Welcome to the Deal branch of Save the Children. We are a group of unpaid volunteers who attempt to raise the profile of Save the Children while also raising valuable funds for deprived children. We hold monthly quizzes a the Deal Vics cricket club (see future events). We are grateful to the Deal Savoyards choir who sing each year outside the Landmark Centre for an annual carol concert. We also speak to local groups and associations about the work of Save the Children. We respond by street collections to disasters and emergencies.
Save the Children face many challenges during 2024 but made remarkable progress in its achievements for children as evidenced in our short film.
Save the Children continues to provide life saving aid to children who have lost so much owing to conflict. We are providing medicines, protection, food, clean water and shelter to children either fleeing war zones or living in an area affected by conflict such as in Israel, Gaza, Syria, Yemen and Ukraine. We bring hope to children and their families by repairing damaged infrastructure in schools as well as enabling children to continue with schooling. There have also been numerous ‘good news’ stories from the year.
Following years of campaigning by Save the Children, Sierra Leone has banned child marriage. Sierra Leone had one of the highest child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal mortality in the world with about one third of girls married before the age of 18 and another third giving birth before the age of 19.
In Cote d Ivoire, community health workers, working with Save the Children, equipped with bikes and medical kits, have helped to reduce cases of malaria by up to 70 % in some areas. They cycle between remote villages to treat children, who would otherwise miss out on medical care. Malaria is endemic in the country and the 8 300 health workers have become key players in reducing malaria mortality among children under five by diagnosing and treating the disease earlier.
In an initiative to tackle child labour in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC) Save the Children ran catch-up clubs to help children working in mines stay in school or to successfully return to the classroom. Every year tens of thousands of children work at mine sites daily to support families.
One fifth of the population of southern Malawi will be better equipped to protect against climate health risks due to an initiative by the Green Climate Fund, the Government of Malawi, and Save the Children and its partners. The project will focus on Children and other vulnerable groups who are most affected by the climate shocks such as cyclones, floods and droughts.
Save the Children has launched a life-saving initiative for refugees in Rwanda by delivering blood to the blood bank by drones. This means patients needing blood transfusions no longer have to travel for hours by road to a district hospital.
Here in the UK, 30% of children are growing up in poverty. A significant percentage of those children will fall behind with schooling if it were not for the extra help provided by Save the Children. We run many programmes across the UK to ensure that children do not fall behind at school. Here in Margate, Save the Children has joined partners with a number of other key local organisations to improve the learning outcomes for children under the age of 5. We provide grants to those who would not otherwise be able to provide essentials for their children such as beds or warm clothes.
Save the Children exists for children, so they can learn, grow, develop and achieve their full potential. Your support enables us to ensure that children achieve their full potential.
We would be delighted to talk without charge to your organisation about the work of Save the Children
Warmest wishes from all of us at Save the Children, Deal Branch.
