At Save the Children, we’re proud that our founder, Eglantyne Jebb, was the first person to articulate that children are people, not the possessions of adults, and therefore deserve to have their own fundamental rights. She shared her ground-breaking vision with the world when she drafted the historic Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1924 and invited the Assembly of the League of Nations to be “guided by its principles in the work of child welfare”.
Our work is still guided by children’s rights today.
Over the past century, we’ve been standing up for children’s rights, supporting children to be healthy, learn and thrive, calling for their protection in times of conflict or natural disasters, and supporting families to be resilient in the face of economic shocks and the climate crisis.
With your support, and by forging strong partnerships, we have grown from our roots as a humanitarian aid organisation to become an influential and powerful ally for children worldwide, supporting them to raise their voices, make demands of their leaders, and campaign for their rights to achieve lasting, positive change.
We’ve been helping children realise their rights for 100 years, and we will not stop until children’s rights are respected, supported, and protected worldwide.
