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.

More than 46,000 children and teenagers are missing the start of their school year in Catatumbo region in Colombia, as a major escalation in violence has forced the government to close schools across 10 districts.

As many children across the world head back to school, millions of children are being robbed of their education by conflicts and emergencies.

As children in Vietnam prepare to head back to school, many face safety risks due to damaged infrastructure after floods. Save the Children.

Massive landslides in India’s southwestern Kerala state have killed more than 385 people. More than 1,580 children displaced. Save the Children.

Extreme weather events forced at least 38,000 people from their homes in Afghanistan in the first six month of this year

Classes across the Philippines were suspended following a powerful typhoon that swept across the country.

Extreme heat puts children’s health at risk, locking them out of education and making them increasingly anxious about the future

Showing impact of the accelerated learning classes implemented by Save the Children in Mali for displaced people.

India’s heatwave shows no sign of abating as the country’s meteorological department warned of extreme heat.

A volcanic eruption in the Philippines has forced at least 684 schools to close.

As Thai children head back to school following a long summer break, a lack of funding has hindered many displaced children from Myanmar.

While monsoon rains are normal in Sri Lanka, impacts such as flooding are now more frequent and severe due to climate change

More than half of Pakistan’s school age children – about 26 million - will be locked out of classrooms for a week due to an ongoing heat wave.

Raging floods in Kenya have killed more than 250 people and displaced over 250,000 people since mid March

Bangladesh has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools for another week following country-wide closures brought about by a heatwave.

It will take another 60 years to meet a global target to eliminate of all forms of corporal punishment unless the current rate of progress is sped up.

Extreme heat has forced the closure of all schools in Bangladesh this week, impacting 33 million children

About 73,900 households in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta have limited access to fresh water following a weeks-long heatwave. Save the Children.

All schools in Gaza have been closed for 625,000 students for 6 months. 87.7% of all school buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed. Learn more about the latest on the situation for children in Gaza and our response.

Violence in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced over 500 schools to close in the past year.

Guide by child psychologist with tips on what to do when children want to talk about war.

Flooding in Demak and Grobogan regencies of Central Java has displaced about 11,500 people, including at least 1,100 children.

Children in Bangkok breathed unhealthy air for 70% of the year in 2023, Save the Children said, as the Thai capital reels from its latest air crisis.

Daniel, 11, hardly saw his friends and had limited social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Now, he's part of 'Play to Thrive'.

Learn how Save the Children is learning from failure to bounce back and succeed in very complex environments.

Save the Children press release on cholera in Zambia schools closed

Children in Gaza are not learning. They are just forced to survive one of the most destructive bombing campaigns in history.

While education is vital to children’s learning, wellbeing and development, they've been largely overlooked in the efforts to achieve climate justice.

Severe climate disasters, violent conflicts, and deepening inequalities and economic shocks are shattering the lives of children

Blog with a spotlight on Uganda as a refugee-hosting country ahead of the Global Refugee Forum.

Over the past year, the Sponsorship programme has been challenging itself to adapt, design, measure, and programme to address discrimination.

A teacher's account on what life is like for students and teachers at the frontline of the war in Ukraine

Save the Children is providing hands-on practical learning of solar energy installation and maintenance skills to Somali youth.

Arsenal’s Leah Williamson will make an impassioned plea to challenge gender stereotypes and level the playing field for girls around the world.

YouTube star educator Ms Rachel joins Save the Children to help boost child literacy.

Sahel school closures increase by 20% in past year, with 200,000 more children out of class

Mali has been a country plagues by conflict since 2012. This has led to the closures of schools affecting children's education.

Amid the chaos and destruction, education is a beacon of hope for thousands of school girls and boys in Syria.

Is innovation the key to solving the world's most pressing challenges, or are we too focused on finding new solutions?

It has been one month since the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, that claimed over 51,000 lives and left children without education.

Woman weaves carpets in Afghanistan to support children following NGO ban

Save the Children supports launch of new web series in Nepal

Education in Niger is not a certainty. This blog addresses the obstacles many children face in Niger.

The challenges facing children in humanitarian crisis around the world in 2023.

A blog from a teacher working for Save the Children in Afghanistan on the recent ban on female aid workers

Save the Children response to Taliban ban on female students at university in Afghanistan

Save the children education Ethiopia

Afghanistan school attack

Youth and Future Generations Day at COP27: Cambodian child climate activists battling pollution from their floating schools

More than two years after schools around the world shut their doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Transforming Education Summit (TES) in September couldn’t have been more timely. Global education was in dire crisis before the pandemic, with millions of children around the world out of school and not learning from a quality, safe and inclusive education. With the extended school closures, disparities in access to online and distance learning, inadequate resources to support students to return to school, and the impacts of conflict and climate change, the learning outcomes of the poorest and most marginalised children are now even more at threat.

This is the lived reality for millions of children inside Ukraine and millions more who have fled the violence in the country.

Here are our 5 top tips for how to talk to children about the climate crisis.

Children’s health and education at risk as severe cholera outbreak spreads in Syria

Read the story of 10-year-old Myron* who escaped the violence in Ukraine and is now attending a summer camp supported by Save the Children in Poland.

Wellness Awareness in one of Africa’s Most Difficult Contexts

For World Humanitarian Day we share the stories of Sheila, Kimberly, Yasmeen and Joy. As children they were supported by Save the Children. Now, they all work with us to build a better future for and with the children of today.

Child participation and not just youth, must be at the heart of evolving education

CLOSING SRI LANKA SCHOOLS FOR 2 WEEKS AMID FUEL CRISIS WILL LEAVE CHILDREN HUNGRY

Sri Lanka closes schools for fourth time this year amid worsening fuel shortage

At the end of June, education and finance leaders will come together to discuss their priorities for the upcoming Transforming Education Summit. This Summit in September offers an important opportunity for Member States to accelerate progress towards SDG4.

EDUCATION REMAINS UNDER ATTACK, WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE?

EUROPEAN GOVTS URGED TO DO MORE TO GET CHILDREN FROM UKRAINE BACK TO LEARNING

How do we reliably measure what distance-learning methods actually work for children?

A day in the life of Amran - an Early Childhood Education Project Assistant in Somalia.

It’s not too late for the great reset: priorities for global action at this week’s IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings

At the UN Afghanistan pledging summit, world leaders must step up for girls’ education

Save the Children Excited to Partner with University of California San Diego on U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Social & Behavior Change Research Project

Time for a safe back to school in Latin America and the Caribbean

Education for All: How to break barriers and create accessible schools for all children

UKRAINE: Attacks on schools endangering children’s lives and futures

Burundi: Returning children face uphill battle for education and safety

Meaningful engagement: Critical to advancing rights for children with disabilities

Rising numbers of Lebanese families unable to afford food, education for their children

Catch-up clubs to stop children dropping out after world’s longest school closure

“We can speak up for ourselves”: Why we need to listen to child refugee’s voices

Food, heat or education?: Exorbitant school costs leave families in Lebanon with an impossible choice

Closure of Delhi schools and colleges should be ‘final straw’ in air pollution crisis, says Save the Children

Nothing Without Us: Children with Disabilities' have a right to be heard

What did COP26 deliver for global education?

Girls Speak Up