Save The Children

Save The Children is an international NGO that operates in multiple countries with expansions. The organization was started after World War I in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb, after she noticed that many children needed aid during the aftermath. There was then a massive struggle when the Great Depression hit and millions of children with basic needs needed aid. When World War II started in 1939, it led to more children with aid. At one point, in the UK, there were millions of orphans in Britain that needed support. Throughout time, there have been multiple expansions to other continents like Asia and the Middle East. In the United States in the Appalachian area, children were given shoes and clothes. There has been aid given through every major war. The Korean War has given children more aid in the affected areas. Soon enough, more diversity of children was being aided like Native American and Latina children. One of the significant openings of this organization is Tanzania. Like many NGOs, Save The Children has primary aims and goals that the community wants to reach. One of the primary aims is the organization must address the needs of the children. They want to save and improve the lives of the children and ensure that they can survive. Programs go chase for these primary aims, with emergency responses and advocacy. The organization has expanded across the world, setting up programs and enlarging the community. There are thirty national members and the main headquarters are in Fairfield, Connecticut, and London, UK according to the website. A couple of accomplishments that the organization aided over 13 million children and helped 124,000 children in 16 states of the United States. They have also provided medical care and child services. The organization gets its funding from donations and contracts. People who donate to the Save The Children organization, their money goes to program services, fundraising, and management. On their website, there’s a tab called “what we do.” On that tab it has two fundraisers that I didn’t know they had. One of them is the Ukraine Crisis. Ever since Russia made its invasion to Ukraine in February of 2022, there have been many Ukrainian children that needed aid from being forced from their homes by Russian attacks in their towns. The other fundraiser is the Climate Crisis. Children live in areas that are vulnerable to dangerous climate effects. Some dangers can be wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and air pollution. This can also cause health issues to the children who have a weak immune system.