Around the world, 67 million children miss out on school. We are benefiting millions of children through our work on the ground, and in the corridors of power.
Education improves life-long health, income and prospects
We are targeting our resources where children need education the most – in countries affected by armed conflict and emergencies. In the last five years our Rewrite the Future campaign has benefited more than 10 million children and secured access to education for 1.64 million. In 2010, Save the Children received an award for Rewrite the Future’s global impact on education from the World Innovation Summit for Education.
Issac, five,(centre in green blue shirt) in his ABC class at the Garmu Public and Elementary Junior High School in Garmu village, Bong County. Isaac wants to be a teacher when he grows up. Save the Children's Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALP) enable children who have missed out on their primary education to 'catch up' so they can then join mainstream schooling. Anna Kari / Save the Children
Our policy and advocacy impact at the national level enables us to influence international policies to ensure children’s rights to education are realised. Following joint advocacy initiatives, the UN General Assembly officially recognised the importance of education in emergencies. Save the Children has a leading role with UNICEF, coordinating the cluster of organisations implementing this UN resolution.
Since 2005, we have raised US$450 million for education in countries affected by conflict and we are engaging worldwide support for additional investment in children’s education. Save the Children harnessed the power of football through the Global Campaign for Education’s 1GOAL Campaign, to ensure that education for all was a lasting impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Through a series of events across the globe, we helped to galvanise support from 18 million people.
