We need people to access health services at the right time, not wait until pain or suffering forces them to borrow money or sell assets, and the condition has become too serious.

What is maths anxiety and why does it matter? Research just published by the Centre for Neuroscience in Education at the University of Cambridge highlights the grim experience of ‘mathematics anxiety’ among children in the UK (Carey et al, 2019). It’s there in early primary school, and it gets worse at secondary school. The researchers […]

As the saying goes, you’re never too old to learn.  Something I was reminded of recently when listening to a debate on Innovation and Development, run by University College London’s Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy. Not only did I meet an enthusiastic and outspoken group of students, but I learnt a few […]

Today’s child poverty figures show that child poverty in the UK is increasing across the board, and that the youngest children continue to be most at risk.

Our analysis shows that since 2010, over 400,000 more children in households with children under 5 are in poverty, an increase of over a quarter over this period. […]

What follows is not an apology for tyranny. Abusive governments must be challenged wherever possible. But we won’t do this by withdrawing aid from non-democracies.

Global Hand washing day and World Toilet day raise awareness of the facts and the essential interventions to prevent death and disease from water borne disease. These days aren’t glamorous, but they are fun and effective ways to prevent diarrhoea. The stats speak for themselves Diarrhoea causes 8% of under-five deaths; diarrhoea and pneumonia combined […]

11 year old Yusef is an inspiration to us here at Save the Children. He’s raised over £2,000 and has dedicated every birthday since he was 8 to helping less fortunate children through our work. We couldn’t think of anyone better, as we mark our centenary, to interview our CEO Kevin Watkins about the past, […]

Meet Michael. He is a project manager helping young people from South Sudan turn away from violence and their history as child soldiers towards jobs that transform their lives. “We can’t count on past generations. The only people we have left are the young.” Save the Children project manager, Michael, knows that the teenagers at […]