Tag: Save The Children

Save the Children launches new call for innovation partners with bold solutions to boost child vaccinations in Nigeria and Ethiopia

Stuart Mitchell

The Save the Children Immunisation Accelerator has today opened a second round of applications, inviting organisations in Nigeria and Ethiopia to submit proposals for innovations that tackle entrenched barriers preventing children from receiving vaccinations. The $1 million initiative, funded through a grant from GSK, was launched in April last year. It is open to community-based organisations, local and national NGOs, research teams, social enterprises and tech companies, who will be eligible for up to $100,000 funding per project, as well as broader technical support tailored to their innovation. Successful applicants…

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‘These children have seen things they should never see’: Powerful photos by young Palestinian refugees from Gaza tell stories of hope, endurance and a longing to return home

Stuart Mitchell

A poignant photography project spearheaded by the Oscar-nominated director, photographer and Save the Children Ambassador Misan Harriman has supported Palestinian refugee children from Gaza to tell their own stories through the medium of photography. The incredible photo series, released during World Refugee Week, shows their lives, dreams and aspirations during the harrowing war on their homeland.    Harriman led a special photography workshop in Cairo for a group of ten Palestinian children from Gaza, aged between 11 and 13, who were then given digital cameras and invited to document their lives over…

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CEOs of major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing

Stuart Mitchell

After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the humanitarian aid system in Gaza is facing total collapse with the CEOs of 12 major aid organisations making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs.  A new humanitarian access survey of 43 international and Palestinian aid organisations working in Gaza found nearly all of them – 95% – have had to suspend or dramatically cut services since the ceasefire ended one month ago on 18 March, with widespread and…

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AXA XL contributes $1.2 million to major African community climate-resilience partnership

Stuart Mitchell

AXA XL is providing a grant of $1.2 million to Save the Children for a five-year initiative to mitigate the impact of climate change across coastal ecosystems in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project – one of the largest ever to tackle climate resilience in the country – will empower coastal communities to plan for climate change and improve their livelihoods. It aims to reach 260,000 people directly, with a further one million people expected to benefit. Sierra Leone has one of the lowest CO2 emissions per capita in…

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Vodafone Foundation and Save the Children Forge Partnership to Empower Children

Stuart Mitchell

Vodafone Foundation and Save the Children have announced a groundbreaking partnership to launch a new Europe-wide digital skills and resilience training programme for children aged 9 to 16. This new collaboration will focus on upskilling children beyond digital skills, with bespoke content addressing online safety, digital rights, and ethical online behaviour. Both partners will seek to integrate these important elements into educational systems worldwide, helping to shape a healthier, safer digital landscape for young people today, while positively impacting their future lives tomorrow. Bespoke educational content will be developed that…

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