Starting from the very first hour of an infant’s life, breastfeeding can have a significant impact on the baby’s health and development. A mother can receive health benefits as well, several of which ...

When people ask, "Is Save the Children a good charity," we let our results, our financial statements and our nonprofit ratings speak for themselves. It is because of our commitment to children that we ...

As the world’s leading expert on childhood, Save the Children works in more than 100 countries, including the United States. When crisis strikes and children are most vulnerable, we are always among ...

Did you know that nearly 90% of a child’s brain is developed by the time they turn 6? Yet children from low-income families hear roughly 30 million fewer words by age 3 and can enter school more than ...

Today, 473 million children are living in conflict zones. Two thirds of all refugees come from four countries - Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan and Venezuela. Since our founding in 1919, Save the Children ...

The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult ...

Child trafficking affects every country in the world, including the United States. Children make up 27% of all human trafficking victims worldwide, and two out of every three identified child victims ...

Devastating earthquakes have damaged more than 8,000 homes, with thousands of families now facing a freezing winter in tents. More than 800,000 children have crossed into Afghanistan from Iran and ...

After more than 500 days under siege, tens of thousands of families in El Fasher, North Darfur, are trapped with little food, water, or medical care. Armed attacks, house-to-house raids, and dangerous ...

As a trusted children's nonprofit organization, Save the Children has a proven track record of using donations efficiently and effectively. From school children who send their allowance for relief ...

Ethiopia is Africa's second-most populated country, with a population of 115 million. Ethiopia is the third largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, sheltering over 800,000 registered refugees. With ...

Chronic instability, brutal dictatorships and natural disasters in recent decades have left Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas. Nearly 60% of the population ...