About Save the Children
Save the Children International is the world’s leading independent organisation for children.
We work in 120 countries and work, together with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
In Egypt, Save the Children International has been working to ensure that children’s rights are respected, protected and promoted since 1982. We carry out both long-term development work and, more recently emergency humanitarian work.
Our mandate directly addresses the needs and rights of children, their families and communities, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Supporting both communities’ and the government’s development priorities, Save the Children’s programming in Egypt follows a “life-cycle approach”, addressing the needs of specific age groups in a holistic way. We combine health, protection, and education interventions for infants and young children 0-4 years old, for school-aged children 6-12, for in- and out-of-school adolescents 12-18. With youth and families, we work to increase employability skills, and link better prepared young people to safe jobs, thus increasing household income and reducing poverty.
Save the Children’s programs target the vulnerable and marginalized - such as illiterate girls, street children, and low-income mothers, while building the capacity of partners to improve the conditions of children in need, and ensure they achieve their rights.
Company details
Website
http://www.savethechildren.net
Headquarters
London, England
Year founded
1919
Company type
Nonprofit
Industry
Organization Management
Company size
10,001+ employees
