Tag: Save The Children

Vodafone Foundation and Save the Children call for joined up action to improve children’s digital wellbeing across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published recently, finds rising digital stress, gaps in support, and emerging risks are outpacing classroom practice and safeguards and calls for practical collaboration between governments, educators, and technology platforms. “Click, Scroll, Connect and Balance” highlights five interconnected issues that the report’s authors believe are collectively undermining children’s digital wellbeing: Digital stress and mental health impacts: In Romania, 50% of children reported being called offensive names online, and 26% had trouble sleeping after an online incident. Across OECD countries, 17% of 15-year-olds feel anxious without their devices, and…

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Innovative Initiative To Protect Children In Cocoa-Growing Communities In Côte D’ivoire

Stuart Mitchell

A multi-stakeholder partnership between Save the Children, the Italian Cooperation, and Ferrero to improve children’s living conditions, enhance their well-being, and combat child labour. An innovative initiative bringing together institutions, private sector, and civil society to protect children and adolescents living in cocoa-farming communities in Côte d’Ivoire. This is the core of a new multi-stakeholder partnership between the Italian Cooperation, Save the Children, and Ferrero, with activities set to take place in the Haut Sassandra region and Montagnes district. The project, which will run until 2030, builds on and expands…

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Save the Children Wins Blackbaud Impact Changemaker Award for Technological Innovation

Stuart Mitchell

Save the Children has been recognized with the 2025 Blackbaud Impact Changemaker Award, celebrating bold innovation in donor engagement and technology transformation to drive greater impact for children worldwide. For over a century, Save the Children has evolved to meet the changing needs of children and stretch every dollar of support —adapting to shifting landscapes and embracing innovation to remain effective and sustainable. In today’s digital era, that progress demands state-of-the-art data infrastructure. Save the Children received the Changemaker Award for moving away from its long-standing child sponsorship program. Pioneered…

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Innovative Initiative To Protect Children In Cocoa-Growing Communities In Côte D’ivoire

Stuart Mitchell

A multi-stakeholder partnership between Save the Children, the Italian Cooperation, and Ferrero to improve children’s living conditions, enhance their well-being, and combat child labour. An innovative initiative bringing together institutions, private sector, and civil society to protect children and adolescents living in cocoa-farming communities in Côte d’Ivoire. This is the core of a new multi-stakeholder partnership between the Italian Cooperation, Save the Children, and Ferrero, with activities set to take place in the Haut Sassandra region and Montagnes district. The project, which will run until 2030, builds on and expands…

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Children In Latin America Challenged To Turn Off Their Screens For One Day For Digital Well-Being

Stuart Mitchell

Children across Latin American and the Caribbean are being encouraged to turn off their mobile phones, game consoles and laptops for a day and think about their digital wellbeing in a challenge led by Save the Children and Chicos.net Association. At a time when more children are online than ever before, the ‘Zoom Into Your Rights’ contest, supported by civil society organizations throughout the region, is open to children up to 18 years of age from now until 31 July. It challenges children to take a break from their devices…

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