Changing a Life Lasts a Lifetime

“I love camels. They bring me books.”

This is Maha, from Ethiopia. She’s been out of school for nearly a year because of Covid. She misses her friends. She misses the meals she used to get there. But most of all, she misses her lessons. She wants to keep learning so she can become an engineer. See how Save the Children staffer Hassan – and a couple of camels – brought Maha books to feed her hungry mind. Read more

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We start at the beginning – right from birth, giving children a healthy start. We help school-age girls get an education, delaying marriage and pregnancy, and helping them acquire much-needed life skills. And since the earliest days of COVID-19, we’ve been keeping kids safe, providing PPE as well as much-needed meals and educational materials. With the help of our supporters, we’ve reached 29.5 million people including 11.8 million children. Learn more

Five-year-old Seima sits on a hammock inside her floating home on the Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. Behind her, the walls are merely tarps. Her floating village has a floating pre-school, which she loves. She travels to the school by boat, and there she learns to read, sing and count. Save the Children trains teachers, provides teaching materials and pays to help rebuild the school, which is needed every year due to the water. Photo credit: Hanna Adcock / Save the Children, October 2018.

rEAD SEIMA'S STORY

11-year-old Thiago wears a spiffy suit jacket, vest and tie. His Covid mask is pulled beneath his chin, so we can see his bright smile. His smile and nice clothing don’t tell the stories of where he lives – a poverty stricken area of Central Valley, California. There are no libraries, no preschools and it’s a half-hour drive to the nearest grocery store. Photo credit: Victoria Zegler / Save the Children, July 2021.

READ Thiago's STORY

13-year-old Maha stands beside a camel, wearing a peach-colored headscarf. She’s squinting in the bright sun and smiling into the camera. Beside her is a camel with a large box strapped on its back, part of a Save the Children Camel Library initiative. Camels traverse the desert, bringing books to children who are out of school due to the pandemic. Photo credit: Seifu Asseged / Save the Children, September 2020.

READ MAHA'S STORY

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