Tag: Save The Children

Save The Children & Snapdeal partner to highlight child trafficking

Stuart Mitchell

This International Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Save The Children has entered into a partnership with WATConsult, the digital and social media agency from Dentsu Aegis Network India, and Snapdeal to create awareness about the problem of child trafficking in India. The companies launched a campaign titled #KidsNotForSale campaign to curb child trafficking. The companies launched a teaser campaign portraying an ‘Amazing Kids Sale’ on Snapdeal which leads to a hard hitting campaign that highlights stories of children who are sold for prostitution, kidnapped at birth, made to work in…

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Amazon Announces Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day Collaboration

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon announced that Amazon Fashion UK will collaborate with Save the Children for their annual Christmas Jumper Day, taking place on Friday the 14th of December 2018. The Amazon Fashion UK Christmas Jumper Store will be live from 1st November until the 31st December. For every eligible Christmas Jumper [or Christmas clothing/accessory] purchased from the Christmas Jumper Store on amazon.co.uk and smile.amazon.co.uk during this period, Amazon will donate 20% of the net purchase price to Save the Children. For customers that decide to make a last minute purchase and join…

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Save the Children and Hearts Renew Club Sponsorship

Stuart Mitchell

Heart of Midlothian Football Club is delighted to announce that its ground-breaking partnership with Save the Children has been renewed for a further 3 seasons.  Save the Children will feature on both the home and away kits providing a brand that can be worn with pride by the team and by supporters both young and old.  The partnership, which commenced in 2015, was funded through the philanthropy of a group of benefactors who were supportive of the club’s values and ethos of community. Their support in providing the initial seven-figure…

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Charity Commission opens statutory inquiry into The Save the Children Fund

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Commission, the charity regulator for England and Wales, has opened a statutory inquiry into The Save the Children Fund (registered number 213890) over concerns about the charity’s handling, reporting and response to serious allegations of misconduct and harassment against senior staff members in 2012 and 2015. The Commission was in regulatory engagement with The Save the Children Fund in 2015-16, after the charity reported a serious incident relating to allegations of misconduct and harassment against a senior staff member; the regulator also received an anonymous complaint about the…

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Charities and ethics – when charities fall short

Stuart Mitchell

It’s been a turbulent few weeks for charities worldwide with some truly horrifying reports being made into the actions of several large and respected charities such as Oxfam, Save the Children and even the UN. Reports include the widespread use of sex workers, and the trade of sex for aid. We, quite rightly, hold our charities to higher standards than most businesses, and we wouldn’t tolerate this from anyone so it seems even more shocking when it involves charities. I think this proves there needs to be a fundamental shift…

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