The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy took place on the 26 of March, and each year assembles hundreds of courageous dissidents and human rights victims, activists, diplomats, journalists and student leaders to shine a spotlight on urgent human rights situations that require global attention (Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, 2019). Why […]
An interview with Humanium CEO Arndt Soret on the 10th February 2019 Question: Hi Arndt, it is great that you found time to talk to us on the phone. Where are you exactly? I’m at Zürich Airport. Today we are starting a two week ‘camp’ in Rwanda. I’m very excited, I feel like a child! […]
Day of General Discussion (DGD) 2018, organised by Child Rights Connect, gathers each year, associations, NGO’s, and of course children, present to speak, and defend their rights. The Committee on the Rights of the Child is held every 2 years, a DGD focused on a specific article of the Convention on the Rights of the […]
We at Humanium seized the opportunity to participate within the Geneva Peace of Week to build connections with all those different active actors and specifically as members of the working group “Children and armed conflict”. What is Geneva Peace Week? Geneva Peace Week is a collective action initiative facilitated by the United Nations Office […]
Emilie Compignie, in charge of Development, talks about the success of Humanium’s first projects in India, where she measured the impact almost 10 years after their launch. Sankarapuram Sankarapuram was the first village that Humanium and Hand in Hand supported in Tamil Nadu in 2009. The Child Learning Centre was then […]
A year overflowing with new opportunities! In 2017, we have focused our efforts in India and Rwanda. In India, we are bringing an end to child labour in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh with our first specialised rehabilitation centre. In Rwanda, a country where the young children of the 1994/95 Genocide are becoming parents, we […]
“Often, the real help doesn’t come from legal council, contact with a regional NGO or a lawyer. The real help comes from the feeling of being listened to and understood. And not having to worry alone”, so says Anja Finke, who has been a volunteer on the helpline since the start of the year. Born […]
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