The History of Save the Children

Eglantyne Jebb

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1919: Handbill distributed by Eglantyne

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The first full page newspaper advertisement.

It cost £5000 and raised £120,000

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Feeding children during the Russian famine

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First survey of conditions of African children

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British children during the depression

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Free school milk for children

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Nursery schools pioneered in the 1930’s

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Saving children during World War II

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Relief during the Korean war

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Immunisation in Vietnam

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The Ethiopian famine 1984

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Rwanda

Family tracing

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Save the Children from violence campaign

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HRH The Princess Royal

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What Save the Children will

do next

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NEARLY 10 MILLIONchildren won’t live to see their 5th birthday this year

YOUhelp us stop this. We know the solutions, like vaccinations, mosquito nets and enough food. We just need the world to see how easy it is.

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WE KNOWthere’s no time to waste when disaster strikes

YOUR DONATIONShelp us stay ready to act quickly

After the tsunami, we got emergency help to hundreds of thousands of children. We’re still there, helping communities rebuild

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HAVING A BABYin Liberia is scary. And it costs up to 1500 Liberian Dollars to deliver. Trouble is, that’s a month’s salary.

YOUmake governments realise that healthcare fees don’t work

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AFTER SCHOOLChildren had nowhere to go

WEintroduced the idea of playgroups

HELP USkeep fighting for the rights of children, at home and around the world.

HOW WE SPEND ITFrom every one pound

you give us, we spend 82p helping to save children. With the remaining 18p we go out and raise another pound

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Let’s work together to make dramatic changes for children

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Let’s work together to make dramatic changes for children

Thank you for listening