Category - save the children

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14 Sep 2011

Action demanded on Scottish work and childcare crisis

Scottish families on low-incomes are being forced to leave work and turn down jobs because they cannot afford to pay for childcare, a new survey shows.
8 Oct 2010

Charities and academics condemn minister's comments on large families

Charities and academics have condemned comments by a Conservative minister who appeared to blame large families living on benefits for their own poverty.
9 Jul 2010

Aid agencies call for 'surge' to tackle west African hunger

Ten leading aid agencies have called for a "surge" in the humanitarian effort to help ten million people at risk of acute hunger across the Sahel region of west and central Africa.
12 Dec 2008

Give a school place - or a whole classroom

Giving a virtual gift such as a goat, a camel or a chicken on someone else's behalf has proved a real hit for those who want to give a meaningful gift. Now you can give a school place, or even a whole classroom, through the Save the Children Wish List.
8 Dec 2008

Give a charity gift to a child in the developing world this Christmas

If you are wanting to give a virtual charity gift this Christmas to a child, then why not do it through the Save the Children Wish List.
27 May 2008

Aid workers 'abusing children'

A British charity has said that children in post-conflict areas are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers. The abuse involves children as young as six.