We previously published the results of the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge, showing that our performance, while not neglible, fell short of what was expected. In this blog we dig into what went right, and what went wrong. 

Access to education is a fundamental human right, yet millions of girls and women continue to experience gender inequality which prevents them from receiving the same opportunities as boys and men. This article explores the causes and consequences of gender inequality in education and discusses strategies to achieve gender equality in learning environments.

Save the Children and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are working together to understand public attitudes to child poverty in Scotland. Our project, Changing the Story, is using survey-based and qualitative research to generate new evidence about what the public think. We will use this evidence to build support for action to end child poverty in Scotland.

At the centre of Changing the Story, a group of parents and carers with lived experience of poverty are helping to inform and make…

Setting intentions for the year ahead can remind us of what’s truly important. But did you know you can achieve your goals and help children at the same time? Here's our six ways to make change in 2026.

An eight-month-old baby dies from hypothermia. Aid trucks blocked. Why Gaza needs a new independent humanitarian system outside Israeli control to save children's lives.

In a challenging political and economic climate, Save the Children teams in UK, Australia, Germany, Geneva, Norway, USA and the EU fought to make children's health a global priority last year. Learn about our global health advocacy wins in 2025 and how we plan to build on this in 2026. 

Learn how the UK Government can help Sudan, and the children and families who live there, through the violent conflict which broke out in the country in April 2023.

This blog provides a brief summary of the learning gains we achieved through the SLEIC programme, and what they might mean.