Save the Children is an independent children's organisation founded in 1919 that operates in around 120 countries. Over its century-long existence, it has supported the transformation of over one billion children's lives globally. The organisation's mission is to ensure every child survives, learns, and is protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
The organisation delivers programmes across emergency response, education, health, and child protection. Emergency response programmes position Save the Children among the first responders to crises and sustain engagement as the last to leave affected areas. Education programmes create learning opportunities for children, whilst health programmes ensure children have a healthy start in life. Child protection programmes focus specifically on safeguarding children from harm.
Beyond direct service delivery, Save the Children conducts advocacy work aimed at influencing policy and systems to improve children's lives and build resilient societies. The organisation collaborates with communities, governments, and partners to deliver these programmes, combining long-term presence with rapid crisis response capabilities. Its operations span the United States, United Kingdom (where it was founded in London), and approximately 120 countries worldwide.
