A solid foundation for children’s well-being

Save the Children focuses on the following essential needs and rights of children:

  • Health and Nutrition

    We help children have access to food and health care, with special emphasis on the youngest children—those under five years of age—and their mothers. READ MORE

    Education

    We provide relevant, quality education and life skills training, equipping children with a critical tool to rise out of poverty. READ MORE

    Livelihoods and Food Security

    We help families develop sustainable livelihoods so they can better feed and care for their children. READ MORE

    Child Rights Governance

    We encourage and help children in decisions affecting them and their communities. When children’s rights are violated, we advocate for change. READ MORE

  • HIV and AIDS

    We work with families, community groups, government and other organizations to strengthen local capacity to protect children, prevent infection and offer treatment. READ MORE

    Child Protection

    We strive to prevent all forms of child abuse and exploitation by working with governments, organizations and local communities to implement progressive laws and change harmful practices. READ MORE

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response

    We help communities prepare for emergencies and develop resiliency. In times of crisis, we provide humanitarian aid with a focus on children’s needs. We also support rebuilding efforts. READ MORE

    Children and Work

    In this emerging area of focus, we seek ways to support children to develop to their full potential. We safeguard their rights to an education and safe working conditions, while respecting family needs and cultural values. READ MORE

How we make a difference

As Save the Children partners with government and other agencies to create immediate and lasting change for children, we contribute specific values and expertise:

We are committed to
child rights

Save the Children is firmly grounded in the idea that children have rights. This is at the core of everything we do. It shapes our mission, our programming and our on-the-ground interactions with children and families. This focus means our organization is committed not just to meeting immediate needs but also to ensuring permanent rights for children.

We place an emphasis on
gender equality

Save the Children Canada has become a leader among the international Save the Children partnership in applying a gender lens to development programming. Our goal is to ensure that girls and boys can equally participate and benefit from the work we do—so we can bring about sustainable, positive change for all children.

We lay the groundwork for
lasting impact

Interwoven with everything we do is the desire to empower communities to continue their development after we leave. All our projects, including emergency relief, involve training and capacity-building at the local level. We also partner with governments to develop new policies based on the results demonstrated by our work. When our efforts shape policy, then they become truly sustainable.

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