What is Save the Children? Save the Children is an international non-profit founded by Eglantyne Jebb, over 100 years ago. We are active in over 100 countries and were the world’s first international ...

ANTANANARIVO (JANUARY 11, 2025) – Families and children in northern Madagascar are bracing for a deadly tropical storm, with fears of massive gusts of winds, violent storms and flooding, which have ...

GOMA (January 27, 2025) – Children caught in heavy fighting in the town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be protected, with Save the Children concerned for their safety ...

GAZA (Jan. 18, 2025) — Getting food, water, and medical supplies to children in Gaza will be priorities for Save the Children once the pause in hostilities comes into effect on Sunday, with ...

LONDON/GENEVA, (December 23, 2024) – Three child-killer diseases – dengue, cholera, and mpox - witnessed major resurgences in 2024, fuelled partly by climate crises and conflict, with these illnesses ...

ADDIS ABABA, (December 19, 2024) – New low-cost tools that measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia in an initiative to help tackle the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, according to the peace deal ending Africa's longest-running civil war. Independence, however, has not brought conflict and its consequences to an ...

In a region marked by profound inequality, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the rights of millions of children across Latin America and the Caribbean. The region was already facing various crises, ...

Eglantyne Jebb – the woman who founded Save the Children over 100 years ago in 1919 – was one of the world’s most influential champions of children’s rights. It began when Jebb saw something she knew ...

If you have access to the internet at home, here is a list of fun, free educational websites for kids as well as phone and tablet apps to help keep kids learning at home. Most study websites include ...

It’s hard for a child to succeed in Mozambique. The country has no national early childhood development curriculum or strategy. Many children are not in school due to a lack of facilities and ...