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Puran Singh’s mission to protect the forests of Sundargarh, Odisha, India

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 tdhgermanyipadmin

Puran Singh of Chirobeda Village, Sundargarh, Odisha is a 21-year old with a day job as an electrician at Rourkela Steel plant. When he’s not at the steel plant, Puran’s passion for protecting the forests around his home takes over.

Children of Dumka, Jharkand, India overcome multiple obstacles to play tag rugby

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 tdhgermanyipadmin

Rugby is a sport not associated with India and less so with the villages of interior Jharkhand. This makes the achievement of 60 children from 5 villages of Dumka District, who participated in a Tag Rugby tournament, all the more

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY on 8th March 2019 energizes Mori Block in Uttarkashi

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 tdhgermanyipadmin

By Mohammed Salim, Junior Programme Coordinator, Northern Office Tarun Paryavaran Vigyan Sanstha (TPVS) celebrated International Women’s Day at Deora village of Mori Block, District Uttarkashi with local women including SMC members, teachers, Asha workers, ANM and the local Pradhan. This

DACHSER RECEIVES 2018 GERMAN CSR AWARD

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

Long-term terre des hommes collaborator receives honour in the category “Engagement for the Civil Society”. DACHSER has been honored with the German CSR Award, presented by the German CSR Forum, in the “Engagement for the Civil Society” category. Bernhard Simon,

tdh stall makes a mark at Indo-German Chamber of Commerce 2018 AGM in Mumbai by Ruchika Jauhar

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

terre des honmes Germany India Programme’s stall, with its well-imagined and cogent messaging and displays, caught the attention of several distinguished visitors to the Indo- German Chamber of Commerce’s 62 nd Annual General Meeting on 20 September, 2018 at Hotel

When the children can’t get to school, bring the school to the children

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

Not long ago, early morning meant starting the long walk to the city for the child beggars of Jambunatha Bypass. As the name suggests, this is a small hamlet on the bypass road that joins Hospet city to the mining hills. It is inhabited for several decades by a group of nomadic tribal families who live by begging for food and money.

How Shruti and her Lambani friends brought colour back into their lives

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

In the Lambani community, to which Shruthi and her friends Tara Bai, Jothi Bai and Rupa belong most girls are married at 15 and mothers thrice over by the age of 18. If that feels like the start of a difficult life, their problems were multiplied by the denial of access to the forest due to mining, leading to a loss of food security.

Shiv Shankar Yadav’s journey from multi-awarded player to inspiring coach

August 20, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

With a father in Indian Railways and a mother who is a house wife, Shiv Shankar has 2 sisters and 4 brothers. Perhaps it is his many siblings that makes Shiv Shankar vocal about the issues facing children and youth, especially their ecological rights.

How brave Jarsini stopped corporal punishment in her school

August 20, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

Jarsini, a Standard 9 student in St. Jude’s Higher Secondary School in the coastal village of Pallam in Kanyakumari is a hero in our eyes. Jarsini and her friends had been facing verbal abuse from a newly appointed school principal for some months.

PANEL CALLS FOR “CLOSING THE CSR VISION GAP” AT TDH-DACHSER JOINT EVENT – By Satyajit Kar and Ruchika Jauhar

May 24, 2018June 13, 2018 tdhgermanyipadmin

May 17, 2018 witnessed a first of its kind event for tdh Germany – India Programme, hosted with the gracious support and participation of Dachser India Ltd. A panel discussion on CSR, titled CSR 2.0: Creating Exponential Returns for Corporations and Society, was held at Hotel Mirage, Mumbai.