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ALESSIA CARA DONATES SHARE OF NET ROYALTIES FROM THIS SUMMER: LIVE OFF THE FLOOR EP TO SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children is honoured to be the beneficiary of Alessia Cara’s generous donation from the royalties of her new THIS SUMMER: LIVE OFF THE FLOOR EP for the next 21 years.
Spike in violence against Venezuelan children as COVID-19 deepens crisis
Venezuelan children and women are suffering from a spike in physical, sexual or emotional violence at home, according to new data from Save the Children, as Latin America has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic.
NORTH WEST SYRIA: Thousands of children return to destroyed homes amid COVID-19 fears in camps
Thousands of children and their families are on the move once again in North West Syria, where renewed violence and fears of a coronavirus outbreak have pushed them to look for safety elsewhere.[i]
As Covid-19 lockdowns continue, a camel library takes remote learning to new levels
A camel library is giving children out of school in some of Ethiopia’s most remote villages a unique opportunity to continue reading and learning, despite COVID-19 lockdowns.
Save the Children first began the camel library in 2010. The program includes 21 camels, which are traditionally used by communities in the Somali region of Ethiopia to transport goods across the hot lowland areas. Camels can carry up to 200 storybooks at a time in wooden boxes strapped to their backs. The project…
Sierra Leone: Innovative sexual health app to help prevent surge in teenage pregnancy due to COVID-19
Disruption due to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone could lead to 23,000 extra teenage pregnancies by the end of the year, according to new analysis from Save the Children[i].
COVID-19: An additional three million children in Afghanistan need help to survive in 2020, warns Save the Children
Global pandemic means 4 out of every 10 children in Afghanistan now need some kind of humanitarian support
KABUL, June 12 – COVID-19 is exacting a heavy toll on already struggling families across Afghanistan. An estimated 8.12 million children – or 4 in 10 – will need some form of emergency assistance in 2020.[1]
Save the Children: concerning spike in COVID-19 deaths among Mexican children
The Mexican Government must put in place special measures to mitigate impact of COVID-19 on excluded groups of children and adolescents in poverty
Mexico City, June 10 – Save the Children is deeply concerned about the steep rise in the numbers of deaths and confirmed cases related to COVID-19 among Mexican children and youth.
COVID-19 could reverse gains made for African children, warns Save the Children
Addis Ababa, 8thJune 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse progress made for children in Africa by years or even decades, with economic aftershocks risking to push an additional 33 million children into poverty, according to Save the Children.
