One in eight of Ethiopia’s children die before their fifth birthday. What’s even more shocking is that most of these deaths are preventable. Children’s lives could easily be saved by simple, low cost solutions. Ethiopia’s recent progress in...
In 2009, 8 million children died before they reached the age of 5. It doesn’t have to be this way. Health workers, properly supported and equipped, can prevent most child deaths. The world is short of more than 3.5 million health workers....
These case studies demonstrate the impact Save the Children activities and programmes have had in protecting children from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. The case studies specifically highlight the areas of focus of the Child...
Save the Children believes that budget support remains an important aid modality, if the conditions to use it well exist. This paper outlines the following five “red lines” necessary for budget support to play a valuable role as an aid modality: 1...
In 2009, Save the Children embarked on the global campaign EVERY ONE to prevent the unnecessary deaths of children under 5 and to play a part in achieving Millennium Development Goal 4, which aims to reduce the under 5 mortality rate by two thirds...
The October 2011 edition of IMPACT focuses on Save the Children’s Child Protection work in Africa. This issue is particularly timely as the world marks the Universal Children’s Day on November 20, 2011, an annual event to reflect on...
Two million children die each year in India before they reach they fifth birthday, more than any other country in the world. Half of these deaths occur in the very first month of life. What’s even more shocking is that most of these deaths are...
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Since the early 90s, as a result of conflict over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), over 300,000 ethnic Armenians fled Azerbaijan to make up the largest group of refugees in Armenia. Additionally, since the end of 2004, Armenia has...
This brochure explains Save the Children’s child participation work. By sharing examples of promising practices, Save the Children demonstrates how its Theory of Change is applied in support of meaningful children’s participation within each...
The devastating January 2001 earthquake — a 7-magnitude shock that left more than 200,000 people dead and 3 million people in desperate need — has exacted a heavy toll on Haiti’s children. Nearly one year later, the children of Haiti are still...