About Us

Our focus areas

We see our task in the following areas:

Collecting donations for "our" TdH project in Zimbabwe
Actions for the implementation of children's rights in Germany and worldwide
Bringing joy to people, e.g., a magician's afternoon for children, a Gläbbich quiz evening, a concert, an art bazaar

Often, we can achieve several of these goals with a single action.

These are the issues we are particularly committed to in Bergisch Gladbach:

A healthy environment for children
Against exploitative child labor
For family reunification of refugees
Against the recruitment of child soldiers

We are happy to conduct events together with partners from our network.

Our network

Integrated Comprehensive School Paffrath (IGP), Nicolaus Cusanus Gymnasium (NCG) and Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium (OHG):
We welcome joint projects with various schools. For example, we conduct an annual project with the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium on the topic of exploitative child labor. We would like to further expand our collaborations with schools.

Child Protection Association Rhein-Berg
helped to organize our first “World Café” on the topic of children's rights.

Youth Migration Service Rhein-Berg eV
The Youth Migration Service provided intensive support for the exhibition “Children’s Rights at the EU External Borders”, including with the design and the mediation of contributors.

MiKibU eV (Migration Children Receive Support)
: We share many common goals with MiKibU. Their board helped us with the exhibition "Children's Rights at the EU External Borders" and guided all the mentors through the exhibition.

Catholic Family Education Center Bergisch Gladbach:
The family education center provides us with rooms for events and participates in some of our activities.

Action Group One World / “One World Shop” Bergisch Gladbach
The dedicated team of the “One World Shop” supports us with sales material, collects donations, provides information about Terre des Hommes and promotes our events.

The Bergisch Gladbach One World City Association (Stadtverband Eine Welt Bergisch Gladbach e.V.) and
our Terre des Hommesgroup have been members since the association's inception. We keep each other informed about events, promote the activities of other associations and groups, and exchange experiences.

Bono Direkthilfe eV
(Bono Direct Aid Association) works to combat child prostitution in India and Nepal. The organization accompanied us at our first "World Café".

The "New Neighbors" initiative in the Archdiocese of Cologne, led by
Gabriele Atug-Schmitz, has provided valuable assistance with our exhibition "Children's Rights at the EU External Borders," among other initiatives.

Bergisch Gladbach Citizen Portal:
As a partner of the citizen portal, we can present our activities and topics to a broad readership in Bergisch Gladbach.

Alliance against racism and for diversity:
A broad alliance of different organizations from the city of Bergisch Gladbach and the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, initiated by the city's Integration Council.

Himmel un Ääd
Together with the Begegnungscafe we have carried out several activities, in particular the exhibition "Hope in Darkness".

Living in a Climate-Friendly Way:
The organization led by Roland Vossebrecker is growing steadily. Several times a year, they raise awareness of environmental destruction through events, and we are happy to support them – advocating for children's right to a healthy environment.

Markus Bollen,
the photographer, expert citizen of the Greens in the Bergisch Gladbach city council and founder of “Blühendes GL”, is heavily involved in the art bazaar and provides us with his beautiful photos of our events.

Ingo Schütze / Papermaker
Ingo Schütze demonstrated the art of papermaking at our art bazaar and moderated many of our Gläbbich quiz evenings.

Magician Walter Andes & witch Ulrike Spiegel
enrich our art bazaar and also perform magic at special events for children.

Zandini Dietmar Böhm
Zandini supports our art bazaar with his magic skills and also performs magic at events for children.

THEAS Theater
Together with THEAS Theater we are showing the documentary film “Save Our Souls” about the sea rescue of the “Ocean Viking” in the Mediterranean.

Our project in Zimbabwe

Supporting street children in Zimbabwe

Creating life prospects for more than 200 street children and young people in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Since 2001, TdH has been working with its partner organization Scripture Union Zimbabwe (SUZ) to provide tailored and sustainable solutions for street children. The aim of this project is to give 200 children and young people the chance for a self-determined future through psychosocial support and vocational training.

SUZ has been working on two levels for many years: children and young people are approached by street social workers and provided with meals and shower facilities in a contact center. They can also talk openly about their situation.

In a second area, children who have gained trust are taken in at the Thuthuka protection center and experience regular meals and recreational activities, as well as rules and daily responsibilities. SUZ has so far been able to support more than 1,700 children on their way to a self-determined future.

Terre des Hommes AG GL has supported the project since the beginning of 2025.