This 68-page workbook, containing numerous illustrations, was developed in collaboration with Masangane ('to embrace' in Xhosa), an orphan care project supported by the Moravian Church in South Africa's Eastern Province.

'The Child Within' arose out of a need expressed by volunteer caregivers who were experiencing serious difficulties in looking after orphaned children. The book breaks new ground in promoting resilience in children who have suffered grief and personal loss. It does so by more...

Over 7,000 Tanzanians Give Their Opinions on livelihood, education, health, governance, infrastructure, well-being, citizen participation, and more. This report is the largest perception survey conducted in Mainland Tanzania to date. 7,879 Tanzanians, aged from 7 to 90 years, from ten mainland regions, were asked for their opinion on aspects of: economic progress, their standard of living, quality of and access to economic and social services, and trends in governance.

This report was produc more...

Save the Children has worked in Central Asia since 1994, when it entered Tajikistan to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the country's civil war. In 2003, programs began in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to assist these countries in their transitions to democracy and reform. To better serve the great needs of children and best use the vital resources of our donors, Save the Children recently merged programs and activities with other members of the International Save the Children Alliance more...

The current events in Lebanon underscore the importance of Save the Children's work with children, adolescents, youth and families in Lebanon where Save the Children has been responding to emergency and development needs since 1953. At a time of instability and uncertainty, Save the Children's network of partners in Lebanon is implementing the approaches developed during past emergencies to create effective safe spaces for children, adolescents, youth and families in need.

Throughout the sout more...

Suresh is only 12 but he remembers his first incident of discrimination years ago as a searing and humiliating experience: other villagers in his Kanchanpur district forbade him from using the public water tap. 'That was the first time I realized I was being treated differently because of my caste,' he says. A member of Nepal's 'untouchable' Dalit caste group, Suresh faced a future of constant humiliation, restricted to the most menial and unpleasant jobs, because protective government legislati more...

This report is the result of a participatory survey of 512 children aged from 7 to 14 years from ten regions in Mainland Tanzania. Children want and need to be heard – they can provide a valuable perspective which should be taken into account by adults.

As the ‘consumers’ of education, children provide useful information for those working for and with children – from policy makers to teachers. This report contains their opinions on a range of issues relating to education, such as s more...