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Spin Master and Save the Children Partner to Bring the Toy Movement to Refugee Children in Kenya
TORONTO, Monday 4 March 2019, Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com), in partnership with Save the Children (www.savethechildren.ca), continues to inspire change through the Toy Movement (www.thetoymovement.org) with its 15th mission, this time delivering new toys and GUND teddy bears to children in Kenya. Formed in 2014, The Toy Movement has completed missions in Mexico, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, South Africa, Nicaragua, and Iraq bringing the magic of play to children.
Eight years of war in Syria leaves a third of children ‘always or frequently’ feeling unsafe
Children surveyed for a Save the Children report said they often feel scared and sad. They demand peace and a return to education
Children leaving last ISIS areas show signs of severe psychological distress: Save the Children
AMMAN – Thousands of children who have recently moved from ISIS-held areas into displacement camps in northeast Syria show signs of psychological distress, and many will likely need long term mental health and psychosocial support to recover from their experiences, said Save the Children today.
Canadian aid organizations applaud Canada for significant funding for Yemen crisis, call for an end to military assistance to parties to the conflict
In response to Canada’s commitment of funding at the third High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, the CEOs of Save the Children Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam Quebec and CARE Canada, today released the following joint statement:
Save the Children Statement on Cat Lake First Nation Housing and Health Crisis
Conrad Prince, Director National Reconciliation Program at Save the Children said:
At least 100,000 babies die every year because of conflict
At least 550,000 babies are thought to have died as a result of armed conflict between 2013 and 2017 in the 10 worst crisis-affected countries, according to new analysis by Save the Children — an average of well over 100,000 every year.
Government of Canada Commits to Ending Child And Forced Labour in Corporate Supply Chains
Ottawa, ON (February 11, 2019) – The Government of Canada announced on Friday that it would initiate consultations on corporate supply chain legislation this year. The statement is a positive step towards requiring Canadian companies to take action and report on their efforts to address child labour, modern slavery, and other human rights violations, according to a coalition of Canadian organizations including World Vision, Fairtrade Canada, UNICEF Canada and Save the Children.
Save the Children welcomes Canadian funding for people affected by the Venezuelan crisis
Save the Children welcomes the Government of Canada’s support for millions of people affected by the crisis in Venezuela. A deepening economic, political and humanitarian situation in the Latin American country has forced over 3 million people to flee since 2015, in search of food, health care and other basic services.
