Our programs are embedded in technology and other decision-making tools to amplify impact.

BECOME

The BECOME tool is a multidimensional exploration method for survivors of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Its objective is to identify positive potentials and barriers impacting these individuals through the story completion task. It gathers input from key informants, uses a behaviour check list for observable behaviours, explores the child's own reality perception, and elicits projections of their aspirations, anxieties, coping styles, and support systems. By combining these perspectives, the tool provides comprehensive insights into the well-being of the child survivors, facilitating targeted support and interventions.

EMPOWERPLUS

'EmpowerPlus' is an internet-based application aimed at facilitating easy access of information for referral mapping on child protection issues and climate change. It is a multi-lingual mobile application available for offline use, which includes resource mapping that enables the service providers (such as ANMs and AASHA) to identify resources and services (child protection, health, legal, education, vocational and more) available at different levels (village, block, district, and state), and has training resources (videos and upcoming trainings) for frontline workers. The app also links vulnerable populations like children and women, including those at-risk of or victims of trafficking, with various services, rights and entitlements, accessible from any corner of West Bengal and Jharkhand through an easy, map-enabled window. The application was conceptualized and developed as part of a partnership between Terre des hommes and Praxis - Institute for Participatory Practices in 2018-19.

WASH FIT

The Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) provides a framework for facilities to monitor and improve WASH services where resources are limited. It helps facility managers and staff to ensure their facility is clean, safe for patients and staff and supports the dignity of all users.

The WHO (2015) Operational framework for building climate resilient health systems provides guidance on how the health sector and its operational basis in health systems can systematically and effectively address the challenges presented by climate variability and change. The WASH FIT methodology also considers elements of this framework, including indicators that can be systematically monitored and improved to strengthen adaptation and resilience. WASH FIT is a facility-led risk-based approach which focuses on implementing incremental improvements over time as part of broader efforts to safety and quality of care. When a climate-lens is applied to WASH FIT, risk assessments can identify triggers and provide warning signs to facility management teams to help them to develop mitigation measures for future climate-related events.

eIMNCI

To enhance newborns' and children's access to quality primary healthcare, WHO and UNICEF developed the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. It aims to boost health worker skills, improve the health system, and promote family and community practices. IMCI focuses on preventing and managing common childhood illnesses, including in newborns, and fostering children's healthy growth.

India adopted IMCI as Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI), covering children under 5 across homes, communities, and facilities. Building upon this framework, Terre des hommes (Tdh) developed the Integrated e-Diagnostic Approach (IeDA), leveraging digital tools to promote adherence to the IMNCI protocol.

IeDA contextualized as e-IMNCI, was launched in Jharkhand, India, in August 2020, by Tdh India. The project trained 475 healthcare workers (HCWs) and is used in 305 healthcare facilities (HCFs) in Ranchi district. Tdh tailored IeDA for Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), Community Health Officers (CHOs), and Medical Officers (MOs) to align with national IMNCI guidelines.

IeDA comprises three modules: eIMNCI for HCWs to classify and treat children under 5, Supportive Supervision for monitoring HCW performance and healthcare facility operations by Project Management and National Health Mission (NHM) teams, and Help Desk for user support.

MATRI SAKHI

It is an android based digital communication tool consisting of key messages on maternal and child health care and successfully implemented in perinatal health project in Sundarbans. Women group members are usually trained on how to use this android-based application, which works as a support tool while these groups conduct community level meetings on perinatal health. With this app, the women groups can strengthen the referral of high-risk pregnant women in the community in coordination with frontline health care workers.

ROBOMITRA

RoboMitra is an android based multilingual application with an AI backed virtual chat assistant that has been co-created with children and young people. The application provides safety information to children, helping them prevent the risk of child sexual abuse and seek support if an incident occurs, all the while maintaining their anonymity. The application creates a safe space for disclosure. Additionally, the chatbot in RoboMitra supports the mental well-being of adolescents, providing healing and support. It also facilitates the sharing of details about mental health specialists or therapists, allowing children to access specialized mental health support services. RoboMitra further assists adolescents in tracking their menstrual cycle and dispels myths and misconceptions, promoting improved menstrual hygiene.

KAYAKALP

In 2015, the Government of India initiated the 'Kayakalp' program to enhance cleanliness, hygiene, and infection prevention in public healthcare facilities. This program incentivizes and acknowledges facilities that excel in adhering to cleanliness and infection control protocols. Its core pillars include facility maintenance, sanitation, hygiene promotion, waste management, and infection control. A Kayakalp committee oversees infection prevention and control (IPC) at the healthcare facility (HCF) level. Recognizing gaps in Kayakalp's assessment criteria, particularly regarding water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), Terre des hommes (Tdh) collaborated with public health experts to develop a comprehensive guidebook on WASH indicators. Through consultations and field testing, the guidebook was refined and shared in workshops involving district and block health officials. The finalized guidebook was disseminated, with 45 officials attending a workshop and instructing HCFs to utilize it for improving WASH facilities. Tdh further oriented Kayakalp committee members on the guidebook, facilitating WASH facility assessments. Presently, 50 HCFs in South 24 Parganas district are utilizing the guidebook for WASH facility assessments, showcasing the project's impact in resource-constrained areas.

Sports for Protection (S4P)

The Sport for Protection Toolkit: Programming with Young People in Forced Displacement Settings was a multi-agency collaboration in 2018 between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Terre des hommes organisation (Tdh). This toolkit represents the next step in an ongoing collaboration that aims to better understand the role that sport can play in the protection and well-being of refugee and internally displaced young people. It builds on more than 20 years of work between UNHCR and the International Olympic Committee to bring sport to some of the world’s most disadvantaged young people. Sport for Protection’ builds on the unique ability of sport to engage young people actively and meaningfully. Although there are many protection outcomes that Sport for Protection could aim to achieve, this toolkit focuses on three key protection outcomes namely (i) Social Inclusion, (ii) Social Cohesion, (iii) Psychosocial Wellbeing.

While designed for use in forced displacement settings, the toolkit can also be used in other humanitarian contexts such as natural disaster settings. It is hoped that, as young people from different backgrounds experience growth and change through Sport for Protection programming, their peers, families, and the broader community will feel the ripple effects.