In the current coronavirus pandemic, our Save the Children teams in over 120 countries are doing everything they can to help children and families affected by COVID-19 coronavirus. We were one of the first international relief agencies to provide life-saving protection material to health workers on the front lines in the fight against the corona virus and to show children how to protect themselves from the virus.

Learn more about our project work against the Coronavirus

Our work:
What we do

We continue to be active in over 120 countries worldwide, protecting children from the pandemic and its effects. ⟶

Switzerland:
Information for parents and children

Here you will find information about our work in Switzerland with learn and play activities for at home. ⟶

Be part of it:
Our children's book reading #SafemitSave

Numerous personalities from music, art and sports support us and tell their favourite children’s stories. ⟶

Latest news about the Coronavirus

10 crises we shouldn’t forget about in 2024

– Violent conflicts, extreme climate events, deadly diseases and global economic shocks threaten the lives of children all over the world. Since the beginning of this century, more people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes than ever before. ⟶

Member of Save the Children team in Gaza: "I do not know whether this message will be my last"

– The dramatic escalation in violence witnessed in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Israel is deeply alarming and threatens children’s lives and wellbeing. A long-standing Save the Children staff member in Gaza is currently on the move with his three children and describes the situation in this staff account. ⟶

Rwanda: Children's lives saved thanks to caesarean sections

– The lives of 93 babies have been saved in the largest refugee camp in Rwanda following the launch of a revamped state-of-the art medical facility with the capacity to carry out caesarean sections. ⟶

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