New Store -Take a survey!

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Humanium Boutique has a fresh new look and offers you a range of fair trade and socially responsible products servicing the children of India. Participate in the evaluation of our store with our online survey. By purchasing from Humanium’s online store, you are supporting our humanitarian projects, because 100% of the sales finance projects that […]

Village child care center opening

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The child care center in the village of Azakusamudram in southeastern India has been entirely renovated thanks to Humanium’s support. Previously, the premises housing the child care center were dilapidated and hardly suitable to welcome children. Equipment was practically nonexistent, the children sat on the concrete floor, dishes were not washed, there was no water […]

Literacy Courses for Women

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More than 40 women have already benefited from adult literacy courses in the village of Annathur, in India. Women’s literacy is a serious issue in India, particularly in rural areas. 54% of women are illiterate, which means more than one in two women do not know how to read or write. Moreover, only two-thirds of […]

World Day Against Child Labour

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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 […]

Launch of the Children’s Rights Portal in English

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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 […]

Helping one another : An entire programme for a better life with the women in India.

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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 ? […]