To protect the rights of children in developing countries, without racial, religious, political, cultural or gender-based discrimination: this is the mission of Terre des hommes Italy, a nongovernmental organisation based in Milan and member of the International Terre des hommes Federation.
Terre des hommes Italy assists directly almost 2,2 million people, mostly children, with 130 projects in 21 countries. The Federation is present in 67 nations and runs 816 projects, benefitting directly over 6.6 million people.
Terre des hommes Italia (TDH Italy) was founded in 1989 in Milan (Italy), by a group of prominent entrepreneurs and lawyers sensitive to Human Rights, as a non-profit organisation. TDH Italy is part of the Terre des hommes International Federation, with headquarters in Geneva and Brussels, which is currently run by the Italian Presidency.
Over the years, TDH Italy has grown at the organisational and financial level until the final consolidation on June 2nd, 1994, as a Foundation, allowed to operate as a non-profit non-governmental organisation (ONLUS), according to the current Italian Law (Notary Deed 80516/11907, Court of Milan).
The leading Italian scientist an Nobel laureate Prof. Rita Levi Montalcini is Honorary President of Terre des hommes Italia Foundation.
