Save the Children is the leading non-governmental organization in the field of child protection. They work with their different partners to bring about better advances in the way the world treats children in order to achieve progressive and sustainable change in their lives.
All of their actions are based on a Vision , Mission and Values that fit with their theory of change. In this sense, all National Save the Children member organizations have adhered to this operating principle and participate through a multitude of themes, in the implementation of projects and programs (multinational and cross-border) of the country office.
It was in 1919 that Eglantyne Jebb founded the Save the Childen Fund , to cope with the ravages of World War I which was nothing but a picture of desolation and famine. In 1924, the League of Nations adopted the Egglatyne Charter on the Rights of the Child. After almost a century of serving the cause of children around the world, Save the Children has successfully joined many public entities and characters in this fight not only of non-governmental obviously a question that concerns us all to the highest degree.
In 2009, their organization launched a massive worldwide campaign called EVERY ONE to make maternal and child mortality a political priority and at the same time mobilize millions of people around this issue. This is the largest campaign Save the Children has ever had and continues to lead.
By 2015, they believe that they will have been able to significantly reduce child mortality and improve the future of thousands of children. But for that, they need your help!