditures

Income (in thousands of Swiss francs) Appendix 2016 2015General public fundraising 17'832 22'833

Periodic donations 4'976 4'990Orange sales and Children's Rights Day 886 916

Regional activities 738 1'230Non-periodic donations 1'222 1'103Direct marketing 7'770 8'786Legacies 2'241 5'808

Semi-institutional fundraising 6'870 5'849Institutions and foundations 5'227 4'250Sponsoring and companies 698 716Swiss cantons 944 883

Total fundraising income 24'702 28'682Contributions 53'887 50'925

Partner organisations TDH International Federation 2'448 3'236Swiss solidarity (Chaîne du Bonheur) 7'059 8'742Swiss Government – SDC 20 18'198 16'814Income abroad 15'244 12'967Foreign governments and organisations 10'938 9'166

Produits divers 303 193TOTAL 78’891 79’800

of which unrestricted funds 14'953 20'180of which restricted funds 63'935 59'620

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Cash flow statement 2016 (in thousands of Swiss francs) Appendix 2016 2015

ANNUAL RESULT before allocation to/withdrawal from the organisation’s capital 1'136 867

Depreciations 383 442 Revaluation -6'091 170 Obtained legacies in the form of properties 7 - -8'219 Increase (-) / Decrease (+) allocation to provisions 1'153 2'383 Increase (-) / Decrease (+) in securities 76 -210 Increase (-) / Decrease (+) receivables -657 -707 Increase (-) / Decrease (+) contribution receivables -359 -2'114 Increase (-) / Decrease (+) prepayments and accrued income -34 475 Increase (+) / Decrease (-) creditors -403 550 Increase (+) / Decrease (-) funds received in advance 5'251 -2'295 Increase (+) / Decrease (-) accrued liabilities and deferred income -272 493

Cash flow from operation 183 -8'164

Investments (-) of fixed assets 7 -368 -212 Investments (-) in investment properties 8 -7 - Disposal (+) (sale) of financial assets - 29 Investments (-) of financial assets 9 - -336

Cash flow from investing activities -375 -520

Increase in long-term interest-bearing debts 0 1'300

Cash flow from financing activities 0 1'300

INCREASE (+) / DECREASE (-) IN CASH -192 -7’384

Cash on January 1st 26'534 33'918

Cash on December 31st 26'342 26'534

INCREASE (+) / DECREASE (-) IN CASH -192 -7’384

This statement is a summary of the sources of funds starting from the result of the foun-dation and the itemized variations of the accounts. They reflect the sources and sub-sequent utilization of these funds and the resulting treasury variance.

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Statement of changes in funds and in capital

(in thousands of Swiss francs)

Balance31/12/2014 Allocation

With- drawal

Balance31/12/2015 Allocation

With- drawal

Balance31/12/2016

Paid-in capital 5 - - 5 - - 5

Fund capital (funds allocated) 1'690 3'362 -3'360 1'692 2'490 -2'970 1'212 Eastern Europe reserve - 6 -6 - 11 -11 - Middle East reserve 419 149 -252 316 87 -189 214 West Africa reserve 113 203 -273 43 183 -205 21 Asia reserve - 366 -236 130 127 -127 130 Latin America reserve 515 149 -374 290 150 -150 290 Emergency reserve 260 26 -26 260 29 -29 260 Mother-child health and nutrition reserve 171 1'807 -1'807 171 1'472 -1'643 - Vulnerability reserve - 343 -343 - 258 -258 - Trafficking and exploitation reserve - 25 -25 - 43 -43 - Refugee crisis - 270 - 270 111 -296 85 Reserve for projects outside priority areas 213 18 -18 213 19 -19 213

Tied capital 1'337 391 -64 1'664 730 -112 2'282 Severance payments 1'337 391 -64 1'664 - -112 1'552 Exchange rate risk - - - - 450 - 450 Tdh UK - - - - 280 - 280

