Which Childhood Hero Are You?
Which childhood hero are you? Are you brave like Robin Hood, imaginative like Peter Pan, caring like Heidi or strong like Pippi Longstocking? Can't pick? Take our quiz to find out...
August 2024
Being a child should never be put on hold
Every child has the right to live safely, to learn, to recover and to enjoy leisure time. These fundamental rights are essential to the healthy development and well-being of children. At Save the Children, we work in Switzerland and around the world to ensure that every child is able to enjoy these rights with confidence.
June 2024
DRC: Together against child labour
Save the Children Switzerland, The Centre for Child Rights and Business and dormakaba are jointly tackling child labour in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project offers children involved in mining individual and long-term support.
Images of Children
Images are extremely important for Save the Children. They serve as the link between people who want to help and the children we work with and for. Images create empathy, understanding and motivate people to act. We are aware of the huge responsibility we have towards the children and their families who allow us to tell their stories. For a long time now, we have been reflecting on how to embed sensitivity, integrity, cooperation, and above all, dignity into our work every day.
March 2024
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.
October 2023
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.
September 2023
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.
Uganda: Curbing hunger with goats
With goats, mothers in Uganda can provide their children with goat's milk and thus sufficient nutrient-rich food. Families affected by the hunger crisis receive support and can sustainably prevent malnutrition in their children.
Charity concert in Zurich: Get your tickets now!
It's that time again: the Swiss Charity Concert is going into the next round. For the twelfth time, we will enchant music enthusiasts, donors, and partners on November 24th at 7:30 pm at the Tonhalle in Zurich. Once again, we offer a varied program of classical music. Ticket sales have started - secure your ticket now and create a melody of joy and hope for children in need with us.
News - Severe earthquakes hit Morocco
Late on Friday evening September 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, followed by a 4.9 aftershock, struck the southwestern parts of Morocco. The epicenter of the earthquake was identified in the High Atlas Mountains at a depth of 18.5km. The death toll has risen to thousands of deaths with hundreds of people injured.