What Terre des hommes does

Terre des hommes is a Swiss charitable foundation founded in 1960 by Edmond Kaiser and headquartered in Lausanne, with operations across 27 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Europe. The organization is dedicated to defending children's rights through three core program pillars — maternal and child health, support for children on the move (migration and displacement), and access to justice for children in contact with legal systems — supported by cross-cutting expertise in child protection, water/sanitation/hygiene (WaSH), and ICT for Development (ICT4D). In 2025 it implemented 253 projects through more than 100 local partners, reaching nearly 6.2 million children and community members; cumulative program outcomes include 102,000 assisted births attended by Tdh doctors, 5 million people receiving quality healthcare, 752,000 children and young people supported through their migration experience, and 95,600 supported in their right to fair justice.

The foundation has built a portfolio of proprietary and partner-deployed products that translate field workflows into digital or hardware innovations. IeDA (Integrated eDiagnosis Approach) is a digital clinical decision-support tool used by frontline health workers to improve diagnosis and treatment for pregnant women and children under five. Gravit'eau is a mobile hand-washing station that uses water-recycling technology to reduce water use by up to 99%, deployed in crisis contexts in West Africa. SIMESON (Simulation of Essential Skills in Obstetric and Neonatal care) is a structured training curriculum for birth attendants in remote areas, and FabLab/RIF provides safe digital fabrication spaces for children and youth in conflict-affected regions. Other specialized programs include FACET for hygiene monitoring in health facilities, i-RESTORE for restorative justice, the Kabaddi sport-for-protection initiative in India, ChildHub (a regional child protection knowledge platform) and the Child Rights MOOC.

Terre des hommes operates as a donation-funded NGO under Swiss foundation law, with revenue derived from individual giving (one-time and monthly subscriptions in CHF, EUR and USD), major donors and legacies, corporate partnerships, and institutional grants from UN agencies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, the European Commission (ECHO, DG-INTPA), Swiss Solidarity, SDC and others. It is ZEWO-certified, which mandates transparent fund management, with the organization stating that approximately 80% of expenditures go to humanitarian response and 20% to operations. Distribution is conducted directly through field offices in 27 countries, supplemented by 100+ local partners, an online donation platform, a Swiss volunteer network, and corporate partnership channels.

Name

Terre des hommes

Legal name

Terre des hommes - Child Relief worldwide - Foundation

Website

https://tdh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Terre des hommes is a Swiss charitable foundation founded in 1960 that delivers health, migration, and justice programs for vulnerable children across 27 countries, reaching 6.2 million beneficiaries annually through field offices, proprietary digital tools, and institutional partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Humanitarian aid delivery
• Maternal child health
• Migrant child support
• Juvenile justice programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Terre des hommes relies primarily on public donations from individuals, major donors, corporate partnerships, and legacies. The organization is ZEWO certified, guaranteeing transparent and prudent use of funds with 80% allocated to humanitarian response and 20% to operational costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Terre des hommes is a Swiss humanitarian NGO that delivers programs for children's rights across three core areas: maternal and child health (perinatal care, assisted births, nutrition), support for migrant and displaced children, and access to justice for children in contact with the law. The organization combines direct field service delivery in 27 countries with proprietary digital and physical technologies (IeDA digital diagnostics, Gravit'eau water-recycling wash stations, SIMESON obstetric training, FABLAB/RIF innovation spaces) and raises funds through voluntary public donations, corporate partnerships, and institutional grants.

Product overview

Terre des hommes operates as a humanitarian NGO offering a portfolio of programs organized around three core areas: Health (mother and child health), Migration (children on the move), and Access to Justice (juvenile justice). The organization provides both direct service delivery and digital tools, including IeDA for digital health diagnosis, Gravit'eau for water sanitation technology, FABLAB/RIF for digital innovation spaces, SIMESON for healthcare training, and various protection programs like ChildHub and the Kabaddi sport-for-protection initiative. These products range from technology-enabled healthcare tools to community-based protection programs, working across 27 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gravit'eau: Mobile washbasins that incorporate a self-regenerating water system, saving up to 95% in water use
• IeDA
• SIMESON
• FabLab/RIF