Free capital 26'192 538 - 26'730 998 - 27'728

CAPITAL OF THE ORGANISATION 29'224 4'291 -3'424 30'091 4'218 -3'082 31'227


Annex to the consolidated balance sheet as of 31 december 2016

a) General remarksThe presentation of the financial statements of the Terre des hommes – Helping children worldwide – Foundation (« Terre des hommes » or « Tdh ») is based on the global model of recommendations made by Swiss GAAP FER (in com-pliance with the conceptual framework, core FER and other Swiss GAAP FER). The presentation provides a true and fair view of the organisation’s assets, financial position and revenues. The consolidated financial statements comply with Swiss law, the requirements of the ZEWO Foundation (the Swiss Central Office for Charitable Organisations) and the Foundation’s statutes. The consolidated financial statements are based on the an-nual financial statements of all consolidated entities as at 31 December 2016 which were drawn up based on uniform principles. All consolidated entities have a fiscal year end of 31 December. The consolidated financial statements are prepared on a historical-cost basis (using acquisition values) and present-ed in thousands of Swiss francs (KCHF). For this reason, there may be differences in totals due to rounding.The presentation and evaluation principles are the same as in previous fiscal years. There have been no significant changes in the hypotheses or estimations used in the an-nual financial statements.The Foundation Board approved the consolidated financial state-ments of Terre des hommes at its meeting on 9 June 2017.

b) Scope of consolidationThe consolidated financial statements include the annual financial statements of all group entities in which Terre des hommes directly or indirectly holds 50% or more of the vot-ing rights (principle of control). The real estate company Rumine-Lucinge C. S.A. with the seat in 1003 Lausanne is included in the consolidated financial statements under the global integration method. The company is entirely owned by Tdh.There were no changes to the scope of consolidation dur-ing the 2016 fiscal year.

c) Principles of consolidationIn accordance with the global integration method, all as-sets and liabilities are included.

Capital consolidation is performed using the acquisition method. At the date of first-time consolidation, the assets and liabilities of newly consolidated subsidiaries are eval-uated at fair market value. The goodwill resulting from this revaluation (the difference between the acquisition cost and net assets as evaluated at fair market value) is listed as an asset and amortized against profit on a straight-line basis over five years.Claims, debts, income and expenditure between consolidat-ed entities have been eliminated. Intragroup transactions have in principle been carried out under market conditions.

d) Foreign currency conversionForeign currency transactions are converted at the average rates of the month of recognition. Assets and liabilities held in foreign currencies as of De-cember 31st in the balance sheet are converted into Swiss francs at the rates effective on December 31st. The results of these conversions are included in the financial result.

e) CashCash, postal accounts, domestic banks and banks abroad are shown in the balance sheet at their nominal value.

f) SecuritiesSecurities are recorded on the balance sheet at their mar-ket value on the effective balance sheet date. Investments are made in accordance with the investment regulations of Terre des hommes, first with the aim of preservation of value, and further to receive an acceptable return with respect to the market situation. Only bonds rated double or triple A are permitted. For other securities derived from a legacy, the principle of immediate sale is adopted, provided that the securities can be sold. Provi-sions are made for non-negotiable securities.

g) Prepayments and accrued incomeReceivables prepayments and accrued income are shown at their nominal value, after deducting corrections to re-flect the recoverable amount.

h) Investment properties and other fixed assetsInvestment properties appear in the balance sheet at their

1/ Principles of accounting and presentation

Presented in thousands of Swiss francs

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market value as estimated by an expert member of the Swiss Chamber of Expert Property Valuers. We request new estimates at least every five years. The other fixed assets appear in the balance sheet at their acquisition costs less deduction of depreciation calculated according to a linear depreciation method depending on the length of usual utilization :

1) Terre des hommes uses equipment and vehicles as part of its projects managed abroad ; such equipment and vehicles are expensed at acqui-sition, and are therefore not capitalised in the balance sheet. This situa-tion is justified by the uncertain contexts and difficult conditions in which Terre des hommes, operates, which makes it difficult to fix their useful life, which is generally short, and any residual value.

i) ProvisionsProvisions represent the value of probable cash outflows resulting from past events, occurring without counter-per-formance and can be estimated. These provisions are sepa-rated into short-term, if the estimated utilization is less than twelve months, or into long-term if the utilization is longer..

j) Revenue recognitionGeneral public fundraisingRevenues from general public fund-raising are recognised when they are earned by Terre des hommes with certainty. They are counted as unrestricted funds, unless otherwise specified by the donor. Funds that were not used at year-end are listed under restricted funds on the balance sheet.

