CHILD POVERTY

Save the Children’s Child Poverty (Humanitarian) program focuses on both life-saving responses in the aftermath of a disaster, as well as reducing the risk of disasters and managing the effects of hazards and climate change for vulnerable communities through livelihoods activities.

The immediate humanitarian relief and recovery programs aim to help affected children and their families cope in the aftermath of a disaster. This includes providing food, cash, non food items, safe spaces for children to play, essential household and hygiene items, clean and safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

In Zimbabwe, Save the Children helps to support the Department of Civil Protection’s relief efforts so as to save lives. Save the Children also helps vulnerable communities prepare for the possibility of a disaster, thereby reducing the negative impact of a disaster on their lives. In particular, Save the Children educates teachers and children about disaster risk reduction.