Saving children’s lives
Over 9 million children die every year before their fifth birthday. But we know, together, it's possible to stop this injustice. We just have to act.
We want 10 million people to take action by 2010. Be one of them. Make sure the very poorest children aren't left to die.
- Buy a life-saving solution today
- Simple solutions like mosquito nets and jabs can keep a child alive. Show the world it's simple to save a life.
- Sign our petition
- Ask Prime Minister Gordon Brown to make saving children's lives his top priority. Delay is not an option. We must act today.
- Set up a direct debit
- Donations made by Direct Debit form a reliable source of income to fund long-term projects.
- Read the facts
- Discover the shocking truth about the millions of children who die every year.
We're outraged that millions of children still die every year
And we believe that we'll only reach Millennium Development Goal 4 - to cut child deaths by two thirds by 2015 - if we help these children today.
It's simple to save a child's life; we just have to act. Watch a short, powerful video from Kadiatu, a mother in Sierra Leone, who talks honestly about the harsh conditions facing mothers and babies every day.
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- Tuesday 14 July 2009 Response to Conservative Party's aid policy
- Yesterday's speech by David Cameron at Save the Children headquarters indicates an important commitment to international development
- Monday 6 July 2009 Celebrities urge world leaders to stop millions of children dying
- Celebrities including KT Tunstall, Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and Franz Ferdinand front-man Alex Kapranos are calling on G8 leaders meeting in Italy this week to stop millions of children dying from preventable diseases.
- Thursday 2 April 2009 G20 summit is ‘ray of hope’ for world’s poorest children
- Save the Children says the G20 summit offered ‘a ray of hope’ for the world’s poorest children — but warns that pledges in a communiqué mean little unless they are followed by action.
- Friday 13 February 2009 Save the Children study on newborns awarded Lancet Paper of the Year
- An article presenting the dramatic results of a Save the Children study on newborns in Bangladesh received The Lancet Paper of the Year award after receiving almost 22,000 votes online by readers.
