Save the Children focuses on education programming as a proven strategy to help children escape from violence and poverty.  Read about current stories and information from our projects:

• National Child Day 2007: 39 Million Children Still Out of School (Press Release)

• The Education Millenium Goal: Will We Make It? 2007 Annual Progress Report Says Promises Should be Kept

• Will You Listen? Children and Armed Conflict Survey Report 2007 The 1996 UN report by Graca Machel “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children”, brought the issues faced by children in armed conflict to international attention. Ten years later, a companion report compiles the views and recommendations of some1,700 children and young people in 92 countries who have experienced conflict themselves.

• South Sudan's Rewrite the Future Program in Action (December 2007)
• Children's Artwork Featured in New Finnish Book for Sale (November 2007)
• The Child-Centred Framework for Delivering Education Programs that Work (October 2007)
• Save the Children and President Clinton's Global Initiative Bring Worldwide Attention to Importance of Education During Emergencies (September  2007)

• Going to School A Reality for Iraqi Refugee Children Living in Jordan (August 2007)

• Last in Line, Last in School - Helping Children Living in Countries of Armed Conflict Report (April 2007)

• The Challenge of Education in Countries of Armed Conflict: A Teacher's Resource Guide (December 2006)

• Save the Children Invited to Speak to UN Security Council on Issue of Children and Armed Conflict (November 2006)

• Nepal Celebrates National Child Day with Campaign for Primary Education for All (September 2006)