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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From fragile to thriving: saving Rokshana’s baby twins
From fragile to thriving: saving Rokshana’s baby twins

Rokshana's baby twins were struggling to thrive, and their survival was uncertain. Pushing through cultural and social barriers to seek care at a hospital supported by the Australian Government and Save the Children, a mother's determination and access to healthcare has changed the twins' fate.

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A new life, and new hope, at expanded health centre
A new life, and new hope, at expanded health centre

With the health post in her refugee camp having closed down due to a lack of funds, Nasima started labour with her third child worried about where she could go. Newly expanded health services, supported by AHP and Save the Children, meant she could give birth in safety.

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Improved knowledge on infant nutrition a turning point for Asli
Improved knowledge on infant nutrition a turning point for Asli

Breastfeeding corners at health clinics and courses on child and infant nutrition are empowering mothers like Asli to enhance their children's health, despite the ongoing impacts of drought in Ethiopia.

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A helping hand: Abuu’s story of resilience
A helping hand: Abuu’s story of resilience

Families impacted by drought in Ethiopia are receiving multi-purpose cash grants as part of an integrated livelihood response from Save the Children, supported by the Australian Humanitarian Partnership.

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Cash and voucher assistance helping women in PNG
Cash and voucher assistance helping women in PNG

“It has really made it easier for someone like me to have a bank account,” Rita said. “It’s also the first time for me to receive cash.” Read how cash and voucher assistance through Disaster READY is transforming the lives of women with disabilities.

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“No child’s pain should go unnoticed” — helping Omar play again
“No child’s pain should go unnoticed” — helping Omar play again

When Omar broke his arm playing sport, his mother, struggling to make ends meet in a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, didn’t notice the severity of the injury. A child protection worker supported by AHP helped them get medical care.

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Schools in Tonga take on fresh lessons in preparedness after volcano and tsunami
Schools in Tonga take on fresh lessons in preparedness after volcano and tsunami

With support from the Australian Government through AHP, Save the Children is working with the Tongan Ministry of Education and Training to ensure schools, students and communities are better prepared to respond to disasters.

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Building back from TC Lola in Vanuatu
Building back from TC Lola in Vanuatu

Tropical Cyclone Lola left a trail of destruction when it hit Vanuatu in October 2023. AHP partners are supporting communities to recover and rebuild.

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