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Kathryn, a volunteer at the Save the Children Marchmont shop in Edinburgh

Thinking about volunteering but not sure if it’s for you? 

Thinking about volunteering but not sure if it’s for you? 
Let’s bust a few of the myths we hear and show what volunteering really looks like. 

Screen grab from a new animated film by Save the Children, inspired by the story of two brothers in Sudan who were hit by an airstrike.

Three years of war in Sudan: "This is not normal for anyone"

British Sudanese comedian and writer Ola Labib reflects on three years of conflict in Sudan - the family members lost, the children paying the price, and why the world cannot look away.

Destruction in northern Gaza

STAFF ACCOUNT: "I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SURVIVAL HERE AND ENSURING MY LOVED ONES DON'T STARVE THERE": MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DISPLACED EIGHT TIMES IN GAZA

Shurouq, 31, is a Save the Children staff member in Gaza. Since October 2023, she has been displaced eight times after losing her husband in the first weeks of the war. In September 2025, under relentless Israeli bombardment, she left her home in Gaza City with Karmel*, her 3-year-old daughter. In this account, she tells us about the impact of two years of relentless violence and multiple displacements on her and her daughter

A damaged school in Gaza

18 UK organisations respond to Government's partial arms suspension

Following the Government’s decision to suspend some arms licences to Israel, 18 UK charities and organisations have issued the following statement.
Lucy, four, playing outside her home in Malaita Province, the Solomon Islands.

The greatest love story ever told - A new perspective on the climate crisis

For most of us, climate change seems remote and theoretical. It’s a story happening in the news or in the future. But that's not the story for children.