Save the Children has been operating in Uganda since 1959 and transitioned to Save the Children international on 1stOctober 2012. Their work in the country is guided by the National Development Plan and the UN Millennium Development Goals. Save the Children is one of the largest child-focused non governmental organisations in Uganda covering a wide geographical area, and a range of thematic areas, impacting over 1.5 million children. Save the Children works with key child rights stakeholders including children, civil society organisations, communities, government and the media, in contributing to the realisation of children’s rights. They strive to develop and implement durable solutions that will benefit children and their communities including improving health care systems, increasing access to quality basic education and creating capacity for preparedness and response to emergencies.
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children. Save the Children works to achieve children’s rights, particularly for the poorest and most marginalised, who are most at risk of their rights being denied. The principles, rights and obligations set out in The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provide a framework for all their work.In Uganda they implement programmes in the six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihood and Food Security, Health and Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.
Their Vision
Is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Their Mission
Is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Their Breakthroughs
Save the Children works to ensure that all children:
Survive - No child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday.
Learn - All children learn from a quality basic education.
Are Protected - Violence against children is no longer tolerated.
