Terre des Hommes organized two parliamentary events last week. The focus was on our work in Afghanistan and Ukraine. All interested members of the Bundestag were invited to find out more about our topics and work and to talk to us about it.

We directed the event in Afghanistan together with the Kabul Luftbrücke and the International Rescue Committee, both of which work on Afghanistan. The main thing was to convince the MPs of our claim to continue the Federal Recording Program for Afghanistan (BAP). The BAP created an escape route in 2022 through which particularly endangered Afghan can come to Germany safely. the financing of the program is and the ongoing negotiations for the Federal Budget 2025 are the last chance to ensure its continuation. At the event, works of Afghan artists from the "Hope in Darkness" project funded by Terre des Hommes shown.

The second parliamentary breakfast took place to Ukraine. Our fellow hosts were Unicef ​​and the two Ukrainian organizations Numo and Stan, with which Terre des Hommes conducts projects for children in Ukraine. The latter were able to report first hand of the current situation in Ukraine. Our demands on the MPs are that the aspect of mental health is planned for children in any auxiliary measures. We also demand that in Ukraine at all political levels, an inclusive youth participation is promoted, and that in particular smaller local projects are promoted, which the people on site usually know very well are promoted. Terre des Hommes has been working in Ukraine since 2022 and has previously carried out 50 projects for children and their families.