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Save the Children Publications

• World's Children: the magazine for our supporters
• Primary School Speaking Out resource book
• Secondary School Speaking Out resource book
• State of the World's Mothers Report
• Last in Line, Last in School
• Small hands of slavery
• International Save the Children Alliance reports
• Annual reports
• Useful links

 

Speaking Out school publications

The Speaking Out school publications are designed for primary and secondary schools.These resources are practical, fun and memorable and introduce young people to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, create awareness of the issues that face children in developing countries and empower Australian students to act as advocates for child rights.

The resources are part of a Speaking Out program which Save the Children Australia runs in schools across the country.

Download the Primary School Speaking Out resource book

Download the Secondary School Speaking Out resource book 

 

State of the World's Mother Report 2007

Save the Children has released its eighth annual State of the World's Mothers Report, which incorporates the Mothers’ Index that ranks the best – and worst – places to be a mother and a child, and compares the well-being of mothers and children in 140 countries.

• Read more about the 2007 State of the World's Mothers report here
• Read more about the 2007 Mothers' Index here

Download a copy of the report here  [Adobe PDF, 2147 Kb]

 

Last in Line, Last in School: the world’s richest countries are failing to help children affected by conflict

The world’s richest countries, Australia included, are failing to help put an end to devastating impact of conflict in 28 countries, leaving almost 40 million children facing a bleak future, Save the Children has revealed according to a new report.

‘Last in Line, Last in School’, reveals that the world’s richest donors, despite pledging to ensure every child receives an education by 2015, are selecting more stable countries to receive aid for education over those affected by conflict – effectively leaving those countries with little hope of breaking the cycle of poverty and conflict.

In countries affected by conflict, schools can be destroyed, commandeered by armed forces or used as shelter and teachers may be killed or forced to flee, children can be easy targets for recruitment as child soldiers or exploited as cheap labour and are more vulnerable to trafficking and abuse.

Download a copy of the report here [Adobe PDF, 499 Kb]

 

The small hands of slavery

Two hundred years ago the British government outlawed slave trading throughout the British Empire. The passing of the Slave Trade Act on 25 March 1807 led to the eventual abolition of transatlantic slavery. The Act has been hailed as an international victory for humanity.

Yet while the world celebrates its anniversary, there are still millions of children currently held as slaves, forced to work long hours for no or little pay and left vulnerable to extreme harm, violence and rape.

Across the world, 218 million children aged 5–17 are working as child labourers; of those children, 126 million are involved in hazardous work. Around 8.4 million of them are trapped in the very worst forms of illegal, degrading and dangerous work. These children are working in conditions of slave labour.

Save the Children is calling for immediate and decisive action to combat the enslaving of all children.

Download a copy of the report here

 

International Save the Children Alliance Reports

The International Save the Children Alliance regularly publishes reports which are available to download. Click here to find out more