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
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 Charity status withdrawn
1996: Danish Government withdraws funding from all 30 Tvind schools in Denmark
1996-7: UK Charity Commission investigates, then closes down Humana UK and two Tvind schools
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
analysis of Brazil property ‘money laundering’
Sept 2004: World Food Programme ceases cooperation with DAPP in Africa
2006: American Institute of Philanthropy gives Planet Aid an ‘F’ grade.
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’.
Jan 2008: Better Business Bureau in the USA delivers damning report on Planet Aid
Marcg 2008: Two Teachers Group members hunted by Russian authorities after collapse of Siberian timber ‘scam’
Jan 2009: Danish criminal court finds senior Tvind leader Poul Joergensen guilty of fraud and tax offences
March 2009: London School of Economics bans Planet Aid ‘books for Africa’ recycling scheme
Feb 2009: German government refuses to endorse Humana as a ‘serious’ development organisation
Last revised 26th May 2009
