Save the Children Denmark was founded in Denmark in 1945. The organisation become operational in Ethiopia in 1996.

Save the Children Denmark has four major strategic themes for its work from 2004 to 2007 in Ethiopia. These are:

•  Basic education
• Sexual exploitation, HIV/AIDS and HTPs
• Displacement and Separation
• Child focused relief

Save the Children Denmark has three major overall strategies:

• Capacity development
• Service delivery
• Advocacy and awareness raising

Save the Children Denmark areas of implementation in Ethiopia:

• North Wollo Zone Amhara Region
• • Basic education
  • Child Rights promotion
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Psychosocial support to deportee children
  • Child focussed relief
• Addis Ababa City Arada, Cherkos, Addis Ketema and Lideta Sub-cities
• • Sexual exploitation of children (Child prostitution) North Shewa Oromia Region
  • Child Rights promotion
  • Children in prison
• Addis Ababa - Addis Ketema Sub-city (planned)
• • Community based orphan support
• North Shewa, Oromia
• • Child abuse prevention
• Jimma Zone Oromia Region
• • Children in prison project
• Gamo Gofa (SNNPS)
• • Children in prison project