Education

As Save the Children Türkiye, with the financial support from MANGO and in collaboration with Mavi Kalem Association, we aim to strengthen access to education for children living in Esenyurt, enhance their well-being through child protection and psychosocial support services, and promote social cohesion.

As Save the Children Türkiye, in cooperation with Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, the Ministry of National Education, local municipalities and our local partner, we implemented the Climate Awareness and Resilience for Emergencies & Sustainability Project (CARES), a child-centred initiative carried out in collaboration with the Refugees Association in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul.

Millions of children in Sudan have missed nearly 500 days of learning since the war started in April 2023 in what has become one of the world’s longest school closures, surpassing the worst shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The armed conflict in Northern Mozambique has triggered a severe child rights crisis, leaving 441,721 children and 5,365 teachers in urgent need of humanitarian education support, with 138 schools closed and 82,800 children having their learning interrupted. Despite the critical scale of this emergency, humanitarian education funding has alarmingly declined over the past four years, dropping from 37.5% coverage in 2022 to just 5.1% in 2025, marking the lowest funding level across all humanitarian clusters. Save the Children, alongside its allies, is therefore demanding urgent action from donors, UN agencies, and government stakeholders to demonstrate their duty of care and commitment to reverse this situation, protect the right of conflict-affected children to safe and uninterrupted learning, and prevent long-term, intergenerational impacts resulting from a lack of education.

This is a message from members of the Children’s Councils to world leaders to highlight one of the impacts of the conflict in Yemen on schools and education, and to stress the importance of implementing the Safe Schools Declaration, in the hope that this will lead to further action and support to protect children’s right to education.

Record numbers of attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine in the past two months have forced school closures and also disrupted the remote learning that children have relied upon for nearly four years of war, said Save the Children

Lead Writer- Mogbonjubade AdesulureDiscover how a project implemented by Save the Children Nigeria sparked a real change in Maimuna’s life and family, boosting her business growth, securing her children's education, and strengthening her family's livelihood.

Between January and July 2025, Save the Children Zimbabwe and its partners supported communities to withstand drought, protect livelihoods, and safeguard children’s rights. Farmers in Matobo were equipped with drought-tolerant seeds, animal feed, and improved water systems, helping families recover and sustain their livelihoods. In Bulilima, mothers and children received nutrition support alongside strengthened community health groups, ensuring healthy growth and maternal wellbeing. Across the country, children are gaining new opportunities to read and learn through the distribution of literacy materials, teacher support, and digital learning tools. Communities also became better prepared to prevent cholera outbreaks through mobile awareness campaigns, while child protection structures were strengthened to fight child labour and trafficking. Children themselves played an active role in shaping national conversations on planning and budgeting. These efforts demonstrate Save the Children’s commitment to resilient communities, and a future where every child survives, learns, and is protected. Read our Impact Bulletin here: Save the Children Zimbabwe Impact Bulletin (January-July 2025) - Save the Children’s Resource Centre

Launched in 2022 by Sierra Leone's Ministry of Basic and Secondary School Education, the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Education Outcomes Fund, SLEIC aimed to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for 134,000 children in 325 public primary schools across all districts of Sierra Leone

In the Vocational Education and Training Centre in Prizren, Besa Shehu and Habibe Elshani are more than trainers—they are changemakers. Supported by Save the Children Kosova/o, these two women have transformed their classrooms into spaces of opportunity and inclusion.

Children in frontline areas of Ukraine have lost 25% more days of learning due to the war than the world’s longest COVID-19 school closures, as a lack of bomb shelters means it is still too dangerous to for children to attend class, Save the Children said today.

Save the Children, in partnership with the Provincial Directorate of Education of Nampula, held the Provincial Meeting of the Inclusion Network in the district of Meconta. Created in 2023, the Network's mission is to ensure that children, young people, and adults with disabilities or special educational needs have access to inclusive, quality education with dignity.

On 1st August 2025, Save the Children participated in a round table on Public-Private Partnerships for the Sustainability of the National School Feeding Programme in Mozambique. The event was organised by CARE and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a consortium that is implementing the project titled “Catalysing Political Actions for Health and Resilient Dietary” – CASCADE, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture.

In Ozdrim, near Peja, Save the Children’s Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Centre, opened in January 2023, has transformed the lives of children and families. Gentiana, a working mother, shares how the centre supported her son Malti, who struggled with shyness and socialization after the pandemic. With guidance from his educator, Malti developed confidence, social skills, and learning abilities, preparing him for preschool and beyond. The centre not only benefits children but also reassures parents through education sessions, proving the vital role of early childhood programs in rural communities.

How Save the Children’s USDA-Funded School Meal Programme expands its impact for children in Colombo

Seeing my older siblings go to school, I wanted to do the same. I love to learn but my parents were hesitant to send me to school as they worried for my safety. But I still insisted and eventually, they relented.

KYIV, 28 May, 2025 – Air raid sirens forced children in Ukraine to miss an average of one in every five school lessons during the past academic year that ends this week with pupils preparing the third consecutive summer under war, Save the Children said.

Save the Children Uganda, in partnership with We Care Solar officially handed over solar-powered lighting kits - We Share Solar Suitcases - to 39 schools [1] in Wakiso District. This initiative will benefit approximately 10,372 (5,189 girls/5,183 boys) children, providing them with a safe, and conducive learning environment enhanced by reliable light and a sustainable clean energy source to power learning devices.

In Uganda, science and technology are a top priority for the Government of Uganda. However, many schools still lack hands-on instructional materials to make these subjects engaging and interactive. To address this gap, Save the Children has introduced mini-science laboratories, also known as science kits, to enhance the teaching of Integrated Science.

As a child, John and the other children had no access to school. The Karamojong people were long opposed to the state education system. In 1948, they buried a pen in a symbolic protest against formal education introduced by the colonial authorities. Schools were seen by many as a threat to the group's cultural values and way of life, and for decades, only a small number of children in this part of the country attended school and learned to read and write.