Save the Children is the largest independent children's rights organization in the world. They are improving the lives of children around the world - immediately and permanently.

THEY ARE GUIDED BY THEIR VISION AND MISSION - AND BY THEIR FOUNDER EGLANTYNE JEBB
Save the Children is the largest independent children's rights organization in the world. They improve the lives of children around the world. Immediately and permanently.

Save the Children is committed to a world that respects children's rights. A world in which all children live healthy and safe and can grow up freely and independently.

SAVE THE CHILDREN..

-is the  largest independent children's rights organization in  the world.
-was founded in 1919, shortly after the First World War, by teacher Eglantyne Jebb in Great Britain . Children in Germany were the first to be helped by Save the Children.
-works in  113 countries
-has advisory status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations and supports the International Campaign for the Ban on Landmines , which won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.

What they do
-We are the children's rights committed : We are fighting for the rights of all children to health and survival , school and education and protection from violence and exploitation , and protect them from dangers in emergency and disaster situations .

-We involve children in our work : children are at the center of everything we do. You have a say in our projects and are involved in decision-making processes.

-We are independent : We help all children, regardless of gender, origin or religion. We are not obliged to anyone except for the well-being of the children.

-We are the founders of the international children's rights movement : our founder Eglantyne Jebb wrote a declaration on children's rights as early as 1923. Today this is part of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and applies in almost every country in the world.

-We help people to help themselves: We work out our solutions with local people, involve village elders and community councils as well as authorities and the government in our work and thus strengthen sustainable development.