TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)- SHORT TERM SERVICE CONTRACT CRMRS IEC MATERIALS

**TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)- SHORT TERM SERVICE CONTRACT CRMRS IEC MATERIALS**

**1. About Terre des hommes**

**Terre des hommes-Lausanne Foundation (Tdh)**is the leading Swiss-based international non- governmental organization working, since its creation in 1960, on the promotion and realization of children’s and youth’s rights.

For more than 60 years, Tdh has been working in difficult situations, in countries at war, regions devastated by natural disasters, and places where poverty and malnutrition force millions of children and their families to migrate elsewhere. It provides direct and indirect support to millions of children, their families and communities in around thirty countries every year.

In order to protect children and their future, Tdh is committed to fostering sustainable change to protect children’s rights and well-being. To make a difference, Tdh supports children in expressing their needs and interests and encourages them to participate actively in their communities to promote their empowerment, advocates for the rights of children worldwide and ensures their well-being and the effective implementation of their rights as defined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other human rights instruments, Tdh thereby focuses its efforts on protecting the lives of children in fragile contexts as well as in more stable environments.

**2. Context**

**Tdh and Child Rights and Business**

Tdh engages with the private sector to improve the lives of children, families, communities, and countries by working across the public and private sector divide to strengthen child protection and promote children’s rights in business operations and global supply chains. Tdh is committed to ensuring that companies not only avoid harming children in their supply chain but actively contribute to their rights and welfare. Tdh partners with businesses