What We Do
 

Campaigning for Change

Save the Children encourages its supporters to participate in campaigns that focus on a particular issue affecting children. Campaigns can involve any or all of the following activities:

  • Public speaking  (at events, marches, via petitions, conferences, etc)
  • Fundraising   (either through individually organized event, or via appeals on Save the Children's web site)
  • Letter writing or personal discussion with decision makers in Canada to change policies and practices, locally and globally, that affect children. Many of the problems faced by children will only be eradicated with political support or new legislation. Save the Children campaigns for long-term change in addition to providing shorter-term support to improve children's lives.

As an independent and global organization, Save the Children has a powerful voice in campaigning for change, and a track record of success.

Join Our Current Campaigns:

 

 Rewrite the Future Campaign will bring education access and improved quality to millions of children (Copyright: International Save the Children Alliance)

Rewrite the Future was launched in 2006 as the first global campaign involving all 28 members of the Save the Children Alliance. More than 32 million children around the world can't go to school because they live in countries affected by armed conflict. There are 77 million children out of school worldwide and millions more are receiving a substandard education.

Save the Children is working with many governments and international agencies to put policies and resources in place to provide quality education for these children.

Through this campaign we intend to bring education and hope to those millions of children affected by conflict.  To find out how you can support the campaign, visit the campaign home page

 

 Emma of Ottawa poses in one of the knitted caps donated to Save the Children in Apr07 (Copyright: Crosbie family)

Save the Children wapped up its latest "Caps for Newborns" campaign in April, 2008. For the second year in a row, hundreds of knitters and crocheters donated their time and energy to send over 10,000 "handmade with love" creations.

Next month, the caps, sweaters, scarves and blankets will be sent to Nicaragua (Central America) and Burkina Faso (West Africa) where they will be deeply appreciated by the mothers in our programs.

Through the knitting campaign, Save the Children is working to reduce infant and child mortality. A low-cost solution such as a knitted cap may ensure that newborn babies' heads are kept warm after birth and this can significantly reduce the mortality rate amongst newborn babies worldwide.  As well, a scarf or sweater can be lifesaving for a child under 5 who is malnourished and prone to respiratory disease. 

To find out more about this campaign and to join our mailing list for future campaigns please visit the knitting campaign home page

Mother and child in Sudan's refugee camp (Copyright: Reuters)

 

  • Helping Children Survive to 5   99% of the more than 10 million deaths each year among children under age 5 occur in developing countries. More than half of these children could be saved through low-cost health solutions. Read more about this campaign
 2007 march in Africa marked the 2nd anniversary of the release of the UN Study on Violence Against Children. Public campaigns in over 40 countries urged a global response to remove the violence that is a part of millions of children's lives (Copyright: Save the Children Sweden)
  • Save the Children's Global Day of Action to End Violence against Children  Save the Children's annual global day of action took place on October 19, 2007. The purpose of the Day of Action is to generate public awareness of the UN Study on Violence Against Children and its recommendations.   

The 2007 Day of Action saw 38 countries campaigning together for real and lasting action to end violence against children.  Read the Report on the many events that raised awareness on this issue. 

 

 

 

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