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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.

When Keza* was just two months old, she was too weak to breastfeed properly and continued losing weight. Her mother, Tina*, remembers the fear of watching her baby struggle to breathe. She was immediately rushed to Save the Children Health facility where screening showed that she was suffering from Severe acute Malnutrition. (SAM). With support from Save the Children, funded by the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), and other partners, Keza gradually regained her strength. Today, she can sit, walk independently, and play with other children. Her MUAC increased from 7.5 cm to 16.7 cm, while her weight rose from 2.0 kg to 14.5 kg - a recovery that gave Tina back her peace of mind and Keza a chance to thrive.

A targeted door-to-door malaria response campaign in Mahama Refugee Camp has achieved a remarkable reduction in malaria cases, cutting weekly infections by approximately 86 percent within a month and helping protect thousands of vulnerable residents, including young children and pregnant women, from one of the community's deadliest health threats.

Therese*, 59, fled Burundi and arrived in Mahama Refugee Camp in 2015. Struggling with depression and anxiety after losing her business, property, and social status, she withdrew from her community and lost confidence in herself. Through Save the Children's mental health and occupational therapy support, Therese rebuilt her self-esteem, reconnected with her community, and now earns an income by making and selling handmade bags.

Skilled birth attendance reached 99.6% across Nyabiheke and Mahama refugee camps and Nkamira Transit Centre for asylum seekers during the first half of 2026. This achievement was driven by strengthened on-site maternal health services, competency-based midwife training, community health mobilization, and life-saving innovations such as drone-assisted blood delivery for obstetric emergencies.

When Keza* was just two months old, she was too weak to breastfeed properly and continued losing weight. Her mother, Tina*, remembers the fear of watching her baby struggle to breathe. She was immediately rushed to Save the Children Health facility where screening showed that she was suffering from Severe acute Malnutrition. (SAM). With support from Save the Children, funded by the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), and other partners, Keza gradually regained her strength. Today, she can sit, walk independently, and play with other children. Her MUAC increased from 7.5 cm to 16.7 cm, while her weight rose from 2.0 kg to 14.5 kg - a recovery that gave Tina back her peace of mind and Keza a chance to thrive.

Decaying human and animal remains, unmanaged waste, and stagnant water are further heightening the risk of waterborne diseases including diarrhoea and skin infections, Save the Children said.

The rapid increase in the number of children and families arriving at the limited holding centres is putting additional pressure on already stretched facilities and raising concerns about children’s health, safety and access to essential services.

Nine school children have been reunited with their families after being stranded at school for two days by the devastating flash floods in Northern Nepal, as rescue efforts continue to reach other students, Save the Children said.

The number of people facing crisis levels of hunger in Zambia is projected to jump 72%, as anticipated El Niño drought and the conflict in the Middle East threaten to push more families into hunger.

A major El Niño is happening at the same time as record-breaking global heat.

On 26 August 2026, Save the Children Vietnam was proud to be recognised in the Digital Content Creator for Children category at the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Awards 2026 (VCA) for the “Happy Read” application.

Save the Children modelled the impact of rising oil prices across different commodities and applied this to its spend on supplies and logistics since the start of the conflict.

Save the Children Kosova/o (SCiK) seeks to engage one (1) Local Expert to support the Working Group of the Ministry of Labor, Family and Liberating War Values (MLFLWV) in reviewing, revising, and finalizing the secondary legislation under the Law on Social and Family Services, with a particular focus on the procedures for the inspection of social and family service providers, the procedures for the appointment of guardians, the types of guardianship and other matters related to guardianship, and the procedures for the provision of social and family services within the adoption process, while allowing flexibility to provide support to other relevant processes or regulatory matters that may be identified and addressed as needed during the assignment, in coordination with the Ministry’s Working Group and SCiK.

We are pleased to share the January–June 2026 edition of the Save the Children Malawi-Zimbabwe Cluster Newsletter, celebrating one year since our transition to a unified cluster model.This edition highlights major achievements, cross-border collaborations, and community-led solutions that put children's voices at the center of everything we do.

Following a catastrophic flash flood in northern Nepal, Save the Children are on the ground in Rasuwa with emergency aid for 1,000 families. Your donations can help support children in crisis now.

Following a catastrophic flash flood in northern Nepal, Save the Children are on the ground in Rasuwa with emergency aid for 1,000 families. Your donations can help support children in crisis now.

Following a catastrophic flash flood in northern Nepal, Save the Children are on the ground in Rasuwa with emergency aid for 1,000 families. Your donations can help support children in crisis now.

Following a catastrophic flash flood in northern Nepal, Save the Children are on the ground in Rasuwa with emergency aid for 1,000 families. Your donations can help support children in crisis now.

Following a catastrophic flash flood in northern Nepal, Save the Children are on the ground in Rasuwa with emergency aid for 1,000 families. Your donations can help support children in crisis now.

Rescuers are racing to find survivors in the flash flood-devastated areas of Northern Nepal, as Save the Children delivers emergency aid to families, with many places still only accessible by helicopter.