News

On Wednesday 11 June 2025, to mark the International Day of Play, a wonderful synergy developed between four local NGOs committed to child protection in Kinshasa: PECS, EVAPEV, MHEED and CHERO, all of them ETM partners. Coming together with the children they support, they organised a festive day for them, full of laughter, creativity and sharing.

🎨 On the programme: a football match, arts and crafts, drawing, singing, dancing and many other fun and creative activities!

This day forms part of ETM’s psychosocial programme, using play as an essential tool for recovery, emotional expression and strengthening social bonds. Play is a fundamental right, but it is also a powerful means of development and resilience for children affected by violence and instability.

We are pleased to invite you to a warm and friendly gathering centred on the La Casa Oaxaqueña project, set up more than 30 years ago in southern Mexico to support the education of disadvantaged young people.

📍 Sunday 5 October 2025 at 11 am
📅 CBR Building – 185 Chaussée de la Hulpe, Watermael-Boitsfort 

🎟️ Free admission

Two young adults will share their journey: from their childhood in the project to their working lives today. Both benefited from sponsorship and now volunteer for other young people in their region.

🎤 On the programme: a presentation of the project, a Mexican buffet and a chance to get together!

A wonderful opportunity to discover an inspiring educational initiative that brings hope.

We are delighted to announce that in February this year the Directorate of Education of Burkina Faso issued an official certificate approving the opening of two newly built classrooms at the Bangrin secondary school.

ETM co-financed the construction of these classrooms, intended to accommodate displaced young people fleeing violence by armed groups in the north of the country. These facilities complement the school set up and expanded by our organisation over the past 10 years. With this certificate, the authorities fully recognise these two classrooms and undertake to ensure that teachers are present on site.

This recognition reflects our close collaboration with the State, both to respond to the humanitarian emergency in Burkina Faso and to align our work with national strategic plans, as a lever for development.

We warmly thank our financial partners, thanks to whom nearly 3,000 pupils now benefit from better learning conditions at the Bangrin secondary school.