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
Simple solutions like mosquito nets and jabs can keep a child alive. Show the world it's simple to save a life.
Ask Gordon to act
Ask Prime Minister Gordon Brown to make saving children's lives his top priority. Delay is not an option. We must act today.
Become a regular giver
Donations made by Direct Debit form a reliable source of income to fund long-term projects.
Learn 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.
Related news
- 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.
- Tuesday 10 February 2009 Save the Children report ‘Happy Unbirthday’ messages to No. 10 on behalf of children around the world
- Together with our Youth Ambassador, Libby Rees, we’ll be handing in over 14,000 5th birthday cards to No. 10 today.
- Wednesday 10 December 2008 Countries struggling to slow increase in child hunger
- Hunger is now the biggest threat to child development across the world, with global progress on eradicating malnutrition slowing, stalling, or sliding into reverse in some countries.
- Tuesday 4 November 2008 Blue Peter puts food back on the menu with its biggest ever appeal: Mission Nutrition
- As world food prices sky-rocket, malnutrition reigns large, and the credit crunch sees poverty take its toll; Blue Peter will tomorrow launch Mission Nutrition to help children around the world eat and grow better food.
