Inspiring others

On this page you'll find loads of resources to help you inspire others to make a real difference to children's lives.

• Use cost examples
• Find out about our fantastic breakthroughs for children
• Get easy tips on how to make your posters and flyers look great using our brand guidelines
• Read case studies on the Speaking Out page
• Check out our powerful video clips

About us

You can read about the history of Save the Children in the About us section of the website.

You can find out more about our work by visiting the What we do pages of the website.

Information on individual country programmes can be found in the Where we are section.

Download the Introduction to Save the Children leaflet (PDF 2.27MB)
Download Have you got the time? – a booklet of volunteering opportunities (PDF 3.8MB)

Volunteer trips 2010

"We walked into the terminal building in Johannesburg to be greeted by a cacophony of vuvuzelas. For a moment - and probably affected by a sleepless 11 ½ hr flight -  we were rather overcome by the warmth of our welcome..." read the full story of this inspiring trip to Mozambique by John Roberts. (Word 62KB)

Cost examples (current)

Cost examples are a great way of inspiring people to give. We've put together some examples for you. Multiply or divide according to your needs. For example, £2.50 could buy a school child in Ethiopia a full set of books and pens for one term; £10 could buy supplies for four children. Our cost examples are arranged under the following issues:

Education
Health
Hunger
Protection
Emergencies

Education

• £2.50 could buy a school child in Ethiopia a full set of books and pens for one term 
• £10 could buy a table and chair for a student in Pakistan
• £20 could pay for a Bangladeshi teacher’s salary for one month 
• £30 could buy a bike so a child can travel the long distance to school more easily in China
• £200 could buy four desks to seat 8 school children in Angola.
• £1,500 could pay to build a block of latrines at a school in the DRC

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Health

• £1.50 could buy a disposable surgical mask in Zimbabwe
• £8 could buy mosquito nets for a mother and child in Pakistan
• £18 could pay for a water filter to provide families in Afghanistan with clean water
• £50 could provide a First Aid kit for a village clinic in China
• £67 could buy a latrine in Myanmar
• £96 can provide 100 baby thermometers to check for fever – a symptom of several killer diseases.
• £1,000 could provide 2,000 vitamin A pills for 1,000 children under 5 in Angola

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Hunger

• £1 could buy six eggs in South Africa
• £1.83 could provide a meal for a child at a children’s centre in Brazil
• £20 could provide a family in Mozambique with the seeds and tools needed to grow their own food for a season
• £1,500 could pay for a month’s food basket for 12 families in Somalia
• £2,500 could provide training of a mid wife

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Protection

• £1 could provide a vulnerable child in Vietnam with a story book
• £10 can provide winter clothing for a child in Pakistan
• £15 can buy a reunification kit with essential items (e.g. clothes, toothbrush, toothpaste) to be reunited with his/her family in Myanmar
• £90 can buy a wheelchair for a disabled child in China
• £300 could pay for a single day’s mentoring for 10 foster care professional in Bosnia
• £5,000 could construct a children's recreation centre; giving children affected by conflict a place to play, socialise, receive training and discuss issues that are important to them.

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Emergencies

• Just 80p can buy one day’s supply of a micronutrient peanut butter that helps keep malnourished children alive
• £3 can buy a mosquito net to keep a child safe from malaria
• £5.50 could buy 50 sachets of salts to rehydrate very weak children
• £7 can provide plastic sheeting which a family can use for temporary shelter 
• £500 could buy a tent to act as a safe play area for children

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Save the Children’s breakthroughs

Save the Children has achieved some amazing breakthrough’s for children, but not everyone is aware of them. Use these breakthroughs as a way of showing how we really do make a difference to children’s lives in the UK and worldwide.

• Five UK breakthroughs (PDF 54KB) 
• Inclusive education (PDF 51KB)
• Healthcare fees (PDF 51KB)
• Family tracing in emergencies (PDF 44KB)
• Predicting food crises (PDF 50KB)

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Brand resources

Save the Children works really hard to make sure the messages we give out to the public are clear, concise, and consistent. We want to make sure that we get across our important information about saving children's lives to the public, in a way that they will both understand, and empathise with.

That's why it's vital that as part of our team, you have access to our brand resources. It's also great for you to be able to jazz up posters and flyers with our colourful illustrations and playful fonts.

It can seem a bit daunting when faced with all the information on our brand website, but don't worry! We've got some helpful tips for you to get the best out of the brand, and to produce the best materials for your needs.

Go to our secure page, Resources, forms and policies to find out more.

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