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Mission to Nepal: "I was pleased to see the progress for the children," by Véronique Jenn-Treyer
"With the restrictions linked to the health crisis, it had been three years since I had been to Nepal. I finally had the chance to spend 10 days in the Kathmandu and Dhading regions at the beginning of April. Through this trip to Nepal, the encounters with the local people were...
Cambodians celebrate Khmer New Year from April 14 to 16
From April 14th to 16th, Cambodians celebrate the new year according to the Khmer calendar. An occasion to gather with family and friends. How do Cambodians organize these 3 days? What are the traditions? What are the origins of this celebration?
No to Exploitation and Trafficking in the Context of the War in Ukraine
Conflicts and wars, which force populations to flee their homes, only strengthen the networks of traffickers and increase the risks of exploitation of the most vulnerable, especially children and women. In the context of the war in...
Managing children's emotions
Your toddler is screaming, crying, stomping around...he is dealing with an overflow of emotions that his brain does not yet have the physical capacity to control. To better understand and facilitate the management of our children's emotions, let's take a look at the concept of the "cup of...
Testimonies of parents, children and teachers in Nepal
While visiting schools where we trained teachers and offered parenting sessions in the Dhading region at the end of February, Maya Verbist, Planète Enfants & Développement's Nepalese Director, collected some testimonies from parents, children...
Sakhan, a young retiree turned daycare director
Planète Enfants & Développement is preparing to open its first 4 crèches in villages of Kampong Speu and Kampong Cham in Cambodia at the end of April. We met Sakhan, recruited as an educator and director of the crèche in the village of Cham Bok. Sakhan, what is your...
Early Childhood Week: Véronique Jenn-Treyer answers our questions
On the occasion of the 9th edition of the Semaine de la petite enfance, Véronique Jenn-Treyer, Director of Planète Enfants & Développement, talks about the importance of caring for and awakening children from birth and the role of the association in this...
Portrait of Fabienne Tainturier, Head of Partnerships and CSR Projects
Can you introduce yourself in a few words? My name is Fabienne Tainturier and I have been working at Planète Enfants & Développement in Paris for 3 years. After 10 years spent as a Partnership Manager at Action Against Hunger, an emergency NGO, I had the opportunity to work on a new...
One of our social centers in Vietnam reopens
On March 18th, we organized with our partner HACRP an official event for the reopening of one of our social centers in Vietnam in the Thu Duc district of Ho Chi Minh City. After several months of closure due to the Covid-19, we have now reopened our...
House renovation in partnership with Tina Kieffer's association in Phnom Penh
Between June 2021 and February 2022, Planète Enfants & Développement and the association Toutes à l'école created by Tina Kieffer have established a partnership for the renovation of houses in Cambodia. We have renovated 36 houses where students of the Happy School live...
Sabine Balima, portrait of a maternal assistant who advances women's rights in Burkina Faso
Sabine Balima is the mother of little WendPanga. This Burkinabé woman had to stop school in the fifth grade. And yet, last year, she followed our training of nursery assistant and opened her crèche. On the occasion of the international day of the rights of the child, we have...
Chepang girls' boarding school: an opportunity to raise awareness about violence among the surrounding population
Nepal. A group of women meets every month in the new boarding school for young Chepang girls in Dhading, built by Planète Enfants & Développement. They exchange on social issues around violence because they want to change the way the society is...
Portrait of Buddi Shrestha, Director of Operations in Nepal
Buddi Kumar Shrestha has been working at Planète Enfants & Développement in Nepal for 8 years. He tells you about his journey, his daily life and his challenges.Buddi, tell us a little about yourself: I was born and raised in a small remote village near Pokhara, a small...
Building pre-schools in Cambodia: where do we stand?
After the construction of 10 standard communal kindergartens, we are continuing the work of the so-called "eco smart" schools, equipping them with teaching materials and training their teachers in the use of the new technologies.
Presidential elections: proposals for the general interest
On February 27, we celebrate the World NGO Day*: an opportunity to highlight the generosity and commitment of French people. It is also an opportunity to remind people that our organizations have a major role to play in the economic and social dynamics of the country and the world...
