Save the Children is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to defending children's rights and improving their lives worldwide . Present in more than 110 countries, the organization works to ensure that every child has access to education, quality health care , and is protected from all forms of violence and exploitation.
Save the Children 's actions focus on several main areas: emergency humanitarian aid during crises or natural disasters, long-term development programs to ensure appropriate education and health services , as well as awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns to ensure respect for children's rights .
In particular, it implements programs to ensure access to quality education , including building schools, training teachers and providing school materials. It also provides essential health services to children and their families, such as vaccinations, prenatal care and nutrition programs to combat child malnutrition.
Through its work, Save the Children played a key role in the development of the Geneva Declaration in 1924, the precursor to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted in 1989. Today, the organization continues to defend children's rights and respond to contemporary challenges.
