Voices from the Field

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Voices from the Field

Wherever we work, we talk to the children and families we’re helping. We always want to get better at giving people the support they need. Here, you can read interviews with those we help and see how your support saves and improves lives all over the world.
Children are screened for malnutrition at Save the Children's health facility in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

22 Jul 2020

Bangladesh

COVID-19: Fighting an invisible enemy in the world’s largest refugee camp

The Rohingya refugee camps, which are home to more than 855,000 refugees, are the perfect environment for coronavirus to spread like wildfire.

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A drawing of a rainbow is displayed during the Coronavirus lockdown in the home of a family in the UK.

30 Jun 2020

United Kingdom

reflecting on a virtual pride month

Anna Thorne, Co-chair of Save the Children UK’s LGBT+ allies network reflects on a month of virtual Pride celebrations.

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Dr Nabila and Rachael Cummings and Rasadul Hasan working on the COVID-19 response in Cox's Bazar

13 May 2020

Global

“It’s time to stand together to fight Covid19,” a Bangladeshi frontline health worker urges people to be kind

Abdus Sobhan is a frontline health worker in Save the Children’s HIV prevention project, working with people who inject drugs and with other high-risk groups. He is based in Dhaka. I provide methadone to people who inject drugs and are at high risk of contracting HIV. I did not expect that my job would land […]
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Nawal* and her family have been helped by Save the Children

16 Jul 2020

Yemen

The legendary resilience of Yemen’s women faces a new test – the Coronavirus

By Sukaina Sharafuddin – Media and communications coordinator at Save the Children in Yemen I gave birth to my son four years ago, amid a background of falling bombs. Since that day, I have been praying for him and us to live long enough to see the other side of the war that has been […]

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