Education & Child Protection

When Shihab (10) noticed that his friends were reading sentences from their notebooks, he felt they were decoding a code that he had never learned to identify. All he saw were symbols that didn’t make much sense: “A looked like tents, B was a pair of eyes, and C just looked like an open mouth. I wasn’t seeing them as part of a larger word or sentence.” His inability to make sense of the words stifled him as his peers read out loud.

Save the Children Türkiye’nin İstanbul, Hatay ve Adıyaman’da yürüttüğü iki araştırma, çocukların eğitimden uzaklaşmasının çoğu zaman tek bir nedene bağlı olmadığını gösteriyor. Ekonomik zorluklar, ulaşım sorunları, öğrenme kayıpları, psikososyal güçlükler, zorbalık ve sosyal dışlanma gibi etkenler, çocukların okulla bağını zaman içinde zayıflatabiliyor.

Nearly two-thirds of children surveyed across four districts in southern Yemen are out of school following more than a decade of conflict and displacement, Save the Children said as the new school year begins.

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Day centres operated by local civil society organisations provide vital community-based social protection services for children facing the greatest barriers to their wellbeing and development. To help ensure that some of the most vulnerable children in the region continue receiving the support they need, Save the Children North West Balkans, together with local partner organisations Nova Generacija and Otaharin in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Centre for Youth Integration in Serbia, has launched a new partnership with BingX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company.

More children in Yemen have been killed by landmines and other unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the first six months of this year than all of 2025, according to new Save the Children analysis

Ending child marriage takes more than a law. Save the Children, the Ministry of Gender and Children's Affairs, and the Child Justice Steering Committee brought together investigators and prosecutors to strengthen enforcement of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024. Every child deserves a safe childhood and the chance to thrive.

Child casualties in Ukraine are surging once again, Save the Children said, with new analysis from the child rights organisation finding that the number of child casualties in June was the highest since the third month of full-scale war breaking out over four years ago

In the Afar region, Hayat*, a mother of two, has embraced the Emergent Literacy and Math (ELM) at Home initiative to transform her household into a vibrant learning environment. Following regular visits from teachers and participating in school-based parental meetings, Hayat* began creating teaching materials from available home resources to teach her son, Ali*, letters, colors, and numbers through play. This home-based intervention has led to a remarkable transformation in Ali’s* confidence and academic skills; he is now able to identify the English alphabet, handle a pencil to write letters, and read words and phrases—changes so visible that neighbors now remark that Hayat’s* house "looks like a school."

In the Afar region, Senait*, a mother of four, is witnessing a major shift in how her youngest daughter, Helen*, prepares for school. Unlike her older siblings who started primary school without any preparation, Helen* is supported by the Emergent Literacy and Math (ELM) at Home initiative. Through monthly teacher visits and school-based parental meetings, Senait* has learned to use local materials like cardboard to teach Helen* colours, letters, and numbers so she is well-prepared to start school. This "play-based" approach has not only improved Helen’s* literacy but has significantly boosted her confidence and communication skills.

In a pastoralist community in the Afar Region, five-year-old Kedija* is experiencing a different educational start than her older siblings. Through the LEGO Foundation-funded Childhood Development Activity (CDA), Kedija’s* parents, Halima* and Kemal*, participated in house-to-house awareness sessions and monthly parental group dialogues These sessions taught them how to transform their home into a learning environment using locally available materials like sand, sticks, and mud. As a result, Kedija* has developed strong numeracy and literacy skills, improved her social interactions, and now dreams of becoming a doctor.

Four Palestinian children have reportedly been killed and several injured by Israeli forces over the past six days, including a 10 year old in a tent in Gaza today, said Save the Children. The child rights organisation called once again for urgent international intervention.

Children are calling on world leaders to ensure they are at the centre of Ukraine’s reconstruction as governments and donors meet in Poland this week to mobilise investment for Ukraine after four years of full-scale war, said Save the Children.

At least five children have been killed and seven more children injured by an unexploded ordnance (UXO) that detonated next to them in southern Yemen in the deadliest incident for children so far this year, Save the Children said

Twelve-year-old Beaullar from Chipinge has big dreams for the future. When she grows up, she wants to become a weather reporter, sharing vital information that helps communities prepare for changing weather patterns and stay safe during disasters. She is already putting that dream into practice as a member of the Disaster Risk Reduction Club at her school.

In South Sudan, some children know the price of a sack of charcoal before they know the periodic table. Some can negotiate with customers before they can confidently read a textbook. Some learn how to survive before they are given the chance to discover what they might become.We often call this child labour.I think of it differently.I think child labour is the theft of time.

With a population of about 170 million, Bangladesh faces serious challenges in protecting its children, who make up roughly 40–45% of the population. Despite ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child and enacting the Children’s Act 2013, children remain highly vulnerable. The 2025 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) shows that 86% of children aged 1–14 have experienced violent discipline in the past month. Child marriage is also widespread: 47% of women aged 20–24 married before 18, and 13% before 15, while overall 56% of women aged 18–49 was married before turning 18.