ABOUT US
Save the Children UK fights for children in the UK and around the world who suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence. We work with them to find lifelong answers to the problems they face.
The work of Save the Children UK is underpinned by our commitment to making a reality of the rights of children, first spelled out by our founder and now enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Save the Children believes all children deserve the best start in life and have the right to live in a world where they have hope and opportunity. But that's far from the experience of millions of children around the world. Instead, their childhoods are marred by poverty, ill-health, war, violence and discrimination. And not just in poorer parts of the globe - far too many children in the UK grow up in circumstances that deny their potential.
We are committed to narrowing the gap between reality and our ideal. We start by listening to children - learning about their lives, their hopes and views. We support practical projects which involve children and their families in improving their day-to-day lives. We also use our global experience and research to lobby for changes that will benefit all children and future generations.
What do we do?
Save the Children works in the UK and across the world. Emergency relief runs alongside long-term development and prevention work to help children, their families and communities to be self-sufficient. We learn from the reality of children's lives and campaign for solutions to the problems they face. We gain expertise through our projects around the world and use that knowledge to educate and advise others.
Founded in 1919, Save the Children
- is the UK's leading international children's charity, working to secure a better world for children
- employs about 5,000 people globally
- 08/09 income approximately £215m
- leads the field in the advocacy of child rights
- undertakes long-term development and prevention work to help children, their families and communities to be self-sufficient
- responds to emergencies by looking at how we can benefit the longer term development of a country or region as well as dealing with the immediate need
- campaigns for change nationally and internationally
- works in partnership while also being independent and innovative
- is a lead member of the International Save the Children Alliance.
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