Financing contractsIncome from financing contracts with donors (governments, foundations, cantons, companies and other bodies) is listed as income in the year the expenditure being financed was incurred. Concerning funds received for a specific project, which have not been used at the book closing date and will contin-ue to be used in the coming years and there are contractual provisions specifying the possibility of returning the asset to the donor, are recorded as liabilities in Funds received in advance.

Funds not received for a specific project of which the fi-nanced expenditure is committed at the book closing date, are recorded on the balance sheet as Funds to be received.The part of the funds to be received for the signed financ-ing contracts and covering future periods are referred to as Conditional assets in footnote 5.The related budgetary obligations are considered as contin-gent engagements.

LegaciesThe accepted but unrealized products of legacies and be-quests are considered as contingent assets. They will be recognized as income when effectively transferred to Terre des hommes, who then acquires its control.

Other revenuesAll other revenues received without particular mention are al-located to non-affected funds. In case of non-utilization, the balance is assigned to internally generated unrestricted funds.

k) Valuation of contributions in kindContributions in kind of goods and services received are evaluated at the lowest market price. Volunteer work con-tributions in Switzerland are valued at CHF 25.- per hour, appearing only in the annex.

l) TaxesThe Terre des hommes Foundation is subject to VAT from January 1, 2010, but is exempted from direct taxes on in-come by decree of December, 1998. This decision is not subject to any condition. The Rumine – Lucinge C SA com-pany is subject to direct tax. The rate used is at 29.64%.

m) ReclassificationsThe direction reclassifies some countries, where Terre des hommes has already been present, into the sector of humanitarian crisis in case of an emergency intervention. Therefore the respective country will be placed under hu-manitarian crisis projects during the intervention.

Machinery, vehicles and equipment 33,33 %

Installation and IT equipment 33,33 %

Fixed assets abroad (1) Direct amortisation

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2/ Cash (in thousands of Swiss francs) 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Cash 28 24Post cheque accounts 4’965 7'494Banks 9’354 7'428

Total of cash at Headquarters 14’348 14'946Cash 382 239Banks 11’613 11'348

Total cash abroad 11'995 11'58826'342 26'534

3/ SecuritiesShares in CHF 3 4Bonds in CHF 140 215

143 2194/ Receivables

Receivables at Headquarters 459 355VAT receivables 2’673 2'241Receivables abroad 826 705

3’958 3’3015/ Contributions receivable

Fund-raising from Volunteer Groups 59 349SDC (Swiss Confederation)* contributions 168 140Donor 3’502 2'772Donor abroad 610 718

4’339 3'980Contribution to be received (conditional assets)

2016 - 24’0742017 18’216 6'9522018 6’264 3'9762019 3’557 737

28’037 35’739Exposure in USD 6’037 1’383Exposure in EUR 11’511 3’340

6/ Prepayments and accrued incomePrepaid expenses 2 38Withholding taxes 71 1

73 39

Comments on financial statements

7/ Fixed assets (in thousands of Swiss francs) Investment properties Other fixed assets

2016 2015 2016 2015Net accounting value on January 1st 16’475 8'787 523 325Acquisition values

Balances on January 1st 20’978 13'188 3’302 2'830Additions 0 0 368 212Additions « legacy » 0 7’960 - 259Revaluation 1’462 -170 126 -Balance on 31 December 22’440 20’978 3’796 3'302

Accumulated depreciationBalances on January 1st -4'504 -4'402 -2’779 -2'505Depreciation - -102 -316 -273Revaluation through the cancellation of depreciation 4’504 - - -Balances on 31 December - -4'504 -3’095 -2'779

Net accounting value on 31 December 22’440 16’475 701 523

* Direction du Développement et de la Coopération. In 2016, KCHF 35 concern the Wash Consortium Helvetas contract (KCHF 48 in 2015)

Investment properties

Detailed information on investment propertiesNet accounting values

on the 31/12/2016Net accounting values

on the 31/12/2015Le Mont sur Lausanne 8’830 2'865Chaumière 08, Lausanne 2'780 2'780Chaumière 12, Lausanne 2'870 2'870Lucinge 12, Lausanne 7’960 7’960

22’440 16’475

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9/ Fixed assets – Goodwill (in thousands of Swiss francs)

Net accounting value on January 1st 270 0Acquisition values

Balances on January 1st 336 0Additions 0 0Additions « legacy » 0 336Balance on 31 December 336 336

