Childhood cannot wait

While we’re packing lunches, setting up appointments and taking the kids to school, the lives of other children have come to a standstill. Crises and conflicts are robbing children of things they should never have to do without. A safe place to sleep. A warm meal. The first day of school. A moment of play.

Save the Children is there working where children are most at risk – and need help the most.

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We hold the Line

Our unwavering commitment for children in Gaza means staying present and principled, rejecting militarized aid, ensuring deconfliction, and preparing flexibly. Even if forced to pause programming, we remain ready to resume stronger.

Helping children

News from Save the Children

First day of school? Not for everyone.

– While children in Switzerland look forward to the start of a new school year, many classrooms stand empty in regions like South Asia or West Africa. Save the Children’s education expert Valeria Kunz explains why, and what we can do about it. ⟶

Gaza: «I want to die, because there is water in heaven.

– Around a month ago, Israel replaced the functioning UN aid distribution mechanism with a new, deadly distribution system. Since then, conditions have become so terrible that children are telling us that they no longer want to live. This war on children must end now. ⟶

In conversation with our experts for child rights and business

– Sandra Groth and Deborah Schmidiger are experts for child rights and business at Save the Children Switzerland. They help companies to take responsibility for how their business activities impact children with knowledge, experience and a clear goal: preventing child labour and defending child rights. ⟶

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Our focus

Poverty, conflicts, disasters and crises are reasons why children suffer worldwide. Save the Children works to ensure that every child grows up healthy, has access to education, and is protected from violence and exploitation.

Hunger crisis

From Gaza to Ukraine to Sudan, wars are driving more and more people into hunger. Our teams are working around the clock in all the affected countries.

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Projects

Would you like detailed information about our work in Switzerland and worldwide? Click on the projects down below to learn more.

Child-friendly activities in Switzerland

Learn more about our offer for coaching and training on child-friendly activities. ⟶

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Girls teach girls

Education for Rohingya-girls in Bangladesh. ⟶

Our projects for children

How and where we work

Be it in Switzerland or in the remotest regions of the world – where the most basic necessities are lacking, we work every day to help children and ensure that they survive, learn and are protected.

Our work for children is carried out in various areas and contexts. Whether it is short-term emergency aid after a disaster or long-term development cooperation, we have years of experience and know the special needs of children.

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