A YEAR OF
INSPIRATION

OUR INSPIRATION THIS YEAR?

Children!

We won't sugarcoat it - this year has been tough.

Despite that. the last twelve months have provided some incredibly proud moments.

A big thanks to our supporters over this year who have helped us see more of these uplifting stories.

Our 2023 Heroes have inspired our holiday feeling this year.

"Nothing is impossible."

Not everyone can say that they've spoken out for children's rights on the international stage.

But Ghinwa can. And she's only 13. What a champion!

Just three years ago, Ghinwa couldn’t read or write. She and her family fled Syria when she was only five, and she couldn't start school until she was 10.

But thanks to incredible supporters like you, she learned how to read and write at one of our education centres.

Life is still challenging for this young activist, but now she has a dream: to be a lawyer, defending children's rights.

"I know if I do it well, I am able to earn money for my family."

Rising seas are flooding the Solomon Islands. So we’re training women like Alison to keep bees.

From the honey, Alison gets a sweet income and can pay for her kids’ education.

“With honeybee training I know if I do it well, I am able to earn money for my family,” says Alison. “For 1 kilo it is $200, and I can produce up to $4,000, so I am like "Wow".” With that money, Alison can pay for her children’s school fees, giving them opportunities to thrive. 
Plus, the bees pollinate the mangroves, which protect the islands from flooding. 

"I gained a lot of confidence to talk my mind."

Maddy felt nervous when she joined our creative project for disadvantaged teenagers.

She learned to make short films, and teamed up with other young people to create a movie inspired by their experiences of poverty.

Then they took their film to Parliament – speaking to MPs, calling on them to end child poverty in the UK.

She felt the fear - and did it anyway. What an inspiration! 

"I wish everyone in the world did good things."

Umut’s life was rocked by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey.

He lived in a tent for months.

But with support from Save the Children’s Mental Health team, he’s feeling much more himself again.

"I am happy going back home, and I am not afraid."

When Domaac’s village in South Sudan was attacked, he didn’t know if his mum was alive or dead.
He walked for three weeks to find safety.

Domaac visited our safe space for children, where he told our caseworker his story. We used our database – an immense team effort involving 32 charities – to find his mum.

We flew her boy home by helicopter, where she squeezed him for the first time in four years.

"When we are united, nothing is impossible."

Ria joined our Child Club, helped set up Nepal’s first girls’ cricket team, and started campaigning with friends to end child marriage.

"When we are playing cricket in the field, I feel happy...I feel strong" says Ria*, and it's this sense of empowerment she wants to pass on to other children. She believes in unity and working together to end child marriage, echoing her teachers' words: "we can't accomplish anything alone, but when we are united, nothing is impossible."

The result? Her district was just declared child-marriage free.