Tag: Save The Children

New standard launched to ensure effective safeguarding

Stuart Mitchell

New safeguarding guidelines designed to help all organizations, including charities, keep people safe and protect the vulnerable from harm have been published by BSI.  The new standard, launching recently at an event hosted by Save the Children,comes in light of several high-profile cases exposing organizational failings in relation to safeguarding both adults and children. Changes to legislation outlined the importance of organizations prioritizing robust safeguarding practice at the centre of their operations. The freely available guidance, published by BSI in its role as UK National Standards Body, offers a step-by-step process…

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Save the Children celebrates a huge fundraising milestone as long-standing partner gives £22 million to create lasting change for children

Stuart Mitchell

Since 2016, Save the Children has received a phenomenal £22 million in funding from Postcode Education Trust, thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The impact that has been achieved for children and families across the UK and around the world in those eight years is remarkable. Thanks to their flexible funding approach, Save the Children is able to use its expertise to decide where the need is greatest and how the most impact will be felt.  This funding model has allowed the charity to develop innovative projects, adapt to…

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Save the Children Launches Nature-Based Solutions Hub to Help Combat Climate Crisis for Children

Stuart Mitchell

Save the Children Global Ventures has launched a Nature-based Solutions for Children (NbS4C) Hub, seeking to leverage the carbon credit market to fund community-based projects that benefit children and combat the global climate crisis. Through the NbS4C Hub, Save the Children Global Ventures is developing a portfolio of carbon projects in the Asia Pacific, including clean cookstoves in Nepal, improved water technology in Pakistan, mangrove rehabilitation in Vietnam and reforestation in the Philippines. The NbS4C team is also scoping carbon market pilots in East and Southern Africa. Save the Children…

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The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Save the Children have launched today an unprecedented US$70 million investment at COP28 to build climate-resilient schools in vulnerable countries. Climate change is threatening every child’s right to a quality, safe education. Nearly one billion girls and boys – roughly half the world’s children – live in countries at extremely high risk for the harmful effects of climate change. Every year, climate events interrupt learning for about 40 million children, a figure likely to rise as the intensity…

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Landmark Recognition Says Inaction on Climate Crisis is a Child Rights’ Violation

Stuart Mitchell

Governments will need to recognize that inaction on the climate crisis is a child rights violation, factor environmental concerns into their efforts to protect and fulfill children’s rights, and empower and protect child activists, thanks to a landmark new UN document published today. In a major step for the world’s 2.4 billion children now currently experiencing the climate emergency, the new document recognizes children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This is a result of scores of children across the world who have been calling for change, Save…

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