The journey of 3 childcare assistants in Burkina Faso
3 questions to Véronique Jenn-Treyer On a mission in Burkina Faso from January 22 to February 8, Véronique Jenn-Treyer, Director of Planète Enfants & Développement, went to meet the women we have trained to be childminders over the past 2 years.
Ministry of Women Convinced by Drop-In Centers in Burkina
Last March, Planète Enfants & Développement organized a mobile crib during a national event dedicated to women in Burkina Faso, at the initiative of the Ministry of Women, National Solidarity, Family and Humanitarian Action...
Event: videoconference February 10 on Early Childhood, in partnership with the World Bank
Planète Enfants & Développement in Cambodia, in partnership with the World Bank, is organizing a videoconference on Thursday, February 10th at 9am (3pm in Cambodia) to give a voice to Early Childhood actors, 2 months before the opening of the first day care centers...
Elected spokespersons in Phnom Penh's slums to carry the voice of residents
Our actions to improve the living conditions in the slums of Phnom Penh continue with the election and training of new spokespersons with the local authorities in the new areas where we intervene in the North of the Capital.
Participatory training for staff of new day care centers in Cambodia
Two months before the opening of the first 4 crèches in the provinces of Kampong Speu and Kampong Cham in Cambodia, Nolwenn Deschard, our Early Childhood expert, has just organized 15 days of intense training to prepare the staff of these crèches.
Mrs. Dung, alone with her children, with no income following Covid in Vietnam
A Covid emergency fund for poor families in Vietnam Julia Levivier, Vietnam Director of Planète Enfants & Développement, explains the financial crisis in which many families, like Mrs. Dung, are plunged after a very long confinement...
New outdoor playgrounds for children in Burkina Faso
In February, we are starting the construction of outdoor playgrounds in the Boassa neighborhood of Ougadougou, to offer the youngest children free and safe play areas where they can grow up having fun.
Portrait of Emilie Deschaseaux, Asia Finance Manager
For this new year, we present you a new face of the team. Emilie Deschaseaux, in charge of finance and accounting for our projects in Cambodia and Vietnam, answers our questions and tells us about her missions within Planète Enfants &...
Anita: "I learned how to make the classroom more interactive"
Last week, we told you about Subhadra, a kindergarten teacher who benefited from a training in Nepal, in the municipality of Gajuri. Now it's Anita's turn, a teacher for 4 years, to share her experience with us. She tells us...
Parenting in Nepal, explained by Buddi Shrestha
Last October, we presented the launch of the first parenting support sessions in Nepal. These sessions are still ongoing with parents in 28 schools in Kathmandu and Dhading. Buddi Shrestha, our Director of Education, has been...
Népal : Subhadra, a better-trained kindergarten teacher
Subhadra is one of the 45 women kindergarten teachers who have just benefited from a 4-day training session in the municipality of Gajuti in Nepal with our local partner association Seto Gurans. This session, which follows on from the...
Kindergarten of Hope in Nepal becomes public school
After 8 years of support to our partner Child Nepal, it is time to hand over: the Maternelle de l'Espoir, a school intended to protect and educate the children of women involved in prostitution networks in Kathmandu, becomes a school...
Sorya Chan, featured in AFD's Women Voices exhibition in Cambodia
Sorya Chan, Director of our Kidora crèche in Cambodia, is one of the 13 Cambodian women honored in the Women Voices exhibition by photographer Sereyrath Mech, organized by the French Development Agency (AFD) on the occasion of its...
Reading for children in Phnom Penh's slums with the Tuk Tuk library
A librarian from our partner association SIPAR went this week to meet the children and families we support in the slums of Phnom Penh, driving his Tuk Tuk. It was the first of a long series of tours...
The story of Sitara, a little Nepalese girl excluded by her disability
On October 28th, our team in Nepal visited Sitara and her family. Sitara is blind. When we first met her, she was not walking, she was malnourished and did not go to school. Today she is...
