Women in Partnerships

Israa has been managing Arsenal and Save the Children’s Coaching for Life programme in Jordan since it launched in 2018 – supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of Syrian refugee children living in Za’atari Refugee Camp. 

The programme supports girls and boys equally and has trained female football coaches to deliver the girls’ coaching sessions – teaching them about their rights and empowering them to build a better future. Israa has been instrumental in helping to destigmatise female participation in sports within the camp, which are traditionally perceived to be reserved for men. 

We have seen real success in engaging girls in Coaching for Life, with girl’s participation more than doubling since the programme began.

Fadia is one of many Community Health Workers working to provide health and nutrition services to children in remote villages in Yemen, who otherwise would have no access to healthcare at all.   

Yemen’s health system is struggling after years of intense war and Covid-19 has created many further challenges.  Funded by our partnership with GSK, the programme in Yemen is focused on maintaining access to life-saving healthcare, providing education and awareness, and training and protecting vital health workers like Fadia.

Bestselling author Michelle Robinson wanted to help small children navigate the complex emotions caused by the 2020 lockdown whilst at the same time raising vital funds for Save the Children.

Inspired by the rainbows that children across the world were creating and displaying in their windows, The World Made a Rainbow is a beautiful story with a hopeful message of staying connected to the people we love. 

For every book sold, a proportion of the proceeds will be donated to Save the Children to help children in the UK and around the world to build a better future. Robinson’s story is brought to life through beautiful illustrations by new talent Emily Hamilton., and this impressive female duo has already raised over £25,000 for Save the Children through the sales of their wonderful book and their story has recently been animated by Bloomsbury Publishing, and narrated by David Tennant.

Rebecca educates children and families about preventing the spread of Covid-19 through good hand hygiene. She distributes soap to households and carries out hand-washing demonstrations to educate the community. 

Thanks to our partnership with the Hygiene Behaviour Change Coalition (HBCC), funded by Unilever and the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Rebecca - along with other Save the Children staff around the world - has reached more than 221 million people across nine countries with messages on Covid-19 prevention and hygiene.

Marinette is a peer educator for Save the Children in her community. She teaches young people about the issues that affect their lives, from marriage and early pregnancy to health and hygiene. 

She also works with parents to help them better care for their children. Marinette’s work is possible thanks to our Vanilla for Change programme which we developed with Unilever, Symrise and GIZ - supporting some of Madagascar’s most vulnerable families, while building a sustainable supply of vanilla for the future.

Astrid Lindgren is best known as the author for Pippi Longstocking – ‘the world’s strongest girl’.  As well as creating an inspirational role model in Pippi, Astrid Lindgren was a life-long campaigner for children’s rights, and in the 1970s she worked with Save the Children to successfully change Swedish law on corporal punishment and advocated for children’s voices to be heard. 

To continue the legacy of this collaboration and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of Pippi Longstocking, The Astrid Lindgren Company has partnered with Save the Children to support girls on the move.  To raise additional funds, proceeds from the sale of the Pippi Longstocking series via Bookshop.org will be donated to Save the Children, to continue Astrid Lindgren’s legacy to fight for children’s rights.

Cathryn supports vulnerable parents in the UK to access support groups and become more confident with parenting. She works with children who have additional learning needs and most recently has supported families who have been hardest hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. 

With more children living in poverty, going hungry and unable to learn, our Emergency Grants Programme, funded by partners including Bvlgari, provides families with essentials such as food vouchers, toys, learning packs and household goods such as tables and chairs.

Stefania manages our partnership with Rossano Ferretti which supports our commitment to empowering girls around the world, giving all children the chance to be who they want to be, no matter where they’re growing up. 

We rely on partners like Rossano Ferretti to raise vital funds and awareness for our much-needed work to protect, inspire and empower girls and children around the world.

In December 2020 our UK Women’s Network was launched, with Founding Members including Save the Children Ambassadors Natasha Kaplinsky and DJ Cuppy, to give women the opportunity to leverage their voices, talents and resources to collectively create large-scale transformational impact for women and girls. 

Members contribute financially to the new Women’s Network Girls’ Fund, which supports programming and advocacy with a key focus on girls’ empowerment and gender equality, through both long-term investments and immediate interventions.