Products and services

• IeDA (Integrated eDiagnosis Approach) A digital diagnostic platform that improves pregnancy monitoring and quality of diagnosis and treatment pathways for pregnant women, children under five, and their mothers, deployed at primary healthcare facilities in low-resource settings.
• Gravit'eau Mobile washbasins incorporating a self-regenerating water recycling system that reduces water use by up to 99% and helps prevent disease spread in crisis areas; designed for local manufacturing and adaptability.
• FABLAB/RIF Safe, inclusive digital innovation spaces that provide fabrication laboratory facilities for children and youth in conflict-affected areas, creating safe environments for communities.
• SIMESON (Simulation of Essential Skills in Obstetric and Neonatal care) A training course for birth attendants and health workers in remote and rural areas, focusing on essential skills in obstetric and neonatal care to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality.
• FACET (WaSH in Primary Health Centres) A WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) monitoring tool designed to measure and improve hygiene conditions in primary healthcare facilities.
• Kabaddi Project A sport-for-protection program that uses the traditional contact sport Kabaddi to enable migrant girls in India to develop skills, empower themselves, and make informed life choices.
• i-RESTORE A justice program that promotes access to quality restorative justice processes for children and young people in contact with the law, supporting rehabilitation and alternatives to detention.
• Legal Pluralism A justice program that works with personal status courts from different legal systems to guarantee children's rights in the Middle East and North Africa regions.
• ChildHub A digital platform (Child Protection Hub) in Southeast Europe providing resources, training, and support for child protection practitioners across the region.
• Mobile Midwives in Afghanistan A healthcare program in Afghanistan where mobile midwives visit vulnerable families at home to provide maternal and child healthcare as well as social support services.
• Fighting Child Marriage A protection program that safeguards young refugee girls from child marriage and supports those already married or divorced in Jordan and Lebanon.
• Prison Nurseries A child protection program that sets up prison nurseries for children under three who accompany their mothers in detention in Burundi.
• Rohingya Crisis Response An emergency humanitarian program delivering healthcare and child protection services for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
• Modern Slavery Project (Bangladesh) A protection program focused on breaking the cycle of intergenerational commercial sexual exploitation in the Daulatdia brothel in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Child Rights MOOC The first Swiss Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) dedicated to children's rights, offering free comprehensive training to better apply children's rights in daily practice for professionals and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6.2 million children and communities supported in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Food Programme (WFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger by providing food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutritional status and build resilience. Each year, WFP provides assistance to 80 million people in nearly 80 countries.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, protect their rights and help them reach their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
• UNITAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnitaid invests in innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria faster, more affordably and more effectively.
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNHCR - The United Nations Refugee Agency protects refugees, finds durable solutions to help them rebuild their lives and ensures the application of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention.
• Caritas GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaritas Germany supports relief and rehabilitation during and after disasters, supports social programmes for disadvantaged children, people with disabilities, women's empowerment, elderly, and peace building activities in Germany and in 165 countries worldwide.
• Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Relief Alliance is a collaboration of Dutch humanitarian NGOs that aims to improve the effectiveness, reach and quality of humanitarian aid.
• German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs Germany's leading service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world.
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs the UN's lead agency for international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality.
• UN WomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Women is a United Nations agency established to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide.
• UNOPScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services supports governments and the international community in implementing projects effectively.
• OCHAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) deals with victims of disasters and emergencies, refugee flows and mass displacement.
• UNRWAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East provides relief for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe United Nations Population Fund is the largest source of international development funds for population, family planning and maternal and child health.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerILO works to promote social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights.
• Olympic Refuge FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation creates a movement that enables displaced youth to develop through sport, with up to 200,000 young people benefiting from sports programmes.
• Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) JapanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAR Japan was founded in 1979 with the aim of providing assistance to Indochinese refugees and has expanded activities to over 65 countries and regions.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIOM is part of the United Nations system and is the leading intergovernmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
• SOS Children's VillagesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvery child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect and security. Families come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, including foster families, extended families, and kinship care.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health, working worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.
• Climate Action AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Action Accelerator partnered with Terre des hommes to deploy the Gravit'eau system in crisis areas, supporting water recycling technology deployment.
• PraajakminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPraajak collaborated with Terre des Hommes and WBCPCR to create climate change-related educational projects for schools in West Bengal, India.
• Women's Humanitarian Organization (PWHO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPWHO is a Lebanese NGO partnered with Tdh to support drop-in centres for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Plan International: International NGO advancing children's rights and gender equality through programs in health, protection, education, and youth empowerment, with similar multi-country operational footprint.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global NGO supporting children without parental care and families at risk through family-based care, youth empowerment, and emergency response; a current Tdh partner with overlapping child protection mandate.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused international NGO working on protection, health, and education with community-based programs in developing countries, comparable in target population and program areas.
• War Child: Child-rights NGO specializing in protection, education, and psychosocial support for children affected by armed conflict, closely aligned with Tdh's access-to-justice and migration work.
• Save the Children: Global NGO focused on children's rights, health, education, and protection in humanitarian and development contexts, with country-level programs mirroring Tdh's core verticals of health, migration, and child protection.

Broad incumbents

• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN migration agency providing direct humanitarian assistance and protection services to migrants and displaced populations, overlapping significantly with Tdh's migration vertical.
• UNICEF: The UN's dedicated child rights agency operating across 190+ countries; a core strategic partner of Tdh that overlaps on health, child protection, education in emergencies, and humanitarian response for children.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major humanitarian NGO delivering health, protection, and education programs in crisis-affected countries, with a comparable scale and portfolio in women's and children's services.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical-humanitarian organization delivering emergency healthcare in conflict and disaster zones, overlapping with Tdh's maternal/newborn health and emergency humanitarian programs.
• World Vision International: Large faith-inspired humanitarian organization focused on child well-being through health, education, protection, and emergency response in fragile contexts globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/tdhorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/www.tdh.org
• LinkedInch.linkedin.com/company/terre-des-hommes-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/tdh_org
• TikToktiktok.com/@tdh.org
• Xx.com/tdh_ch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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