our work

We implement both humanitarian and development programmes

Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001 to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.

Our programmes work from the community to the national level to promote children's rights and protection. We campaign to ensure that children have equal access to education and are protected from child marriage. We support strengthening the health systems at all levels of government, building the capacity of health workers to treat and prevent malnutrition, and delivering low-cost interventions that save newborn lives.  We support households, communities, schools, health facilities etc to promote access to adequate Water Sanitation and Hygiene services. We also work to address the causes of poverty and mitigate their impact on children, by strengthening the livelihoods and resilience of households.

Our humanitarian work provides food, cash voucher assistance and essential non-food items to households exposed to conflict and natural disasters. We also provide child-friendly spaces where children can learn, plan and receive the support they need to recover from trauma. We also set up temporary learning spaces and support the re-enrollment of out-of-school children.

We recently developed a Triple Nexus strategy to support advocacy, fundraising and implementation of humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) nexus programmes.  Our projects are funded by institutional (bi-lateral, multilateral, foundations and private organizations) and individual donors.