Persons with disabilities make up approximately fifteen percent of the global population – over a billion people, or one in seven – and this number is expected to double to 2 billion by 2050. There are nearly 240 million children with disabilities...
Today, around 1 billion adolescents live in developing countries and 145 million live in extremely poor households. Save the Children is committed to ensuring that every one of these children is supported and empowered to achieve their full...
At the end of 2019, at least 13.4 million school-age children (5-17 years old) were internally displaced due to conflict or violence. These numbers are likely an underestimate with many internally displaced children unaccounted for due to lack of...
The threat posed to children and their rights by the climate crisis is not theoretical: it is real, and it is urgent. Save the Children has partnered with an international team of leading climate researchers led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel...
Save the Children’s biggest global priority right now is getting children safely back to school because we know that when a child is excluded from education it harms their health, their safety, and their future life choices. Our solution is ‘Catch...
This study focuses on children with diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression (SOGIE) and employs qualitative methods. Therefore, it does not aim to generalize findings to statistical populations. Rather, the study aims to provide...
A snapshot survey carried out by Save the Children in 6 countries where schools have reopened, suggests that 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, significant numbers of the most vulnerable children are still out of school. This is not because of...
This assessment documents factors, attitudes and behaviours inhibiting male engagement in early childhood development (ECD) in Rwanda. It aims to study both rural and urban settings and to formulate recommendations for future integrated ECD...
From its outset, the COVID-19 pandemic was more than a devastating global health emergency. Crises—including climate change-driven disasters, past epidemics such as Ebola and Zika Virus, and violent conflict—have long been understood to have...
The UNICEF-funded project (Expanding access to child protection and mental health services for children in refugee and hosting communities in Dadaab, Garissa County) being implemented by Save the Children continues to prioritize a gender...