Ezhilarasan was a 10-year-old boy with a hole in his heart. His struggle to survive made him a symbol of courage and determination for everyone in his village. His grandmother and brother are still the only family he knows. They live together in a shanty, beyond the limits of the village. As members of the […]
Aurélie Gigon, holding a Master of Law Bilingual, student in Law School. Fascinated by the field of children rights and vice-president of the association Aupadama, Aurélie achieved a 3 month internship at Humanium. « During my studies in law, I always had a keen interest in the children rights, an area as exciting as it […]
12 June is World Day Against Child Labour. The situation of child labour in the world remains very alarming. More than 250 million children work, and 150 million of them engage in dangerous activities. In India, child labour remains a major problem. More than 60 million children are thought to be working, and 10 million […]
The Humanium team is very pleased to announce the birth of the little English brother of the Children’s Rights Portal: www.childrensrightsportal.org All information on children’s rights, the history behind them, their various aspects, the law texts that concern them, etc, are now available in English! Created by Humanium and launched in November 2010 to celebrate […]
Through its citizenship program, Humanium provides computer classes for Annathur children, village located in the Southeast of India. In order to improve children’s skills and enable them to use basic computer tools, Humanium and its local partners offer computer training which give the opportunity to children to obtain a first training certificate. Afterward, a Citizen […]
The micro-finance programme developed by Humanium and its local partners in India builds on self- help and on the training of women’s groups in villages. Olivier Soret, founding president of Humanium, answers a few questions on women’s groups and self-help. What is the role of self-help in the development of villages where Humanium acts ? […]
Hundreds of trees have been planted at Azakuzamudram in India, where Humanium supports a global development project in the village. In order to beautify the village streets, create shade and greenery or also to provide fresh fruits, trees planted by the villagers themselves represent a real change in their village. It is with pleasure and […]
A great victory was won at Sankarapuram, India, where the Humanium Association implemented a nutritional program in 2009 : today, all the children are at a normal weight! When the nutritional program was debuted in the village, the majority of children had severe food deficiencies. Individualized monitoring was established, and each child was taken into […]
In the village of Annathur in India, where Humanium has been active since 2010, children are their own spokespersons, and promote their own rights. Who better than a child can ask for the respect of his rights to his parents ? In Annathur, the children have lead an awareness-raising campaign directed at the whole village […]
Humanium launched a new global project aiming to support sustainable development in the village of Azakusamudram, in the Southeast of India. Through its educational program, Humanium improves education and childcare conditions at the village school in order to ensure a sustainable education for all children. 12 awareness campaigns have been already conducted with all the […]
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