Legacy Pledger 2025 EOY Film

THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING CHILDHOODS IN 2025

Let's be honest - 2025 hasn't been easy. Disaster, cruelty and division spread like wildfire, and children - who are in now way responsible for the world's problems, were often hurt most.

You'd be forgiven for looking away. But you didn't. By supporting Save the Children with a gift in your Will, you stood up for what's right. And that takes a special kind of person.

You fought for childhood and helped us bring some joy to millions of children around the world, and I can't thank you enough for that.

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How else your support is helping

Sameer*, 6 Months, playing with a sensory toy from the baby kit he received from Save the Children

Shaima Al-Obaidi / Save the Children

Protecting Childhoods in Gaza

Chouchou*, 10, leaps in the air whilst playing the 'Oly game' outside the learning centre, in Kasai, DRC

Hugh Kinsella Cunningham / Save the Children

THE COMEBACK KID

Health worker Mowlid, 28 vaccinates Lamia, 2, at a mobile outreach session in a remote community in Somali Region, Ethiopia.

Maheder Haileselassie / Save the Children

OUR YEAR IN PICTURES

Mohamed*, 13, getting ready to perform in a drama about FGM and child marriage at his school in Somali Region, Ethiopia.

Maheder Haileselassie / Save the Children

Ten wins for children in 2025

PROTECTING CHILDHOODS IN GAZA

Sameer* was born in a tent in Gaza, where violence has stolen so much of childhood. Save the Children’s Mother-Baby Area - made possible by supporters like you - has been a lifeline for him and his mum, Samah*. It provides nutrition support and essentials like nappies, soap and toys so Samah can give Sameer something – anything – like a normal childhood.

OUR WORK IN GAZA

Sameer*, 6 Months, with Ali*, Save the Children staff, during baby kit distribution

Save the Children provides nutrition services and safe spaces for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers of infants and young children in Gaza. We currently run 10 Mother Baby Areas (MBA) in Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis. In these spaces, mothers can access advice, support, and speak to a nutrition counsellor to determine the best options for feeding and caring for themselves and their young children. We also provide screening and management of acute malnutrition cases for children under 5. Those registered on our nutrition programme are invited to a Baby Kit distribution where they receive products essential for hygiene improvement. The Baby Kit includes: • Sensory toys for toddlers • Liquid soap for handwashing • Paper towels • Small open feeding cups • Disposable gloves (pack of 50) • Face masks (pack of 50) • Baby diapers • Nappy rash cream • Baby wet wipes Shaima Al-Obaidi/Save the Children

THE COMEBACK KID

At just one year old, Chouchou* lost her parents and her leg to violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After years without schooling, she met Patience - a headteacher in Save the Children’s catch-up programme, determined to get her back in the classroom.

For six months, Patience carried Chouchou to and from school on her back. Thanks to support from partners and people like you, she now has crutches and a prosthetic leg, so she can walk to school herself. She’s learning, making friends, and dreaming of becoming a tailor.

year in pictures

We wanted to share something extra special - our favourite pictures from across the entire year.

Maheder Haileselassie / Save the Children

Health worker Mowlid, 28, vaccinating baby Lamia at a mobile outreach session in a remote community in Somali Region, Ethiopia. This work is part of our partnership with GSK, which aims to vaccinate children in under-vaccinated communities.

See the moments you made possible

*Names changed to keep children and their families safe.