Save the Children Australia

Save the Children Australia is one of the world’s leading children’s organisations.

When disaster strikes, Save the Children is on the ground providing lifesaving support to children and their families. In times of crisis, we provide food, clean water, healthcare and shelter, as well as services such as education and protection support for children.

Through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), Save the Children has responded to crises such as Yemen (WASH, food security, health, nutrition, education and protection activities) and the Ambae volcano evacuation in Vanuatu (protection, health, education and WASH activities).

We are currently working with AHP to respond to the crisis in northern Iraq (protection, WASH, livelihoods and health activities), the Bangladesh-Myanmar humanitarian crisis in Cox's Bazar (health, nutrition, WASH, protection and education activities), to support Syrian refugees in Jordan (education, child protection and livelihoods activities), to help the people of Tonga recover from recent natural disasters (education activities) and in response to Typhoon Rai in the Philippines (WASH, nutrition and livelihoods).

Through Disaster READY, Save the Children is working in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu to support communities to prepare for crises, including by building and trialling cash and voucher mechanisms.

Above: A Save the Children midwife checks the vital signs of a newborn Rohingya refugee baby in Bangladesh. Photo: Save the Children/Jonathan Hyams

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Preparing for the worst to keep Tonga’s schools safe
Preparing for the worst to keep Tonga’s schools safe

The ongoing AHP response to the 2022 Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami is supporting disaster preparedness initiatives, including in schools. A new video series will show students across five islands what to do if a disaster strikes.

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Mapping out a safer future
Mapping out a safer future

How do you engage young people so they can better understand disaster risks and the need for preparedness? Through a new Disaster READY initiative, children in Solomon Islands are learning to properly assess their own safety in their everyday surroundings.

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Overcoming earthquake trauma through games and the arts in Türkiye
Overcoming earthquake trauma through games and the arts in Türkiye

For 13-year-old Sara, access to an AHP-supported Child Friendly Space is helping her to cope with disruption and trauma after Türkiye’s devastating earthquake.

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Specialised, accessible rehabilitation support for Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar
Specialised, accessible rehabilitation support for Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar

After suffering a stroke in 2021, Rohingya refugee Hassan was left unable to walk or stand, and without access to rehabilitation services. Through a partnership between Save the Children and Humanity & Inclusion, Hassan and other Rohingya people with disabilities now have access to specialised services at their local health post.

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From drop-out to disability influencer: Khaled's newfound confidence from a second chance at school
From drop-out to disability influencer: Khaled's newfound confidence from a second chance at school

15-year-old Khaled has had a second chance at education through the AHP response in Jordan. Now he hopes to inspire other children with disabilities through his social media content.

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Building teacher confidence and parent involvement in Myanmar learning centres
Building teacher confidence and parent involvement in Myanmar learning centres

Volunteer teachers at temporary learning centres in Myanmar’s IDP camps have been empowered to improve their skills inside and outside the classroom through training and resources delivered by Save the Children.

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Bringing a toilet and taps to a remote Bougainville school
Bringing a toilet and taps to a remote Bougainville school

Through the AHP COVID-19 response in Papua New Guinea, one remote Bougainville primary school now has a toilet and handwashing facilities on site, improving life for both students and teachers.

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For 15-year-old Hussein, an opportunity to finally attend school
For 15-year-old Hussein, an opportunity to finally attend school

Hussein’s family fled the war in Syria when he was a young child, arriving in Jordan in search of safety. Through classes supported by AHP, he finally has the chance to learn to read and write.

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