Knit One, Save One
*THE KNIT ONE SAVE ONE CAMPAIGN HAS NOW FINISHED*
PLEASE DON'T SEND IN ANY MORE HATS!
Knit One, Save One message album
We made this book of some of our favourite letters, images and moments from the knitting campaign.
See what knitters think the Prime Minister should be doing to save the 9.2 million children who still die each year before the age of 5.
A source at 10 Downing Street told us that Gordon Brown has read the book and even used one of the letters in a speech he gave to Labour Women on 27 November! You can find the letter he read out on the back page.
Thank you
Thank you so much for being part of a wonderful campaign. You've helped babies around the world get through their first few months of life. It really doesn't take much to make a massive difference. Our wishlist is another way you can help vulnerable children all over the world.
The Knit One, Save One photo story:
There are loads of other things you can do to help us save children's lives. Find out how.
After a fantastically woolly seven months, the Knit One, Save One campaign has now come to an end. Please do not knit any more for the campaign and do pass on the message to friends and family that the appeal has now ended.
Since Paul O’Grady launched Knit One, Save One on his show back in April, the response has been truly overwhelming, with people from all over the UK taking part. We wanted to share some of the successes with you:
- We have received over 550,000 hats — that’s over half a million vulnerable babies who now have a better chance of survival. Check out pictures of babies in hats in our monthly updates.
- People have written over 50,000 heartfelt messages to Gordon Brown asking him to do more to save children’s lives. These will be delivered to him in November. Read a selected few in our hat gallery.
- More than 50 MPs have been involved and many have held Knit One, Save One events in their own constituencies.
- As well as a wealth of local press, the campaign has also appeared on The Paul O’Grady Show, in The Sun and in Women’s Weekly magazine. It was a great way to let loads of people know about the work we do.
Dr Dorjee, who works for Save the Children in Tibet, said “We rarely put hats on babies. This … has been like that for generations and is responsible for many preventable child deaths. I believe the hats will save many lives.”
Read the government's response to the campaign. The Department for International Development published this in response to your messages.
We never like to update you on the campaign without giving you some visual treats, so here are a few photos to sum up the last seven months of needle-clacking madness:
Save the Children staff and volunteers joyously hand in 40,000 messages to 10 Downing Street. Don't worry, no hats were harmed in the making of this photo. They've all been washed and will be sent to babies around the world. Every hat makes a big difference.
Volunteers have been tirelessly sorting and sending the hats.
People of all ages have knitted hats in every possible colour.
MPs have been involved in the campaign across the country. They've knitted and organised knitters, adding their voices to the campaign.
Mothers all over Africa and Asia have been delighted to receive the woolly lifesavers from UK knitters.
Save the Children health workers all over the world put the hats on newborn babies’ heads.
So what next you may ask? Now you’ve seen what an impact a simple hat and message can have, we hope you feel inspired to take part in more Save the Children campaigns.
As you know, campaigning really can make a huge difference to children’s lives. Luckily, your next opportunity to help children around the world has already arrived!
Take action and make your voice heard buy taking some of our campaign actions. Make sure you also join our campaign network so we can keep you up-to-date on our work.
Harriet Harman MP, Leader of the House of Commons, said “People don’t always realise what enormous impact an individual just doing an email, writing a letter or sending one of those post cards… it makes a huge difference. The big changes that save lives, they are not invented by civil servants in Whitehall. They’re in peoples' concerns, their motivations and their campaigning. And that is what makes a difference and brings about change.”
So please campaign with us and help to create a better world for children. Remember, your voice counts.
Thank you campaigners!
