We recognize that not all children’s rights are equally realized in Canada, and those most deprived of their rights are First Nations, Metis, and Inuit children. For children not to exercise their rights equally has devastating impacts on them, their families, communities, and nations. That’s why we are focusing our programs in Canada on reconciliation through a child-centred approach.
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Save the Children staff lead group exercises outdoors at a Child Friendly Space

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Our Vision for Reconciliation

We want a reconciled Canada – a nation of equity, respect and partnership, where every child attains the right to survive, safety, protection, development, and participation.

Lina*, 11, raising her hand to participate in the session

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Preparedness: Building Resilience

We work with communities to build capacity to protect the most vulnerable among us during disasters – children. We help generate child-focused emergency plans, provide emergency training and resources in advance, helping keep children safe when disasters strike.

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Anna*, 3 poses for a photo in Dnipro region, Ukraine

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Mental Health and Climate Change

Through cooperative play, literacy, discussion, and art, Journey of Hope helps young children, adolescents, teens and adults build their resilience and cope following a crisis.

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Ardo's farm where she grows rice and a variety of vegetables, Garissa, Kenya

A series of devastating droughts in Garissa County killed most of Ardo’s livestock and left her family without sufficient food or income. As a result, her three children, Zakaria, 2, Ibrahim, 3, and Ayan, 6, began to suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Save the Children provided life-saving nutritional care and now they have recovered. Additionally, Ardo received comprehensive training in nutrition and climate-smart agriculture, alongside essential farming supplies like seeds, tools, and fertilizers. This support allowed her to successfully transition to farming, growing rice and vegetables, enabling her to consistently feed her household and sell surplus produce at local markets. Samfelix Randa/ Save the Children

Community Adaptation Research and Planning

Climate change is already affecting communities in Canada, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples, particularly children, are amongst those hardest hit. We work with local partners, using participatory & child-led approaches to identify risks and build adaptation plans.

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