Accumulated depreciationBalances on January 1st -66 0Depreciation -67 -66Revaluation 0 0Balances on 31 December -132 -66

Net accounting value on 31 December 203 270

Other fixed assets

Detailed information on investment propertiesNet accounting values

on the 31/12/2016Net accounting values

on the 31/12/2015IT infrastructure 296 228

Other fixed assets 20 36

Assets intended for sale* 385 259

701 523

8/ Financial Assets*

Details of financial assets 2016 2015Deposits and guarantees 247 240

247 240

10/ Creditors31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Creditors at Headquarters 1’751 2’189Creditors abroad 222 187

1’973 2’376

11/ Funds received in advanceSDC (Swiss Confederation)* funds received in advance 973 946Funds received in advance from other donors 11’736 6'874Funds overpaid 0 204Foreign funds received in advance abroad 2’070 1'504

14’779 9'528

12/ Accrued liabilities and deferred incomeAccrued liabilities Headquarters 1’784 1’652Income received in advance 15 13Accrued vacation not taken 349 269Accrued liabilities abroad 1’675 2'161

3’823 4’095

13/ Long-term interest-bearing debtsMortgage – UBS SA 1’300 1’300

1’300 1’300

Assets pledged as collateral for liabilities and assets with reservation of title

Immeuble – Lucinge 12, Lausanne 7’960 7’960Creation of pledges 1’500 1’500First mortgage certificate 1’300 1’300Second mortgage certificate 200 200Use of pledges 1’300 1’300

* As part of a succession, Terre des hommes inherited 50% of an apartment in usufruct. Terre des hommes plans to sell it.

* Direction du Développement et de la Coopération. In 2016, KCHF 172 concern the Wash Consortium Helvetas contract (KCHF 190 in 2015)

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* Financial assets appear in the balance sheet at acquisition costs, taking into account any nec-essary corrections of value.


18/ Global expenditures

(in thousands of Swiss francs)Costs of projects

Fund- raising

Admini-stration

Financial results & allocations

to reservesCharges

sharedTOTAL

costs 2016TOTAL

costs 2015

Direct project costs 25'849 0 0 0 0 25'849 23'865Including Partner contributions 9'524 0 0 0 0 9'524 8'227Human resources costs 35'954 2'342 3'660 -112 264 42'109 38'252Including Recruitment costs 37 1 7 0 12 56 54

Training expenses 229 1 1 0 -1 229 144Travelling expenses 1'254 89 93 0 53 1'489 1'563

Costs of operations 10'397 2'944 308 98 1'814 15'561 16'627Including Cost of premises, insurance, vehicles 5'280 14 35 0 751 6'080 6'613

Administration and IT costs 3'246 1'342 196 2 735 5'521 5'788Costs of campaigns and fundraising 1'519 1'702 9 0 13 3'242 3'233Depreciation 0 0 68 0 315 383 442

Non-operational costs & products -415 -6 -6 -5'449 0 -5'877 516Shared costs allocation 1'058 390 630 0 -2'078 0 0TOTAL EXPENDITURES 72'843 5'670 4'593 -5'463 0 77'643 79'260

16/ Financial result (in thousands of Swiss francs) 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Interest 10 8Exchange gains 66 11

Financial income 76 19Financial charges -104 -139Foreign currency realized losses -150 -287

Financial expenses -254 -426

FINANCIAL RESULT -178 -407

17/ Other results (in thousands of Swiss francs) 31/12/2016 31/12/2015

Rents 1’150 1’202

Investment property income 1’150 1’202Capital gain on Le Mont sur Lausanne building 5’965

Capital gain on life interest in Les Uttins apartment 126 -170

Total fixed asset revaluation 6’091 -170Expenditure -511 -594

Investment property expenditure -511 -594

OTHER RESULTS 6’731 438

15/ Tied capital

This table comprises the following expenditures 2016 2015Operating expenditures 83'106 78'466Financial result 178 407Investment property result -6'731 -438Allocation to provisions 1’153 433Allocation to provisions and for severance payments -112 327Direct taxes 49 65TOTAL 77’643 79'260

Severance payments : These reserves are used to cover severance payments for local staff in the event of the unscheduled shutdown of projects abroad.Exchange rate risks : These reserves are used to cover exchange rate differences for our cash reserves. Tdh UK : These reserves make it possible for Tdh UK to get funding from institutional donors from the UK.

