Save the Children invests in schools, teachers and communities to bridge the global learning gap – because every child deserves the right to learn. We help children get ready for kindergarten and learn to read by third grade — a major indicator of future success.

Our generous donors provided support for emergency supplies like school bags and classroom kits to help children return to school as quickly as possible. How to Help Children in Fiji and Around the World

Our School Health and Nutrition programs — a model used around the world — improve health and nutrition at schools, provide access to safe water and promote lifelong health behaviors.

Thanks to your support, Save the Children is working to improve basic education in rural China, where often-profoundly distressed children are “left behind” at overcrowded boarding schools while their parents pursue work in cities.

Our school-age programs provide supplemental support to struggling readers during school, and in afterschool and summer settings. These programs are proven to accelerate achievement for at-risk children and have been replicated in more than 100 communities across the country.

Through our unique and flexible program, you’ll build a school club to host fundraisers, meet with lawmakers, learn about issues affecting children in the US and around the world, educate your peers, and so much more!

Before COVID-19, children were already being forced out of school to work and at risk of child marriage. Now, the pandemic has pushed more families to the brink. Our teams on the ground are deliverling lifesaving aid, helping reduce the risk of disease outbreaks, and more.

Save the Children has been a leading charity for children in Guatemala since 1999, responding to the needs of children and families affected by 36 years of civil war and a legacy of social, political and economic exclusion, particularly of the indigenous population.

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Save the Children offers a competitive paid internship program that provides students pursuing post high-school education with the opportunity to lean in and learn. You’ll work side by side with our team to improve the lives of children, gaining real work knowledge and hands-on experience.