What does Save the Children do?

I guess the name says it all. They save children’s lives, they fight for children’s rights and help them fulfil their potential. What does that mean? Well, they work in about 120 countries, providing both long term programmes and emergency relief. At the briefing last week we heard from Robbie who talked passionately about his work in emergency aid. He told us that Save the Children went into 87 emergency areas in 2014 and more than 60 so far this year. That’s a lot more emergencies than I was aware of from the news! It was fascinating to hear from someone directly involved in that work , and so enthusiastic.

We also heard from Sejal about their long term programmes in India for child education, health and nutrition as well as child protection. On top of that, they campaign for long term change to improve children’s lives. I found the breadth of their programmes inspiring. It looks like our programme next week will allow us to see examples of most of these elements. Best get packing!