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14/ Provisions

Short-term 31/12/2015Allocation (+)

/ Withdrawal (-) 31/12/2016

Risks related to VAT rulings 2'242 +433 2’675

Long-term 1’950 +720 2’670Audit risks Burkina Faso 280 -280 -

Institutional audit risks on institutional funding 0 +1’000 1’000

Provisions for latent tax on revaluation 1’670 - 1’670

TOTAL PROVISIONS 4’192 1’153 5’345

Institutional audit risk on institutional funding : Following an estimation by our F i nance D ep ar t m e n t , a s u m o f K C H F 1,000 has been provisioned to cover risks related to ineligible expenditure on donor contracts. VAT provisions : Since 1 Januar y 2 010, Terre des hommes has been liable for val-ue-added tax (VAT). However, the Swiss Federal Tax Adminis trat ion has not yet determined the condit ions under which the Foundation is liable. To minimise risks, Terre des hommes has decided to provision for the total amount of the preliminary tax. Provisions for latent tax on revaluation : This provision has been calculated follow-ing the revaluation of the property owned by the real estate company Lucinge C SA, based on the difference between the book value and the expert estimate.

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19/ Contributions in kind (in thousands of Swiss francs) 2016 2015Transport and supplying service for providing specialised care for children 342 329

Volunteer work for providing specialised care for children 2’447 2’157

Volunteering of Office and the Board of the Foundation 36 41

Volunteering and Service from the activity of our Volunteer Groups 1’862 1'902

TOTAL 4’687 4'429% of operating revenue of the Foundation 5.94% 5.55%

21/ Payments to members of the executive bodiesThe Board Office and the Board of Trustees are volunteers. They receive a fixed indemnification for their expenses dur-ing meetings. In 2016, a total amount of KCHF 21 (Including KCHF 10 for the President) was allocated to 17 members for their expenses linked to their participation in two meetings of the Council of the Foundation and 6 meetings of the Su-pervisory Board (2015: KCHF 21 including KCHF 10 for the president). Payroll for 5 executives totals KCHF 751 for the year 2016. (2015: CHF 784). 22/ Provident fundEmployees of the Terre des hommes Foundation, namely 148 people as of 31 December 2016 (2015 : 145) are insured against the economic consequences of age, disability and death with the Foundation Commune BCV second pillar in Lausanne according to the pension plan called « defined contribution plan ». The employer does not guarantee pen-sion benefits. The pension plan is funded by contributions from the Terre des hommes Foundation and its employees. The employer contributions are recognised in the period in which they were paid. The risks are covered by the Foun-dation Commune.

The benefits (assets)/economic commitments (liabilities) and pension expenses inherent in the pension plan are as follows :

23/ Employees The Terre des hommes Foundation employs 143 people in Switzerland and 88 abroad with a Swiss employment contract (2015 : 140 in Switzerland and 80 abroad). Ap-proximately 1’583 employees have been hired by the delegations of the Terre des hommes Foundation via its projects abroad (2015 : 1’421 employees).

(in thousands of Swiss francs) 2016 2015

The cost coverage rate undisclosed 106.6%

Changes compared to the previous none none

year/difference recorded with effect on profit for the year

none none

Pension expenses as part of staff costs, in KCHF 1’056 1’047

20/ Breakdown of contributions of SDC*(in thousands of Swiss francs) 2016 2015

Contribution to the development programme 10'000 10'022

Contribution to the aid programme for Eastern Europe countries 500 500

Humanitarian aid 1'400 1'420

Helvetas wash consortium 572 494

Other : mandates 5’726 4’378

TOTAL 18’198 16'814

* Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

24/ Audit Fees(in thousands of Swiss francs) 2016 2015

Audit services 64 66

Other services 7 29

TOTAL 71 95

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To the Council of the Foundation Terre des hommes – Helping children worldwide – Foundation, Lausanne

Lausanne, 9th June 2017

As statutory auditor, we have audited the consolidated fi-nancial statements of Terre des Hommes – Helping children worldwide – Foundation, which comprise the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, statement of chang-es in funds and in capital and notes (pages 43 to 51), for the year ended 31 December 2016. According to the Swiss GAAP FER 21, the Performance report is not subject to the audit of the financial statements.

