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Natasha Kaplinsky and Clare Mulley with Ian Wolter’s bronze bust of Eglantyne Jebb.

Eglantyne Jebb: the woman who saved the children

Eglantyne Jebb’s award-winning biographer, Clare Mulley, blogs about the woman and the work that inspired her, in Save the Children’s centenary year…

100 years and one day since Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton launched Save the Children at a packed public meeting at the Royal Albert Hall, I was very moved to see […]

Doctor applying Chlorhexidine to newborn baby showing how innovation can save lives

Using Innovation to Save Lives

How are Save the Children using innovation to save lives? Through our partnership with GSK, we’re bringing together our unique skills and resources to find new ways to help stop children dying from preventable diseases. Save the Children has 100 years of experience in supporting some of the world’s most vulnerable children. GSK is a […]

Save the Children supporter Tasmia running the London marathon with support from her friends

How to fundraise for a Marathon

We asked one of our London Marathon runners, Tasmia Baig, to share her top tips on how to fundraise for a challenge event – whether you’re keen to try a 10K or go for a full marathon, Save the Children will support you every step of the way, and the money you raise could help save children’s lives. […]

Child in a classroom in Zarqa, Jordan

Tackling mental health in refugee education

In 2019, Save the Children and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) joined forces to launch an innovative initiative, called Transforming Refugee Education Towards Excellence (TREE). This five-year joint effort will tackle trauma and address the urgent learning needs of children in refugee crises. Utilising J-WEL’s expertise in teacher […]
As part of Save the Children’s Make Childcare Work campaign, we took a group of eleven mums to Parliament in July to call for change to upfront childcare costs under Universal Credit.

Mums on a mission go to Parliament to #MakeChildcareWork: Aneita’s story

Aneita got involved with our “Make Childcare Work” campaign after reading about the struggles of a group of women. Find out Aneita’s story.

Child in the Philippines showcasing the qualities of a safe school in the Philippines

Keeping schools safe from disasters in the Philippines

The Asia Pacific region is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world, experiencing nearly half of the world’s natural disasters in the past decade. Around 200 million children living in this region, are at risk of losing their lives, their livelihood or face displacement from their homes because of natural disasters.  These disasters […]
Save the Children team talk to the public outside one of our shops

The future of charity shops is radical

If you think charity shops are just a place to drop off unwanted clothes or pick up a bargain, think again. Thousands of shoppers come through our doors every week with a fire in their bellies to change the world. Our conversations on the shop floor suggest that, given the chance to take campaigning action […]

Young people sharing their views on UK aid at Parliament

Five trends in today’s youth activism

Want to know what you can learn from today’s youth activism?

Here are five key trends from the global youth climate movement and March for our Lives.

Young activist involved in these movements are real heroes. We want them to succeed and we want to…