Save the Children UK

Today we launch the DEC #MiddleEastAppeal along with 14 other big charities. So many of you have already donated to children in Gaza, but as the conflict escalates and more families are forced from their homes, Gaza and Lebanon are in the depths of a humanitarian catastrophe – so we need your support now more than ever. Please donate what you can ➡️ https://bit.ly/3A9iE3u 🔴 £6 could buy 12 bottles of clean drinking water for a family in Gaza 🔴 £40 could buy a highly nutritious food parcel for a family forced to flee their home in Lebanon 🔴 £155 could pay to train a health worker in Gaza

Martunis was just seven years old when the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami devastated Indonesia, claiming over 167,000 lives. Miraculously, he survived 21 days alone in a mangrove swamp, drinking rainwater and scavenging for food. Found by reporters on a beach, Martunis received lifesaving medical care from Save the Children. We also helped reunite him with his father, who had thought he was lost forever. ✨ “God gave me life, opportunity, and a second life. I want everyone to be inspired by my story.” – Martunis This is a remarkable tale of survival, resilience, and hope that continues to move and inspire people worldwide. Visit our website for more info on the work we do and how you can help create lasting change for children: https://bit.ly/49P7Q8e

Happy Hanukkah and Chag Sameach to everyone celebrating! 🕯️

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating 🎄 We are endlessly grateful to all our supporters who helped us create lasting change for children in 2024 ❤️

We have been supporting pregnant women living in climate-affected communities in Bangladesh providing healthcare services by boat. 🛥️ Bangladesh is on the front line of the climate crisis. 38.3 million children in Bangladesh have already experienced extreme heatwaves so far in 2024, while Cyclone Remal killed 16 people and destroyed the homes of over 270,000 children. The estimated five million people live along riverbank areas known as char are particularly vulnerable to drought and flooding, leaving many mothers cut off or facing difficult journeys to see a midwife. Save the Children has been working with local partners in trying to reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths by operating a medical boat called ‘Mamotar Tori’ or ‘The Boat of Affection’ that brings midwives to villages when they are only accessible by water or in a medical emergency. The boat is equipped with a bed, oxygen, emergency supplies and can be used to provide emergency transport to hospital. Globally, 24 million mothers will give birth without a midwife, nurse or doctor this year and 28 million will give birth outside a health facility, which puts newborns and their mothers in danger. We believe every mother and every baby should have access to a safe, supported birth and no one should have to give birth alone. 👶❤️

Celebrating our phenomenal 2024 fundraisers: Day 3, 5-year-old Olivia's coffee morning ☕️ At just 5-years-old, Olivia put on a coffee morning to raise funds for Save the Children back in March. Her parents were speaking about other children and said that not everyone was as fortunate as she was, and Olivia was really taken aback. She kept telling her parents that she wanted to do something to help, like build a house or a school. They decided on a coffee morning where Olivia and her mother made a bunch of different cakes and invited family and friends to come over. We're so incredibly grateful for your support and for raising over £500, Olivia 🌟

Celebrating our phenomenal 2024 fundraisers: Day 2, Lenny's marathon trio 🏃 Lenny has now completed his immense fundraising challenge to run 3 marathons in 3 cities (Berlin, Dublin and Valencia) over 3 months. Despite this level of physical endurance taking its toll by the third and final race, Lenny kept pushing with the thought of “kids around the UK and further a field that have had that innocent smile wiped from their faces for one reason or another” in his mind. So far, Lenny has raised a wonderful £2,115 and counting. This, alongside the fundraising he did for the Tokyo marathon in March, takes his fundraising total for 2024 alone to over £5,304! That’s a wrap on Lenny’s incredible fundraising for this year, until next time 🙌

This year has been devastating and frightening for children around the world. Conflict, natural disasters and food insecurity threatens millions of children's survival and well-being every year. We have hope that a better world is possible. With your support, together we'll always be there for children. Before, during, and long after disaster strikes. #StopTheWarOnChildren

British Doctors have been giving paediatric emergency medical training in Egypt to help first responders save the lives of children wounded in Gaza. Following support from Community Jameel, Save the Children has facilitated the delivery of training by paediatric specialists to paramedics from the Ministry of Health in Egypt and the Egyptian Red Crescent in Cairo. Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Save the Children - Egypt CO هيئة إنقاذ الطفولة، برنامج مصر, in partnership with Community Jameel, has worked with the Ministry of Health in Egypt to support children and their families affected by the crisis. Save the Children has distributed equipment and supplies to hospitals, supported emergency medical training sessions with the Egyptian Ambulance Authority and partnered with the Centre for Paediatric Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College to improve the treatment and understanding of child blast injuries.

Celebrating our phenomenal 2024 fundraisers: Day 1, Aev's 24-hour drumathon 🥁 16-year-old Aev completed a full day and night of drumming back in July, only taking 5-minute breaks once an hour. She raised an astonishing £7,630 plus Gift Aid for Save the Children's Gaza Emergency Appeal – quickly surpassing her original target of £2,400 (£100 an hour). Aev's drumming heroes include Karen Carpenter, Cindy Blackman, and John Bonham. She first started drumming aged six and said she found it helped with her dyspraxia, which affects movement and coordination. Here she is drumming her final beats of the 24 hours 🙌 We're honestly still blown away by this amazing feat, Aev. On behalf of children in Gaza, THANK YOU ❤️