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2006 report exposes Tvind’s northern California operations

Nov 7, 2018

A hard-hitting 2006 investigation by San Francisco’s CBS 5 News exposes ‘Gaia Movement USA’, a used clothing collector then active in the Bay Area, and a related ‘volunteer training school’ called Campus California.

Aid Workers at Tvind-linked DAPP Malawi sue for back pay

Aug 22, 2017

“[Americans] should know the Teachers Group has used [U.S. taxpayers’] money in a way that was not the intended purpose, where … they want to help poor farmers, they want to help Africans. It’s not like that. They’re helping somebody who is in Mexico building mansions.”

Does the TG make money from its projects abroad?

Aug 30, 2015

Hundreds of foreign aid schemes in Africa, India and other parts of the developing world are actually run by the Teachers Group.

These projects attract millions of dollars in funding from business, international corporations, governments, charities, wealthy individuals and public donations.

Fact file: Humana People-to-People

Aug 29, 2015

Humana People-to-People (HPP) is a ‘development charity’ founded in the 1970s by Amdi Petersen and the original members of the Tvind Teachers Group. It collects used clothing — ‘for foreign aid and environment projects’ — using volunteers recruited through Tvind... read more

News: Two new African countries join the ’empire’

Aug 28, 2015

The Tvind Teachers Group ’empire’ has grown even bigger with the addition of two new countries in Africa. Humana People to People (HPP) is now firmly established in…

Opinion: The volunteering business

Aug 24, 2015

The Teachers Group attracts volunteers from across the world to work on foreign development projects.

What many fail to understand is that they will have to ‘train’ with the Teachers Group first.

Chelsea’s story: IICD Michigan was ‘disorganised and poorly run’

Sep 24, 2013

“I am currently a volunteer at IICD Michigan [since renamed One World Center]. I’m leaving tomorrow though for many reasons. [August 2009]

Volunteering for Humana – who wins?

Mar 24, 2013

How the Tvind Teachers Group Exploits Developing CountriesThe Tvind Teachers Group, which describes itself as ‘humanitarian’ and controls many apparent charities, has spent 30 years building up a large and immensely profitable shadow business in developing countries... read more

Valentina’s story: the CICD in Hull ‘the worst experience’

Aug 28, 2009

Well, I just came back from the CICD in Hull with the worst experience feedback of my life. I totally confirm all of the facts that you wrote about …

James: I wasted 4 months at Tvind ‘hellhole’

Aug 28, 2002

2002: ‘I am writing to you to detail my experiences as a Tvind survivor. This is for two main reasons; firstly and foremostly to try to warn others of the Tvind / Humana….

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1 month ago

THE GOOD FIGHT, WON. Or likely soon. After 4½ years of battling a multimillion-dollar libel lawsuit brought against Reveal News by the nonprofit used clothing reseller and U.S. federal grant recipient, Planet Aid, a federal judge last week dismissed the entire case with prejudice. The lawsuit was filed in August 2016 after Reveal News published several stories linking Planet Aid to an alleged cult called the Tvind Teachers Group, and posed questions over the nonprofit’s spending.Planet Aid does have 30 days (from March 23) to appeal to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. But we hope the corporate bully has learned its lesson that, try as they might to silence legitimate criticism, the First Amendment will in the end prevail.Congratulations to Reveal News for weathering and surviving this brutal and costly attack on journalism and free speech. ... See MoreSee Less

Planet Aid lawsuit against Reveal dismissed by judge | Reveal

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Tvind Alert

3 months ago

FOLLOW THE MONEY. Danish investigative journalist Ronja Pilgaard digs into the finances of Tvind's “international aid organisation,” Humana People-to-People. She finds that of the millions made from the sale of second-hand clothing across Europe, only 13% of that money goes to charity. We at TvindAlert doubt even that low percentage is spent on good causes. ... See MoreSee Less

They say that their second-hand clothing shops fund development projects, but 87% of that revenue stays in Europe | Danwatch

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8 months ago

SHOPPING WITH AMDI. Finally, our summary of BT’s article series on Tvind, from last month, which began with new video footage of Amdi Petersen and two top aides shopping at a Costco supermarket in Ensenada, on Mexico’s Baja coast.Sorry to have taken so long with this. But the translation of seven of BT’s nine articles took a few weeks. Then came the task of boiling down and summarising. Then we contributed many further details for a more complete perspective. We were also waiting to see whether we could get a copy of an internal Tvind ‘vision statement’ document that BT obtained and reported precious little about. So far, no luck. ... See MoreSee Less

Tvind’s fugitive kingpin filmed while shopping in Mexico - Tvind Alert

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New video of fugitive Tvind leader, Amdi Petersen, and 2 of his aides shopp...

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Tvind Alert

10 months ago

BY THOR’S HAMMER, WHAT A SAVINGS. This week, the Danish newspaper B.T. published a story with video footage of alleged cult kingpin, Mogens Amdi Petersen, and two high-ranking aides shopping at a Costco in Ensenada, Mexico. The video was shot by Thomas Vann Altheimer in October 2019.Petersen is founder and leader of the Tvind Teachers Group, and for the past 14 years he and four of his top aides have been wanted by the judicial authority of their native Denmark for serious financial crimes. Since August 2013, the five have been listed on the Interpol website's 'Red Notices' database for wanted persons. The two women shown with ‘Amdi’ are Ruth Sejerø-Olsen and Marlene Gunst, who — since 1992 and as far as we know, still — form the cult's 2nd-level management, 'TG Finance', directly below Amdi and his girlfriend, Kirsten Larsen.Amdi, Gunst, and Larsen are three of the five TG leaders who are Interpol-listed fugitives.Ensenada is a 145 km/90 mile drive south of San Diego. Tvind's high-security, luxurious headquarters, 'TG Pacifico', lies 72 km/45 miles further south on the Baja coast. Amdi and several senior TG members are known to have been living there at least part-time for several years.B.T. has also posted several follow-up stories this week, and we’re now working on a summary article in English. For the time being, non-Danes can at least watch the video! ... See MoreSee Less

Se videoen: Her er Mogens Amdi Petersen

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Tvind Alert

1 years ago

THE GOOD FIGHT. After three years, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting finally speaks out: “Planet Aid’s actions in its lawsuit against Reveal are a manifest example of what deep-pocketed interests can do to a news organization even when the facts are on the journalists’ side.”Reveal is to be commended for standing up to corporate bully Planet Aid, which is Tvind’s largest used clothing collector in the United States. Clearly, Planet Aid’s frivolous libel lawsuit is a desperate attempt to use litigation to silence the legitimate criticisms in Reveal’s excellent reporting.Reveal isn’t alone. In the past, TvindAlert’s editors, too, have endured libel lawsuits brought against them by different Tvind companies. But Tvind lost all of those cases. We hope Reveal will soon have the same outcome. ... See MoreSee Less

Reveal has been fighting a lawsuit for three years. Now we’re speaking up about it

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Volunteers abroad

2006 report exposes Tvind’s northern California operations

Aid Workers at Tvind-linked DAPP Malawi sue for back pay

Does the TG make money from its projects abroad?

Fact file: Humana People-to-People

News: Two new African countries join the ’empire’

Opinion: The volunteering business

Chelsea’s story: IICD Michigan was ‘disorganised and poorly run’

Volunteering for Humana – who wins?

Valentina’s story: the CICD in Hull ‘the worst experience’

James: I wasted 4 months at Tvind ‘hellhole’

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