Foundation Council’s responsibility The Foundation Council is responsible for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER, the requirements of Swiss law and the deed of foundation. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation of consolidated financial state-ments that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Foundation Council is further re-sponsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making accounting estimates that are reasona-ble in the circumstances.

Auditor’s responsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these consol-idated financial statements based on our audit. We con-ducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consoli-dated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control system relevant to the entity’s preparation of the consolidat-ed financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the

purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control system. An audit also includes eval-uating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidat-ed financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

OpinionIn our opinion, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 give a true and fair view of the financial position, the results of operations and the cash flows in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER, and comply with Swiss law and the deed of foundation.

Report on other legal requirementsWe confirm that we meet the legal requirements on licens-ing according to the Auditor Oversight Act (AOA) and inde-pendence (article 83b paragraph 3 Swiss Civil Code (CC) in relation to article 728 CO) and that there are no circumstanc-es incompatible with our independence.

In accordance with article 83b paragraph 3 CC in relation to article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm that an internal control system exists, which has been designed for the preparation of con-solidated financial statements according to the instructions of the Board of Directors.

We recommend that the consolidated financial statements submitted to you be approved.

Ernst & Young SA

Karine Badertscher Chamoso, Licensed audit expert, (Auditor in charge)

Johan Montrelay, Licensed audit expert

Report of the statutory auditor on the consolidated financial statements

Financial report

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* Terre des Hommes International Federation** Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Income from fundraising

(in thousands of Swiss francs)Restricted

income 2016Unrestricted income 2016 Total 2016 Total 2015

Periodic donations 1'197 3'779 4'976 4'990

Orange sale and Children’s Rights Day 834 52 886 916

Regional activities 255 483 738 1'230

Non-periodic donations 330 892 1'222 1'103

Direct marketing 78 7'692 7'770 8'786

Legacies 470 1'771 2'241 5'808

Institutions & Foundations 5'186 41 5'227 4'250

Companies 472 226 698 716

Swiss Cantons 930 14 944 883

TOTAL INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING 9'751 14'951 24'702 28'683

Total 2015 9'123 19'560 - 28’683

Contributions

(in thousands of Swiss francs)Regular

programsAdditional programs

Indirect program costs Total 2016 Total 2015

Partner organizations TDHIF -48 2'396 100 2'448 3'236

Swiss Solidarity 724 5'770 565 7'059 8'742

Contributions SDC 8'814 7'488 1'896 18'198 16'814

Income from abroad 1'202 13'666 376 15'244 12'967

Foreign states and intl. organizations 1'960 8'186 792 10'938 9'166

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS 12'651 37'506 3'730 53'887 50'924

Total 2015 11'052 35'319 4'553 - 50'924

Other financial information out of audit review

Financial report


Council of the Foundation

Executive Board

Vito AngelilloDirector General

Steven FricaudDirector Humanitarian Aid

Franck EloiDirector of Human

Resources

Beata GodenziDirector of Programmes

Thierry SabauxDirector of Finance, IT

and Administration

Pierre PhilippeDirector of Technical

Resources

Jessica SchweizerDirector of Communications

and Fundraising

Claudio RiniDirector of Geographic

Regions

The Council of the Foundation is made up of representatives of volunteer networks as well as specialists in humanitarian work, public health, finance, law, marketing and economics. The Supervisory Board’s role is to oversee the organisation of the Foundation. It is also responsible for monitoring ongoing activities, administration, use of the Foundation’s resources, risk management and regulation.

Beat Mumenthaler President of the Council and

Executive Board – Lawyer

Patrick AebischerCouncil Member

Prof. of Medicine, former President of the EPFL (Federal

Technical University of Lausanne)

Pascal Couchepin Council Member

Former Federal Council President

Xavier Colin Council Member(from 09.06.2017)

Journalist

Michel MottiezCouncil Member

HR Director

Charles Beer Council Member

President of the Pro Helvetia Foundation, former member

of the Swiss Parliament

Philippe de Preux Executive Board Member

Economist

René PrêtreCouncil Member

Head of cardiovascular surgery dpt CHUV

Christine BrosteauxExecutive Board Member

Doctor

Tamara ErezExecutive Board Member

Lawyer

Michel RouletExecutive Board MemberPaediatrician, former Head of

Department at the CHUV

Philippe Bucher Council Member(until 15.03.2017)

Economist

Jean ZermattenExecutive Board Member

Former President of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Marianne CaflischCouncil Member

