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E.Africa emergency appeal UK's most successful ever - Save the Children

Generosity of British public makes East Africa emergency appeal most successful ever, despite economic hardship, Save the Children says.

26 December 2011 06:30 GMT

Save the Children launches mass feeding programme to reach every child under three in drought-hit areas of Kenya.

Every child aged between 6 months and 3 years in parts of northern Kenya hit worst by drought will receive emergency food supplies as Save the Children and other agencies launch a mass feeding programme this week.

25 August 2011 13:52 BST

A decisive vote for the world’s poorest children

In the Daily Telegraph, political editor Andrew Porter implies that a recent UK poll – in which nearly half of those surveyed were supportive of the overseas aid agenda – is illustrative of the public’s lack of support for aid. The evidence doesn’t support his conclusion.

05 August 2011 11:05 BST

Majority of Libya's 2 million children still missing out on school

Lack of regular schooling is making it harder for children to cope with the trauma of living through a conflict, warns charity Save the Children

27 June 2011 16:11 BST

Plea to PM to save four million children in four hours

David Cameron and other world leaders have a make-or-break opportunity to help save the lives of four million children in just four hours when he leads a global vaccine summit in London on Monday, according to Save the Children.

10 June 2011 09:29 BST

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  1. Election day in Juba - subdued but historic

    2010-04-12 11:42:00.0 | Comments 0

    | Aid Worker Diaries

    Ishbel Matheson is director of media at Save the Children and is blogging from South Sudan over the election period. Sunday ...

  2. VIDEO: Haiti's children bear witness through the lens

    2010-06-03 13:06:00.0 | Comments 0

    | Aid Worker Diaries

    Stuart Shahid Bamforth produces films for Save the Children, and has recently been on location in India, Afghanistan and ...

  3. Media or medicine? Reporting disasters with respect

    2010-09-08 13:31:00.0 | Comments 0

    | Aid Worker Diaries

    Ian Woolverton is emergencies media manager for Save the Children Australia. Reporters and producers descend to tell the ...

  4. Niger: How many children like Haoua will die?

    2010-07-23 10:52:00.0 | Comments 1

    | Aid Worker Diaries

    By Charles Mampasu Charles Mampasu is Save the Children's Field Manager in Diffa, Niger Recently, I visited the northern part...

  5. Sierra Leone: A momentous day - free healthcare at last

    2010-04-27 15:07:00.0 | Comments 0

    | Aid Worker Diaries

    This blog is written by Nouria Brikci, Health and Policy Advisor April 27, 2010, will be remembered as a special day in, and ...

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About Save the Children UK

The international Save the Children alliance is the world's largest independent movement for children and works in over 100 countries worldwide, often with local and other partner organisations.

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http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/

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Advocacy/lobbying/campaigning, Children, Education, Emergencies, Food and hunger/nutrition, Fundraising, HIV/AIDS, Health and disease, Human resources, Logistics/transport, Monitoring and evaluation, Needs/ impact assessment, Programme management, Project management, Protection, Water and sanitation

Countries of operation:

afghanistan, albania, angola, bangladesh, bosnia-and-herzegovina, bulgaria, china, colombia, democratic-republic-of-the-congo, haiti, honduras, india, iraq, ivory-coast, kenya, kyrgyzstan, laos, lesotho, liberia, malawi, mongolia, mozambique, myanmar, nepal, nigeria, pakistan, republic-of-the-congo

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