A journey from the streets to Lord’s – a journey no less than a dream!
Over 2 million children are living on India’s streets – with little access to education, clean water, sanitation and nutrition. Nearly 80% of street children don’t even have a legal identity and 70...
Save the Children and ANIM provide musical education support to working street children
Razia* is 13 years old, is a music student in grade six at Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM). Two years ago, she received a scholarship from ANIM as part of a joint program between...
Making #TheInvisibles Visible Among the Youth of India
“At an age when we are supposed to go to school and get to play with friends, we are forced to earn a living instead. Chhotu (small child), Kalu (dark-skinned), Gudiya (doll) – these are just some...
Children participate in photo & art exhibition, telling their story of life on the street
It was not very difficult to spot Sahra amongst the 150 odd attendees at the Photo and Art Exhibition on street working children under the Every Last Child Campaign held on November 30, 2017 at...
Farhad Darya hosts concert for street children
On 10 August, Save the Children in Afghanistan held a live concert with singer and our celebrity ambassador, Farhad Darya, for street-working children in Kabul. Keeping in line with the Every Last...
The 70th World Health Assembly – seizing the moment to drive action on global immunisation goals
At the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA), the ultimate decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), delegations from 194 countries – along with global health actors, including civil...
Let’s Shift The Needle To ‘Chhotus’ And ‘Gudiyas’ Of India’s Streets
Blog originally appeared on NDTV Every Life Counts....
What impact has the Every Last Child campaign had in 2016?
In April 2016 we launched our Every Last Child campaign in over 70 countries. In the past year, we have seen incredible successes, progress and outcomes at national, regional and international...
Save the Children campaigns for children living in urban slums at Habitat III
In October 2016, the world came together in Quito, Ecuador, for Habitat III. Habitat III is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development....
Afghanistan stands up for the rights of street working girls
On the occasion of International Day of the Girl on 11 October, Save the Children, in collaboration with ArtLords, a group of Afghan artists and activists, painted a portrait of an Afghan street...
Afghan children cannot wait
On 5 October 2016, the European Union and the Government of Afghanistan will co-host the Brussels conference on Afghanistan....
Los Estados deben llevarlo a la práctica – Naciones Unidas lanza las primeras directrices sobre la obligación legal de los gobiernos de invertir en los niños y niñas
Una escena de la vida cotidiana a la que no muchos prestamos atención: niños y niñas caminando a una escuela cercana. Una escuela donde aprenden a leer y escribir, y donde tienen tiempo para jugar....