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An investigation into Humana People-to-People. the Teachers Group and the international Tvind movement.


BLACKLISTED

A chronoligal list of the major instances where Tvind-Humana has been critically reviewed, or where official action has been taken.

If you know of any official action to add to this list, local or national, please tell us

 


1985: US State of Virginia revokes license of International School Aka Pecha following court hearing into standards

more information available on request

 


1986: European Community withdraws funding of Humana after critical report

reference in Guardian newspaper

European Community Report (brief extract) available on request

 


Dec 1990: Swedish government halts grants to UFF after Valdelin report suggests fraud

more information

 


1993: Belgian official charity registry advises Brussels communes not to install Humana clothes boxes

reference in Guardian newspaper

 


Dec 1995: French National Assembly places Humana-Tvind on a list of cults. Charity status withdrawn

more information

direct link to French report

 


1996: Danish Government withdraws funding from all 30 Tvind schools in Denmark

more information

 


1996-7: UK Charity Commission investigates, then closes down Humana UK and two Tvind schools

more information

Charity Commission statement

 


April 2001: Danish police mount dawn raid on Tvind offices and schools and start legal action for fraud and tax crime

report from Jylland Posten newspaper

picture of raid

analysis of Brazil property 'money laundering'

 


Sept 2004: World Food Programme ceases cooperation with DAPP in Africa

more information

 


2006: American Institute of Philanthropy gives Planet Aid an 'F' grade.

More information

 


2006-2008: Brazilian timber company Rima Industries S/A takes Teachers Group to High Court in Brazil and reports it to Interpol over $6m timber 'fraud'.

more information

 


Jan 2008: Better Business Bureau in the USA delivers damning report on Planet Aid

more information

Better Business Bureau report

 


Marcg 2008: Two Teachers Group members hunted by Russian authorities after collapse of Siberian timber 'scam'

more information

 


Jan 2009: Danish criminal court finds senior Tvind leader Poul Joergensen guilty of fraud and tax offences

more information

 


March 2009: London School of Economics bans Planet Aid 'books for Africa' recycling scheme

more information

 


Feb 2009: German government refuses to endorse Humana as a 'serious' development organisation

more information

 


Last revised 26th May 2009