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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.

While parts of Southeast Asia experience an annual slash-and-burn season, often linked to agricultural expansion including some illegal fire practices, Indonesia is facing especially severe conditions this year. A powerful El Niño event is driving prolonged dry weather and heightened wildfire risk that is expected to continue into early 2027.

Save the Children Tanzania is seeking to engage a qualified individual consultant or consulting firm to support the co-creation, development and dissemination of Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) messages and advocacy materials under the Skills for Entrepreneurship and Employability Development (SEED) Project.

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the capacities of staff of VTCs to deliver inclusive vocational training services for persons with disabilities, in line with the revised manual and contemporary inclusive vocational education and training practices.

Ruba* 31, is a Save the Children staff member in the West Bank, in the occupied Palestinian territory. On Mothers’ Day 2026, she was travelling with her two-month-old daughter to visit her mother when her car was violently attacked by Israeli settlers.

We have 57 Rohingya Community Teaching Volunteer (RCTV) in 60 learning centers engaging 4,800 students. Our education initiative in the camps is made possible by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Despite a so-called ceasefire announced in June, the crisis for children in Lebanon is far from over with about 348,800 people remaining internally displaced across Lebanon and uncertainty over whether they can return home and about their futures.

Save the Children staff spoke to children in Nuwakot district who said they are fearful and anxious after witnessing wide-ranging horrors including school buses full of friends washed away, their homes submerged and everything they hold dear carried away by the waters.

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.

On 31st August 2025, a deadly earthquake struck Eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving at least 220,000 in need of humanitarian assistance.Hamidullah Momin leads Save the Children’s emergency response teams in Eastern Afghanistan, reaching more than 121,000 people since the earthquake.Now a year on from the earthquake that stole everything from thousands of people, communities have not recovered.

Curio*, a 12-year-old in Mahama Refugee Camp, once dropped out of school and cared for neighbors' children after his father abandoned him — but after placement in a foster family supported by Save the Children, UNHCR and BPRM, he’s back in Primary Four, thriving and dreaming of becoming a doctor.

After fleeing violence in eastern DR Congo, JK, a 40-year-old mother of five, arrived at Musenyi refugee site in Burundi traumatized, separated from her children, and uncertain of her husband's fate. Through Save the Children's Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence programme, she received support that helped her regain confidence and begin rebuilding her life.

Access to affordable financing is helping climate entrepreneurs in Rwanda grow their businesses, create jobs, and improve the wellbeing of children and families. Through Kumwe Hub, Save the Children's child-impact investment initiative, ecopreneurs are expanding climate-smart solutions while contributing to more resilient and sustainable communities.

Kikosi Kazi cha Kupinga Adhabu ya Viboko Shuleni Tanzania kimeeleza masikitiko na wasiwasi mkubwa kufuatia taarifa za kifo cha mwanafunzi Petro Chisumo (23) wa Shule ya Sekondari Makongoro, Bunda, Mara, baada ya kudaiwa kupewa adhabu ya viboko shuleni. Kikosi Kazi kinatoa pole kwa familia na jamii ya Bunda na kutoa wito kwa mamlaka husika kufanya uchunguzi wa kina, huru, wa haraka na wa uwazi kuhusu tukio hilo, huku kikisisitiza umuhimu wa kuimarisha usimamizi wa nidhamu shuleni na matumizi ya njia chanya na zisizo za ukatili katika kuwalea na kuwaelimisha watoto.

With determination, community support, and targeted investment, an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre owner has transformed a small childcare initiative into a thriving learning environment, helping more children access quality early education while supporting working families.

Training, coaching, and mentorship provided through the Nkuza Neza Project are equipping ECD caregivers across Rwanda with the skills and confidence needed to deliver quality early childhood education, helping young children learn, play, and thrive in nurturing environments.

A quiet but significant transformation is taking place in schools across Rwanda. Through school visits that combine monitoring, mentorship, and hands-on support, education stakeholders are helping schools become more responsive, inclusive, and better equipped to ensure that no child is left behind.

When Sandra*, 21, repeatedly missed classes because she did not have a functional wheelchair and her school lacked ramps and a disability-friendly toilet, youth mentors with disabilities stepped in. They engaged local leaders and school management to secure a new wheelchair and advocate for necessary accessibility improvements at the school. They also worked with Sandra's parents to encourage their support for her education. These interventions improved her attendance and academic performance, although challenges related to the journey between home and school remain.

Fifteen-year-old Teta* left her refugee camp and stopped her studies in February 2026 after being promised a job. Little did she know that this would expose her to significant risks and threaten her dreams, protection, education, and future.After her mother reported her disappearance, coordinated efforts by Save the Children, UNHCR, the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA), and the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) traced and rescued her. Returned home at the end of March, she received medical care, psychosocial support, and legal assistance. Today, she is recovering with her family and hopes to return to school in September to pursue her dream of becoming a teacher.