Paediatrician

Philippe LienhardExecutive Board Member

Accounting expert

Felix E. BollmannVice-President of the Council and the Executive Board – Economist, Former

Director of Swiss Solidarity

Thomas HarderVice-President of the Council and

the Executive Board (until 09.06.2017)Lawyer

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The population of Switzerland

Institutional donorsThe Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), Swiss Solidarity, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the European Com-mission (EuropeAid and ECHO), agencies for cooperation in Austria (OEZA), Belgium (DGD), Spain (AECID), France (SCAC), America (USAID, OFDA, BPRM, USDOL), Liechtenstein (LED), and Monaco (DCI), Biscay Provincial Council, the French Embassy in Haiti and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The United NationsMINUSTAH, IOM, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNOCHA, UNODC.

Swiss cantonsAargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Land, Fribourg, Geneva (Service de la solidarité internationale, Loterie Romande), Glarus, Graubünden, Luzern, Nidwalden, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Zurich.

Swiss citiesGeneva (Délégation Genève Ville Solidaire).

Swiss municipalities and parishesEvang.-ref. Kirchgemeinde Bülach, Heimberg, Riehen, Elgg and all the other municipalities and parishes that gave us their support.

FoundationsFondation d’Aide à l’Enfance et au Tiers-Monde (FAET), Albiro Foun-dation, Ammado Foundation, Mathias Baer Stiftung, Fondation Alfred et Eugénie Baur, Fondation de bienfaisance du groupe Pictet, Dr. Sil-vain Brunschwig-Stiftung, ChildFund Alliance, Christa Foundation, the Peter Cundill Foundation, Deerfield Partnership Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gebauer Stiftung, Carl und Elise Elsener- Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Gourgas, Green Leaves Education Foundation, Gut Stiftung, Fondation d’Harcourt, Human Dignity Foun-dation, Institut Tropical et de Santé Publique Suisse, Fondation Le Petit Cœur, Fondation d’aide sociale et culturelle du Canton de Vaud (Loterie Romande), Fondation Lusavi, Fondation Madeleine, Medicor Foundation, Rosa und Bernhard Merz Stiftung, Migros Unterstützu-

ngsfonds, Fondation Comtesse Moira, Fondazione Montarina, Fon-dation Emile et Odette Moser, Novartis Foundation, Oak Foundation, Fondation Lombard Odier, Fondation Philanthropia – Lombard Odier, Pressley Ridge, Sinoma Foundation, Fondation Tamie, Fondation UEFA pour l’Enfance, Fondation Yann Verdina, Fürsorge-, Wohlfahrts- und Kulturstiftung der Bürgergemeinde Zug, and all the other foundations that wish to remain anonymous.

Major donorsWe would like to thank warmly all the private donors who have helped Tdh act and develop our activities with children in 2016.

Companies Bata Children’s Program, Baumer AG, Bindella Terra Vita Vite SA, Breitling SA, Capital Group Companies, Contex SA, COOP, Démarche Société Coopérative, DPD (Suisse) SA, Elcotron SA, Ericsson AG, Festi’neuch, Groupe G. Dentan SA, Groupe Payot, ISS Facility Services SA, Paléo Festival Nyon, Pharmacieplus SA, Polygravia SA, Ricola AG, SGA/APG AG, TEXAID Textilverwertungs AG.

Terre des HommesThe Terre des Hommes International Federation (TDHIF), its members and the international secretariat.

Hospitals in Switzerland and EuropeSwitzerland : Riviera-Chablais Hospital (Aigle), Bern University Hospital (Bern), Geneva University Hospital (Geneva), Lausanne University Hos-pital (Lausanne), Spain (Madrid, Seville, Pamplona, Malaga, Cordoba, A Coruña), France (Lille).

Other partners Caritas Germany, Centre for Children’s Rights Studies (UNIGE), Comic Relief, International Olympic Committee, Shiree Consortium, EPER, FIFA, Canton of Vaud Development Cooperation (Fedevaco), Kindernothilfe, International Institute for the Rights of the Child, International Institute for Environment and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Nutrition International, Plan UK, Plan USA, Society for Public Utility of the Canton of Vaud (SVUP), University of Geneva.

All the notaries, lawyers, fiduciaries and bank institutions that helped us to receive legacies and estates.

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