Tag: Save The Children

Save the Children Innovation Lab Readies to Launch Food Access Solutions for Rural Kids in Need

Stuart Mitchell

With existing child hunger solutions not fully addressing the unique challenges facing rural communities, Save the Children has announced five new, innovative projects that will work to reduce child food insecurity in some of rural America’s hardest-to-reach, most impoverished communities. Led by community organizations across five states, the projects have been selected and funded by Save the Children’s newly-launched Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab, and will begin implementing in the coming months. Nearly 90 percent of counties with the highest food insecurity rates are rural, and 1 in…

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Ferrero Shares Progress on Cocoa Traceability and Partnership with Save the Children

Stuart Mitchell

Ferrero has made a significant step towards full traceability of its cocoa supply chain and towards improving lives for children in the cocoa sector. In their first Cocoa Progress Report, they outline the results of our cocoa sustainability program in 2020/21 and the impact of their strategic partnership with Save the Children on children and families in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. They report the following progress made during the 2020/21 season: 96% of their cocoa is traceable to farm level via GPS (88% via Polygon mapping), which allows them to…

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Save the Children, UNICEF and France launch new handbook to strengthen bid to end the recruitment and use of children in conflict

Stuart Mitchell

Children as young as eight are still at risk around the world from the unlawful recruitment by armed forces or armed gangs despite a landmark agreement 15 years ago in Paris to combat the use of children in conflict, organisations including Save the Children and UNICEF warned. The child rights agencies, along with the government of France and other members of the Paris Principles Steering Group (PPSG) – formed after the Paris Principles and Commitments were agreed in 2007 – are now launching new guidance to tackle the issue. The…

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Save the Children Commits to Ensure Children with Disabilities Get Fairer Treatment

Stuart Mitchell

On the eve of the second Global Disability Summit (GDS), Save the Children’s President and CEO Janti Soeripto, said: “One in 10 children has a disability. Yet, these children are more likely to have their rights denied than children without disabilities. They are more likely to be discriminated against, to suffer violence at home or at school, and to be malnourished. It’s a situation that’s unjust and unfair, and it needs to change. As the world’s leading child rights organization, Save the Children has a responsibility to play its part…

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Save the Children: Taking Action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Save the Children reaffirm their commitment to diversity with the following post below on their website: Save the Children reaffirms our unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, openly reflecting on and sharing the progress we have made, the work we have underway and the opportunities where we still have room to learn and grow. We shared our last DEI update in October, and will continue to do so on a quarterly basis. Save the Children envisions a world where every child gets the future they deserve. To achieve…

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