Save the Children fights for children's rights. We deliver immediate and lasting improvements to children's lives worldwide.

Save the Children works for:

• A world which respects and values each child.
• A world which listens to children and learns.
• A world where all children have hope and opportunity.

Save the Children is the world's largest independent organisation for children, making a difference to children's lives in over 120 countries. It is made up of 29 national organisations with a global staff of more than 14,000 working together.

From emergency relief to long-term development, Save the Children helps children to achieve a happy, healthy and secure childhood. Save the Children listens to children, involves children and ensures their views are taken into account. Save the Children secures and protects children's rights - to food, shelter, healthcare, education and freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation.

As long as there are children in need, Save the Children will find innovative ways to help them survive and thrive. Save the Children is growing and strengthening its capability to fight for children's rights and to deliver immediate and lasting improvements worldwide.

For 90 years, national Save the Children organisations have committed themselves to bring about a better world for children. Increasingly, over recent years, these organisations have brought together their different cultures, experiences and resources to achieve a greater impact in their work and provide a stronger global voice for children.

To learn more, download our Annual Report:
 2008 [Adobe PDF, 3389 Kb]

Previous Annual Reports:
2007 [4.7Mb PDF] 2006 [5Mb PDF] 2005 [1.7Mb PDF] 2004 [0.8Mb PDF]
2003 [1Mb PDF] 2002 [1Mb PDF] 2001 [0.9Mb PDF]

Information concerning the International Save the Children Alliance, including financial, licensing or charitable purposes may be obtained, without cost, by writing to:

International Save the Children Alliance Secretariat
Second Floor, Cambridge House
100 Cambridge Grove
London, W6 0LE, UK

or by callling: +44 208 748 2554