East Africa – Locust swarm
Menacing dark clouds brooding over bare fields – this is how you can imagine countryside ravaged by locusts in East Africa. TERRA TECH aids with funding of 15 000 Euros for seeds and emergency nutrition.
Sierra Leone – Women’s rights
Serious gender inequalities are prevalent in Sierra Leone. They suppress women in society, politics and work. Just under 10% of women have completed their secondary or higher education.
Nepal - Mother-Child-Health
Severe childbirth injuries are rarely experienced in the western industrialized countries. If they happen they usually are treated in professional manners. In comparison, the situation in Nepal and other countries of the Global South is quite different.
India - street children of Mumbai
Our local partner All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) has been committed to helping the people in slums of Mumbai for years. The ones who need especially need care are the street children. Them, along with their families are marginalized. One of them is Ashaya. She tells us about her life.
Iraq - Refugee aid
Above all, the civilian population suffers from the war in Syria as well as the once again flared up conflict in Iraq. A large number of people was forced to leave homes and houses. Many of the refugees went to the Kurdistan Region – let alone the city of Kirkuk received 750.000 people.
Mexico - Vegetable gardens for Pepenadores
In 2014 over 2.5 million inhabitants of the Mexican state of Oaxaca were living below the poverty line. Most of those people are living in slums, which are endlessly growing right on the doorstep of big cities. Often they are located close to huge waste disposal sites. Amongst the most severe problems within these areas are the lack of access to education, basic infrastructure, proper health care and food.
Kenya - training center
Weather phenomena El Niño and La Niña disrupt normal weather patterns, which combined with strong seasonal rains result in demolished homes and destroyed crops during the wet season and long drought during the dry season. The impact on the life of the population, which relies heavily on agriculture, is significant. TERRA TECH is committed to improving the situation.
Nepal - Ear hospital
Within the western industrialized countries an ear infection is treated easily and effectively and mostly is not worth talking about it. For the people living in the Global South an infection like this might result in serious consequences – not only for their health but also on their role in their social environment. Let aside the fact that these infections are painful, they can lead to life-long deafness as well.
