At first glance, child marriage appears less pervasive in Lebanon in comparison with other Middle Eastern states. Six percent of 20 to 24-year-old Lebanese women were married by the age of 18 as of 2009, as opposed to 18% across MENA. Nevertheless...
The briefing paper sets out the scale of mental health effects on children living in conflict zones and the role of education in responding to them. Latest figures reveal that 142 million children are living in high intensity conflict zones. As...
Since 2014, over 10% of the population of Venezuela has left the country (3.4 million), triggering substantial cross-border outflows of people in the region. The number leaving is likely to reach more than 5 million people by the end of 2019 ...
One of the reasons why child marriage in humanitarian settings continues to persist is a significant lack of data. The complex and often under-resourced humanitarian environments present a number of barriers to addressing this issue, even as...
After the double tragedy and devastation of Cyclone Idai in March 2019 and Cyclone Kenneth six weeks later, the people of Mozambique now face yet another crisis: a food security crisis. At least 433,056 households have had their land and crops...
This curriculum is for very young adolescents aged 10-14 years and combines financial literacy, livelihoods readiness, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-equitable content delivered in a fun and interactive way. It can be used in small...
In 2017 Save the Children conducted a participatory study with 571 adolescent girls and boys, caregivers and community members in Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen. We wanted to hear directly from adolescents how conflict affects their lives, what...
Action Pack 4 provides step-by-step guidance for Save the Children staff and partner staff from civil society and Ministries of Education to enhance knowledge, skills and behaviours among teachers and children to stay safe and be protected. AP4...
Child marriage is an extreme violation of children’s rights and a serious form of child abuse. It robs girls of their agency, their childhood, their wellbeing, and their potential. Being married too young forces girls into physical and emotional...
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis is a children’s emergency. Over a five-month period, 655,500 people have fled widespread violence in Myanmar, 58 percent of which have been children. Since arriving in refugee camps in Bangladesh, many of...